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Hawaii Mother of the Year Extends Love Outside the Home Too

ChurchofJesusChrist.org - LAIE, HAWAII -- Penny Toilolo is an active member of the Church in Hawaii, a professional dancer, and a mother of six children ranging in age from 1 to 11. She spends four hours a day volunteering at the elementary school, actively supports the high school football team, and occasionally takes her dance team to competitions in both Hawaii and Utah. Friends jokingly called her the “mother of the year.” They were not surprised when she actually won the award. Sister Toilolo was raised to take care of others. “My mother raised me as the oldest girl in the family,” she...

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Behind the Scenes: Restoring Church History Sites

LDS Church News - Salt Lake City — The early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spans a geographic distance of thousands of miles, all the way from England to the West Coast of the United States. Over the years, the Church has developed dozens of historic sites at or near locations where significant events in the history of the Church occurred. Exhibits and guides at each location tell the story of the Church and its people to thousands of visitors from around the world each year, encouraging a broader understanding of the time, the culture and the religious significance of...

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July 2013 Visiting Teaching Message: Teaching and Learning the Gospel

LDS Living - Faith, Family, Relief President Harold B. Lee said: “The calling of the gospel teacher is one of the noblest in the world. The good teacher can make all the difference in inspiring boys and girls and men and women to change their lives and fulfill their highest destiny. The importance of the teacher has been beautifully described by Daniel Webster when he said, ‘If we work upon marble, it will perish; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; but if we work upon immortal minds, if we imbue them with principles and the just fear of God and love...

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D&C Lesson 28: ''Oh God, Where Art Thou?''

Ted L. Gibbons - Introduction I have been in the jail at Carthage, Illinois many times. In 2009, I wrote some words in my journal about my feelings: The two jails made famous in Church History—Liberty and Carthage—have never felt to me like places of confinement. They seem somehow spiritually liberating. They speak of sacrifice more than suffering, and they speak of sanctification. Ancient Jewish Rabbis used to describe the act of making a covenant as building an altar in the heart. Joseph had certainly built such an altar, and had laid everything he had on it, including his life. There was nothing the Lord...

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July 2013 Home Teaching Message: The World Needs Pioneers Today

LDS Living - For many, the pioneer trek of 1847 didn’t begin at Nauvoo, Kirtland, Far West, or New York but rather in distant England, Scotland, Scandinavia, or Germany. Tiny children could not fully comprehend the dynamic faith that motivated their parents to leave behind family, friends, comfort, and security. A little one might ask, “Mommy, why are we leaving home? Where are we going?” “Come along, precious one; we’re going to Zion, the city of our God.” Between the safety of home and the promise of Zion stood the angry and treacherous waters of the mighty Atlantic. Who can recount the fear that...

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Jell-O Recipe Contest Honorable Mention: Jelly Lamingtons

LDS Living - Jelly Lamingtons Martine Shelton; Brisbane, Australia · 1 stick butter, softened · ½ cup powdered sugar · 1 egg, lightly beaten · 1 cup self-rising flour · 1 cup milk · 1 (3-ounce) raspberry Jell-O mix · 1 cup boiling water · 1 cup cold water · 3 cups dried coconut · ½ cup heavy cream, whipped Grease a cake pop or glass 8"×8" pan. Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, a little at a time, beating until well combined. Gently fold in half the flour and half the milk. Repeat with remaining...

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Arizona Mother of the Year Teaches with Love

LDS Church News - Judy Nelson Ward learned to love teaching children at age 14, when she was called as the Primary pianist in her Twin Falls, Idaho, ward. This mother of seven, who now lives in Mesa, Arizona, was named by America Mothers, Inc. as the “mother of the year” for her state. “Teaching taught me that you have to love children,” Sister Ward told the Church News. “They can see that even though you’re making a lot of mistakes that you love them.” ...

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Elder Nelson Visits Armenia, Germany, Italy, Russia

LDS Church News - More than two decades after meeting with a small group of Church leaders on a mountain overlooking the city of Yerevan in the Republic of Armenia, Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles again visited the Eastern European nation for another historic day—to preside over the creation of the country’s first stake. “It is literally a miracle—22 years ago there was not a Latter-day Saint living in the country of Armenia,” he said. “From that dedicatory prayer offered by Elder Dallin H. Oaks with me at his side, it has been built up now to a population...

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Judging Righteous Judgment Part 1: “Lord, whom can I safely hate?”

By Common Consent - Eons ago in internet time, I wrote a post about the inevitability (and possible positives) of human discrimination. Whatever you may think of our origins, humans dominate the planet because of our superior pattern-recognition skills. Often these skills lead us to conclude things like “garbage spontaneously generates maggots”, but occasionally we come up with Newtonian laws and so forth. Discrimination is a necessary step in any rational inquiry. We have to determine which solutions to pursue, which beliefs to leave unquestioned, and the rationale behind both. It has made us pretty powerful, but, like all powers, it is frequently misused. There...

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LDS widow talks about Ariz. firefighter husband on the 'Today' show, CBS news

Deseret News - Juliann Ashcraft, an LDS wife and mother, appeared on the "Today" show and CBS news Tuesday morning to discuss her husband, who has been hailed as a hero. Andrew Ashcraft, 29, of Prescott, Ariz., was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and one of 19 firefighters who died battling a fire that swept through Yarnell, Ariz., on Sunday. Less then two days after Andrew Ashcraft's life was taken, Juliann Ashcraft spoke about her husband and the other members of the Granite Mountain Hotshot crew. ...