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The Sabbath--A Delight

John H. Groberg "The Power of Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy" - How I pray for the Spirit of the Lord to continue to be with all of us, as it has been thus far. The injunction from God to "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy" (Ex. 20:8) has been in force throughout human history. There is power in keeping the Sabbath day holy. I testify that God lives, that we are his children, that he loves us, and that he gives us commandments so he can bless us as we keep them and thereby have joy. As we keep the Sabbath day holy he will bless us, and we will...

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Keeping a Family Journal

Christine Bradley - Private journal keeping is a great way to sort your inner thoughts and can be an important way to unwind. A family journal is kept with the intention of being written in and read by everybody. While it may not be the place where you pour out private thoughts, it can be a place of communication and a great way to capture the interactions that go on between each another. It will provide a glimpse of how your family dynamic changes over the years. Getting Started What you will need: a journal, pens, crayons, markers, and whatever else your family members...

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YW Lesson 33: The Sacred Power of Procreation

Elder Richard G. Scott "The Sanctity of Womanhood" - There is one title that the First Presidency and the Twelve seldom use, considering it too sacred--that of Apostle. It is in that role that I come to you my beloved priesthood brethren. I would speak of the sanctity of womanhood. President Hinckley has eloquently captured what the Lord has repeatedly inspired His servants to say of His precious daughters: "Woman is God's supreme creation. Only after the earth had been formed, after the day had been separated from the night, after the waters had been divided from the land, after vegetation and animal life had been created, and after man...

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President James E. Faust Remembered

LDS Living - Services were held at the Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, broadcast by local media and through the Church satellite system. The throng of those wishing to pay tribute to the beloved long time church leader overflowed into the Assembly Hall and the Conference Center. "Though his body was crippled, his mind was sharp," said Gordon B. Hinckley, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "His wisdom was deep and profound. It came of long experience in many fields. He brought with him the mind of a lawyer, and the compassion of a church leader....

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Pitcher's mission reaches beyond diamond

Daniel Burke - It's a steamy summer night and Baltimore Orioles rookie pitcher Jeremy Guthrie is staring down the New York Yankees, whose potent hitters have hammered 70 runs in their previous seven games. The Yankees challenge the rookie in the first inning. After two quick outs, right fielder Bobby Abreu slices a double. Third baseman Alex Rodriguez walks. Staring intently at his target, the catcher's mitt, Guthrie rears back and throws a darting fastball to left fielder Hideki Matsui. Matsui grounds out weakly. Inning over. Throughout the game, which Guthrie wins 4-2, the pitcher's calm demeanor never cracks. He throws with composure he...

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Do Americans Have Faith In Romney?

LDS Living - Monday night is family night for Brian and Jennifer Williams and their four children. They gather in the kitchen of their Maryland home to prepare food for a local homeless shelter. Later at home, they sing and pray. Family is central to the Williams' religion, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; the Mormons. While their family life seems comfortable and familiar, the beliefs and practices of their Mormon faith are now in the spotlight, because one of their own is a credible contender for the presidency. Mitt Romney, the 60-year-old former governor of Massachusetts, leads among Republican candidates in...

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Romney faces fierce fight for the right

Michael Finnegan - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has fought for months to unite social conservatives behind his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. But his weekend victory in an Iowa straw poll only underscored the fierce competition he still faces for conservatives who remain wary of the GOP's top White House contenders. "Clearly, no one has consolidated the conservative vote," said Whit Ayres, a Republican strategist unaligned in the presidential race. The mock election that Romney won at a state party fundraiser in Ames on Saturday was purely symbolic, and of questionable value as a gauge of Republican voters in Iowa. Still, the...

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Lesson 15: "We Should Be a Reverent People"

L. Tom Perry, "Serve God Acceptably with Reverence and Godly Fear" - "Be not afraid." Thank you, choir, for that extra support. "And inasmuch as my people build a house unto me in the name of the Lord, and do not suffer any unclean thing to come into it, that it be not defiled, my glory shall rest upon it; "Yea, and my presence shall be there, for I will come into it, and all the pure in heart that shall come into it shall see God. "But if it be defiled I will not come into it, and my glory shall not be there; for I will not come into unholy temples."...

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President James E. Faust Passes Away

LDS Living - President Faust, 87, had served in the First Presidency since 1995 and as a General Authority of the Church for 35 years. A Church statement today said that President Faust had died of "causes incident to age." President Faust was appointed second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 12 March 1995. The First Presidency is the highest presiding body in the government of the Church. He had previously served four years as an Assistant to the Twelve (the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is the second-highest presiding body) before being appointed a...

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Church Helps Families and Rescuers at Crandall Canyon Mine

LDS Living - Two experienced LDS Family Services mental health counselors, one bilingual in Spanish, are on-site at the Huntington mine collapse today providing assistance to the trapped miners' families. Three of the families are from Mexico. Additional Church counselors stand ready to help. The Church is providing food and meals for many of those involved in the rescue efforts. Several Church members are working as volunteers in a variety of capacities, and local leaders are providing assistance to the miners' families where needed. ...