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 Great Game!
Do we keep our children from doing their best when we give them false praise and encouragement for half-hearted efforts?
By Susan Law Corpany |
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Lesson 36
“Beloved of God, Called to Be Saints"
Romans
By Maurine Jensen Proctor
Lesson 35
"Be Ye Reconciled to God"
2 Corinthians
By Breck England
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Write Your Own Personal History!
Overwhelmed with the thought of writing a personal history? Personal Historian makes it easy to organize, write, and publish personal histories. It brings timelines, photos, documents, and genealogy together to write a life story. Download your free trial today. |
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| “Three P's in a Pod” for Stress-Free Living
We cannot choose whether we face challenges, but we can choose how we deal with difficulties. Here is formula that will help you face your challenges with a smile on your face.
By Dian Thomas |
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Sorrow
and Suffering
Lesson
35
Scripture Footnotes
Grief and sorrow are part of
the human condition. But as members of the Church,
we have a heavenly consolation.
By John
A. Tvedtnes |
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The
Last Words on Step-Parenting
If you've ever had trouble being
a step-parent (or even a biological one), you may
want to print out the Nine Commandments of Step-Parenting
and put the list where you can read it often.
By
Kathryn H. Kidd |
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Cities
of Paul in Word and Image: Athens
Let us
take a moment, through word and image, to learn more
about the city and people of Athens as Paul would
have encountered it. We'll look at some of the mighty
monuments he saw and consider the mighty testimony
he bore of Jesus Christ against Epicurean and Stoic
philosophy.
By Taylor
and Lisa Halverson |
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Church
Welfare System Draws Media Attention
News media
reports show that the Church's humanitarian aid program
goes well beyond caring only for its own members.
It also feeds a global humanitarian program. |
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| The
Dangerous Lure of Stuff
It took 45 years of
marriage to accumulate all the trappings of family
life. But now a recently-retired man realizes that
the time has come to let go of those worldly possessions
and move on to other things.
By Steve Orton |
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| Fighting
the Good Fight
 We
never know which will be the last day of our lives.
When that day comes, will we have lived the lives
we were sent here to live?
By
Steven Lloyd Neal, M.D. |
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| Audience
Alliance Snags Legendary Ad Exec
A man who has been described as "a legend in
the business of creating emotion" has signed
on to become the coordinating producer for all Audience
Alliance film projects.
By
Bettyanne Bruin |
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| Dam
Washed Out Again
Those in the midst of severe
trials are not helped by the jaunty optimism of those
who have somehow escaped the same pain. Clinical pathologies
with their biochemical component aside, what is our
discouragement threshold? What does it take to immobilize
us? How much of an obstacle throws us into anxiety
and depression, making us want to give up?
By
Davis Bitton |
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| Freeing
Our Children from Bondage
Simple childhood games can teach
your children the value of managing their money so
the family will never fall into debt.
By
C.S. Bezas |
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| The
Lord Is With Us
In
our mortal bodies we are subject to all kinds of difficulties
and infirmities, both mental and physical and emotional.
Our spirits struggle too. We are tempted, we make
mistakes, we sin. And we are also subject to the mistakes
and sins of others. All too often, it's all too easy
to feel that we are far, far away from the Lord, from
his goodness and comfort, his peace and his joy.
By
Kathryn Lynard Soper |
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| Why
Are We So Rude?
Rudeness
is part of the ongoing casualization of America. Unfortunately,
as a culture, we are dropping established standards
of behavior —
becoming more casual and therefore less disciplined.
By
Judith Rasband |
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Lesson
35
"Be
Ye Reconciled to God"
2 Corinthians
By Breck
England
Lesson
34
"Keep
the Ordinances, As I Delivered Them"
1 Corinthians 11-16
By
Breck England |
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Smart
Shopping With Coupons
It's not enough to organize
your coupons. You can't save money with
them unless you remember to take them to the
store.
By Daryl Hoole |
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Hurricane
Scales, Richter Scales, Bathroom Scales and Other
Natural Disasters
In light of the hurricane
season, is the potential danger level for your own
natural health disaster becoming stronger or weaker?
Today's article will help you step outside the refrigerator
to bring comfort and relief to someone very worthy
of the kindest relief efforts — you!
By
Carolyn Allen |
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| Deliverance,
Chapter Seven: “Charity Suffereth Long”
When someone in your family
has a serious problem with depression, your life changes
from what you expected it would be to what the Lord,
in His infinite wisdom, wants your life to be.
By
G.G., Gregory, and David Vandagriff |
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| Tennis,
Anyone?
If your preteens are sports enthusiasts, here are
some books that will guarantee to pique their interests.
Along the way, these books may just hook your kids
on reading.
By
Holly E. Newton |
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Mary,
the Mother of God
Although
the scriptures do not say much about Mary, the mother
of Jesus Christ, there are many apocryphal stories
about her. We have no idea which of the stories
are true, but they are interesting and enlightening.
By
Janet Lisonbee |
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Three
Degrees of Glory
Lesson 34
Scripture Footnotes
Ancient
theologians interpreted the words of Paul to mean
there were three degrees of glory, long before the
same information was revealed to Joseph Smith.
By
John A. Tvedtnes |
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30
More Days and 30 More Ways to be Prepared
September
is National Preparedness Month in the USA, and no
better time to help our families understand the
goal of becoming the most self-reliant and prepared
people —
ready for any challenge.
By
Carolyn Nicolaysen
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Taking
Stock
Until I took inventory of my 72-hour kit, I felt
morally superior to the hordes of people snatching
flashlights off the shelves at Wal-Mart and grabbing
the last cases of bottled water from Safeway. I
was prepared, or at least I had the illusion that
I was prepared.
By
Susan Law Corpany
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Lesson
34
"Keep
the Ordinances, As I Delivered Them"
1 Corinthians 11-16
By
Breck England
Lesson
33
“Ye
Are the Temple of God"
1 Corinthians 1-6
By Maurine
Jensen Proctor
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Lessons
from Katrina
Even as the five foolish
virgins were left behind because they had not prepared
and filled their lamps, the anniversary of Katrina
and other recent natural disasters serve as priceless,
lifesaving warnings. Today is the first of two articles
on health lessons from Katrina.that provide extremely
easy motivation for healthy living and a new perspective
on emergency preparedness.
By
Carolyn Allen |
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Latter-day
Laughs
A Meridian
reader writes, “When I was expecting our first child,
one of my brothers-in-law was only 3 years old. One
day while he was with me, I was experiencing a great
deal of morning sickness. He became impatient
as he waited for me to feel well enough to play with
him. I said, ‘I am sorry but the baby in my
tummy is making me very sick.' He replied, ‘Well,
why did you eat a baby?'" Come laugh with us.
Edited
& Compiled by
Trish Manwaring,
Assistant Editor,
Meridian Magazine |
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| A
Musical Tribute to President James E. Faust
 "This
Is the Christ," the hymn text by President Faust
set to music by former Church Music Committee head
Michael Moody, is sung here by The Mormon Tabernacle
Choir as a powerful final witness from a special witness
of the Lord's divinity.
By
Steven Kapp Perry |
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| Final
Remarks on Stewardship
 A
lesson taught by President Spencer W. Kimball teaches
a young mission president the value of stewardship.
By
Richard Eyre |
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The
Temple of God
Lesson
33
Scripture Footnotes
The scriptures
tell us that Christ's body was the "temple" he promised
to build up in three days. But we, too, have bodies
that have been compared to stones in a temple.
By John
A. Tvedtnes |
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Financial
Freedom and the Blessings of a Debt-Free Life
Experiencing
the blessings of a debt-free life all starts with
learning to put the Lord first and paying an honest
tithing and a generous fast offering. Being
obedient to the Lord's law of finance helps to put
us into the correct frame of mind — recognizing that
all we have comes from the Lord.
By
Jonathan H. Westover |
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Thousands
Bid Farewell to President Faust
Thousands
of Latter-day Saints gathered in Salt Lake City on
Tuesday to celebrate the life of a man who had been
a faithful servant of the Lord Jesus Christ and an
inspiration to members of the Church throughout the
world.
By
Laurie
Williams Sowby |
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Was the Liahona in Part a Magnetic Compass? (Part 3-A)
Could Nephi and Lehi have been in the right place geographically and at the right time chronologically to become acquainted with a magnetic compass?
By Alan C. Miner |
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Temples Rising in Remote Locations
Temples, which are considered the most sacred places on earth, are rising in the remotest corners of the earth. |
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To All Sisters in Alaska Join Us September 21st & 22nd
Take time to breathe! Join with women from all over Alaska to celebrate connecting heart to heart. Be part of creating joy, laughter and loving memories that link us to one another and to the Savior. Click here to register now.
Register before September 19th to have your Saturday lunch included. |
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Laboring
toward Greatness
Is
there any word that describes the LDS people better
than labor? With the industrious honeybee
and its hive as our mascot, every active Latter-day
Saint I know uses “labor daily and serve”
as an unwritten creed to govern the rich and active
lives we enjoy as Latter-day Saints.
By
Carolyn Allen |
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Latter-day
Laughs
Meridian
reader Merlin Leonhardt writes: "My 4-year-old
granddaughter, Emma, came home from preschool and
told her mother she had learned the Pledge of Allegiance.
She recited: "I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America, and to the public
with salvation and eternal life for all." Come
laugh with us.
Edited
and Compiled
by Trish Manwaring, Assistant Editor, Meridian Magazine |
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The
Deeper Exploration of SYNERGICITY
Synergicity
is all about others and about helping and being
helped, and about trusting and depending on others,
and trusting and depending on God, and looking for
His timing in things.
By
Richard Eyre |
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Deliverance,
Chapter Eight:“And if the very jaws of hell shall
gape open after thee …”
Watching
unmasked grief and pain is a soul-wrenching experience.
Sometimes we forget that the atonement is for these
occasions as well.
By
G.G., Gregory,
and David Vandagriff |
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Mysterious
Books Serve Adventures Galore
Who doesn't
like a good mystery? It has all of the elements
for an enticing and exciting read — adventure, intrigue,
deception. Here are some outstanding mysteries that
are sure to lead you in some wrong directions before
you finally discover whodunit.
By
Holly E. Newton |
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| “White
Star” Shines as New LDS Musical
A new musical combines the
talents of Doug Stewart and Janice Kapp Perry in
an entertaining production that demonstrates love
and caring on both sides of the veil.
By
Laurie Williams Sowby |
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| Church
Emergency Response Shows Speed, Flexibility
An earthquake
in Peru and a hurricane in Mexico within a few days
of each other demonstrated the speed and flexibility
of the emergency response procedures of The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
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| How
Music Reflects our Values
Once
we become accustomed to particular forms of entertainment,
the values embedded within that entertainment begin
to become enmeshed with our own.
By
Loran Howard Blood |
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| Showing
Forth the Power and Knowledge of Zion: The Wisdom of Heaven and Earth
Chapter 5, part 2 of The Blessings of Abraham:
Becoming a Zion
People
Ironically, to preserve his
own life, the righteous Abraham was now being commanded
to violate one of his fundamental principles, that
of perfect honesty in his dealings with his fellow
men, by asking Sarah to represent herself as his
sister. Or was it a violation?
By
E. Douglas Clark |
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| African-American
Family History Conference Takes Place Next Week
In honor of the Dred Scott 150th anniversary, an
unprecedented African-American Family History Conference
will be held in St. Louis on Saturday, September
8, 2007. Discover Your Roots includes ten
classes and two featured speakers and is expected
to attract persons from the Midwest region and beyond.
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| Heard
Enough about the Subprime Mortgage Markets Yet?
By now everyone has heard of the subprime mortgage
“crisis.” Why is it a “crisis,” and what does it
mean for you?
Richard
P. Halverson |
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| Was
the Liahona in Part a Magnetic Compass? (Part 2-B)
Even conceding the idea that
the principle of magnetic navigation was known anciently
in China, did that knowledge ever reach the Near
East by 600 B.C.?
By
Alan C. Miner |
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| The
Aftermath of Tragedy
When things
go terribly wrong, it is only natural to want to
find someone to blame. But assigning
guilt to others isn't always possible. And
even when it's possible, it may not be the right
thing to do.
By
Orson Scott Card |
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More
on the Woes of Step-Parenting
Letters
keep pouring in on the stepmother issue. If
you thought you'd read everything on the subject,
today's letters may surprise you.
By
Kathryn H. Kidd |
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| Latter-day
Laughs
Meridian reader Paul
Baker writes: “One day when our son came home from
Primary, he went to the refrigerator, removed the
Tabasco sauce and chucked it into the garbage. When
I asked him what he thought he was doing, he replied:
‘Today they taught us that we shouldn't use coffee,
tea or Tabasco!'” Come laugh with us.
Edited &
Compiled by Trisha Manwaring, Assistant Editor,
Meridian Magazine |
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| The
Everyday Power of The Three Alternatives
You may already have
considered how the Three Deceivers affect our lives,
and how our lives can be improved by the Three Alternatives.
But these same principles also apply to parenting
techniques. By focusing on the Three Alternatives,
we give our children a perspective on the world
that makes them much more immune from the temptations
they face every day.
By Richard Eyre |
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| Where
to Start when You Inherit Genealogy
When
you have had several genealogists in your family,
it can be quite overwhelming to begin to dabble
in your family's history. However, even if you only
accomplish one thing, it will enrich your life and
the lives of your descendants.
By
Janet Hovorka |
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| Choosing
Agency — Again!
A well-meaning
stake missionary watches the trials a family goes
through and reminds herself that agency rules —
even in instances where people making the choices
aren't as smart as we are.
By
Darla Isackson |
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Measuring
Up
We often
ask ourselves whether we are measuring up to other
people. Instead, we should asking whether
we are measuring up to ourselves.
By
Vickey Pahnke-Taylor |
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Teaching
the Gospel to Children with Disabilities
Mormon
children who attend church meetings regularly but
require additional attention and unique classroom
adaptations are not ignored by their Church leaders.
Unique classroom adaptations fall into the prescribed
guidelines for teaching special needs children. |
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| Exploding
Postal Scales and Other Adventures
American tourists
learn that people in other areas of the world have
as many misconceptions about Americans as the Americans
have about everyone else.
By John S. Higham |
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Showing
Forth the Power and Knowledge of Zion:
Abraham in Egypt
Chapter
5, part 1 of The Blessings of Abraham:
Becoming a Zion
People
Some
three years after Abraham and his followers arrived
in the Promised Land, it was struck by famine.
What made matters worse for Abraham was the fact
that the last time he had seen famine years earlier,
it had come in the wake of the society's failed
attempt to execute him
By
E. Douglas Clark
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Be
a Hedge-Maker
Have we left the Lord behind
in any way? Better yet, how are our children doing?
Are they heeding the Lord? The refiner's fire
is hot and all-consuming for those who reject
kind, loving and holy ways.
By
C.S. Bezas
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Was
the Liahona, in Part, a Magnetic Compass?
(Part 2-A)
Early
critics of the Church said the Book of Mormon could
not be true because a magnetic compass had only
been in use for a few hundred years. But research
shows the compass had been in use for thousands
of years, and may even have been in the hands of
Noah before the Great Flood.
By
Alan C. Miner |
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Church
Responds to Peruvian Earthquake Disaster
The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is
loading supplies, surgical instruments, family
food boxes, hygiene kits and tarps into a 747
cargo plane to be flown directly from Salt Lake
City into the area affected by a major earthquake
in Peru.
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| Being
in the Politically Correct World but Not of It
What we think about
ourselves, our relations with others, and about
the great and greatest questions of life depends
to a great extent upon the way we use language.
As our language is altered and corrupted to reflect
the agendas of the world, we begin to confront the
world more upon its own terms than upon the gospel's.
By Loran Howard
Blood |
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| Rallying
Around the Stepmother
Being a stepmother
is no bowl of cherries. Last week's letters
focused on Stepmom's relationship with her stepchildren.
Today we focus on a different aspect of the situation
? Stepmom's relationship with her husband.
By
Kathryn H. Kidd |
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| Why
Civil Unions Hurt Marriage
On August 9, 2007,
an historic event happened in the United States.
This event was not a medical breakthrough or the
discovery of a new planet. The event was an historic
marker for how fast America is falling away from
the core belief and social science proof that homes
headed by a mother and a father are good for adults,
good for children and good for society as a whole.
By RoseMarie Briggs |
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| Deliverance,
Chapter Six: “He Shall Prepare the Way”
A young
missionary learns that people who suffer from clinical
depression need to use all avenues of help —
spiritual, physical, and medical.
By
G.G., Gregory, and David Vandagriff |
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