Words of Counsel

I'm sure you have just 5 little minutes to listen to comments, inspiring comments, by Elder Neal A. Maxwell. He was truly speaking of our times...today.

Sharing Abundance

" Church Donates Fruit to U.S. Food Pantries"

“Our two orchards were tended by volunteers over the summer, and then people from our local Church congregations picked over one million pounds of peaches during August and September. Members canned the peaches at Church canneries in the southern Utah city of St. George and Lindon, in central Utah. This harvest greatly exceeded our expectations and will allow the Church to make a significant donation to food banks and assistance ministries around the country.”

The canned fruit was loaded into 18 semi-trucks and delivered to food pantries and Church storehouses in Georgia, Illinois, Colorado, Texas, Washington, Florida and Pennsylvania. Two semi-truck loads of peaches and apricots were also delivered to the Utah Food Bank.

Breaking My Heart

I sincerely hope you will take the time to keep up-to-date on what is happening to our brother's, sister's and youth of the church in California. It is breaking my heart. Click here to read.

Online Resources: Helping Families

I hope this can be helpful especially for families with young children still at home. I am so grateful for all the resources the church is providing us...helping us with our families.

Scripture Stories Online
Now available online in downloadable text, audio, and video formats, these colorfully illustrated scripture stories are written on a basic reading level for children and are also a valuable resource for others who may not yet be familiar with the standard works. You can also purchase the video recordings as a new DVD set.

Here is an example of what you'll find: http://www.lds.org/languages/childrenmaterials/scripturestories/CUR_2008_Stories_07_NT_5JesusChristIsBorn_36618_eng_.pdf

Lincoln and the LDS

Excerpt from Mormon Times/Deseret News-click to read full report.

"History also shows that Lincoln checked out a copy of the Book of Mormon from a library on Nov. 18, 1861, and kept it for eight months. He had also checked out three other books on Mormons, though they were all unfavorable to the church."

"Lincoln was also well-aware of Utah's great natural resources and once referred to the state as 'the treasurehouse of the nation'. When Lincoln needed help to protect the telegraph line in Utah, he contacted President Young, not the territorial governor, for assistance."

The Divine Institution of Marriage

Click here to read something we must not pass by. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is joining with many other churches to help pass legislation defining marriage as being between 1 man and 1 woman. This lengthy statement clarifies much and is so worth your time to read. Thanks.

BYU Helping in Ghana

I am so excited and grateful to see the BYU community come together to bless those in need. Click on this: BYU's creation , to see how they are now helping Ghana children with lights in their schools and home.

Sunday Fireside on KBYU

BYU Television and KBYU-TV to air Priesthood Commemoration Fireside

BYU Television and KBYU-TV, Channel 11, will air the special fireside, “Church Commemoration of the 30 th Anniversary of the Priesthood Revelation,” on June 11 at 6:00 p.m. and June 15 at 1:00 p.m., respectively.
The fireside took place on Sunday June 8, 2008, in the Tabernacle on Temple Square. It celebrated the 30 th anniversary of the 1978 revelation that extended the Priesthood to all worthy male members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The 84-minute program features testimonies and special remarks from LDS Church leaders and members including Elder Sheldon F. Child of the First Quorum of the Seventy, President Fred A. Parker III of the Atlanta Georgia Stake, Catherine M. Stokes, and President Ahmad S. Corbitt of the Cherry Hill New Jersey Stake.
The program also features musical numbers from a multicultural choir and solo performances from tenor Alex Boyé, a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Included in the fireside is a special video presentation, He Inviteth Us All, which commemorates the 1978 revelation and its impact on the church and its members worldwide. The following are the dates the fireside will air:

"He Inviteth Us All"

...and I invite you to watch this new Church video

I love this video. My heart is full and I get choked-up as I've watched it repeatedly. How do you feel about it? One of my favorite new quotes now is "Plenty good room in my Father's kindom...so choose your seat and sit down". I also like the term "Welcome Table". Let us all remember to not exclude but to draw all into our circle of love, caring and sisterhood. Happy day.