Good Samaritans and God’s Confirmation

By Vicki Wimmer Johnson Nearly 4 months ago I was on the side of the I-10 highway about 100 miles from Phoenix in a destroyed Nissan Armada; we had been hit from behind by an 18 wheeler. I was terrified…

God’s Strategy

By Matt Mosman (also posted at http://mitchmayne.blogspot.com/) . Good morning, brothers and sisters.  Always a pleasure to see so many of my friends here in the El Camino Ward. A few months ago one of our other high councilmen, Rob Hansen, cornered…

Come Sweep With Us! – A Message For LDS Youth Allies

By Matthew Deane 10-09-13 “Sweeeeep!” I watched the forty-three pounds of granite slide away from my outstretched hand, down the ice towards the house at the other end of the sheet. A sensation of happy warmth kept the cold at…

An Increase of Love

By Bryan Hendrickson I know many of us felt a fair amount of emotion over this past conference weekend. I myself went through a range of it, all the while trying to keep it all inside so that no one…

Thoughts on General Conference

I was encouraged by some of the messages at general conference. A number of them reminded me of my central covenant to love the Lord with all of my heart, might, mind and strength and to love others as I…

“Just Be There”: A Message of Suicide Awareness and Prevention

BYU STUDENT GROUP CONTRIBUTES NEW INFORMATIONAL VIDEO   Inspired by this past September being Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and LDS Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland’s message of compassion and hope to those with mental illness given at the just­ concluded 183rd…