This ward dinner group has been meeting for 50 years—here’s how

I always prided myself on being the "easy" child.

A few weeks ago, my wife and I took our two young kids to a neighborhood party. When we arrived, we scouted the food, grabbed something tasty, and made our way over to a couple of neighbors we recognized from the ward.

Desirae, Deondra, Gregory, Melody, and Ryan, also known as The 5 Browns have stunned the world with the refreshing but precise take on classic music. The group of five siblings have released numerous albums and performed across the world in exciting venues as far as Beijing and Paris.We recently were able to sit down with two of the 5 Browns, Deondra and Melody, and chat with them about music, faith, and family.

Thanks to the Deseret News for making us aware of this video.

The following is an excerpt from a talk given by Elder Holland at a BYU devotional in 2009 entitled "The Best Is Yet to Come."

Have a son, daughter, brother, sister, niece, nephew, grandchild, cousin, grandparent, aunt, uncle, friend, or someone else you know who is out on a mission?

Picture this: you’re in a Wal-Mart parking lot on a Monday evening (a little before 6 o' clock) and you see a yellow van park across from you. The door opens and kids, all dressed in knee-length shorts and capris, spill out onto the pavement. A mom and a dad join the crew (also dressed in knee length shorts), and together, the family treks into the store to shop for ice cream toppings. If you’re anything like me, your first thought is, “Mormon.”

A decision had to be made. The impossible decision.

“Giving back and kindness were important to Paige and many people testified to this as they memorialized her after her passing," said Joy Rios, founder of Connect With a Wish.