Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
There are eternal blessings associated with the suffering we do in this life.  Bad things may happen to us not as a punishment, but as an opportunity.
By G.G. Vandagriff

Pursuing True Christian Motherhood
The phrase, “true Christian motherhood,” expands our notion of motherhood beyond the closed circle of mother and child, and to examine what we  can learn from mothers about being Christian and in turn, what we can learn from the principles of Christianity about being a mother.
By Marilyn Faulkner

Is the Universe Friendly?
It seems that life conspires against little boys. But as one little boy learned when he grew to manhood, it also conspires against adults. The universe gives and the universe withholds. Is nature a friend or a foe?
By H. Wallace Goddard

Negotiating the Reefs of Life
If we want to enjoy the fish in the coral reef, we must go carefully, lest we are ensnared by the coral. Our life as Saints of the latter days is much the same. There is so much that is still beautiful and desirable about our world, but it seems that the coral is growing all around us, unchecked, a trap for the unwary.
By G.G. Vandagriff

Receiving the Light of Easter
Darkness is an illusion. Easter teaches us that only the light was real, and that we are all part of the light.
By Darla Isackson

What Nephi Taught Me about the Valley of Sorrow
Nephi talks much in images the depressed can understand: darkness, wilderness, blindness, hardened hearts. In contrast, he uses images of light, safety, peace, hope, strength, and permanence — images that offer hope to the discouraged.
By G.G. Vandagriff

Reverence is an Attitude
Reverence is not what most people think it is. Most people think it is being quiet in church, and most assuredly that is part of it. But it is so much more.
By Steve Orton

The Mother Teresa Factor
The life of Mother Teresa, and the example of the Savior, show that we can bring peace to the world one heart at a time. That doesn’t seem like much, but the cumulative efforts of all the Saints in the world can be mighty.
By G.G. Vandagriff

Guardians Away from Home
Just as people were assigned as guardians to aged veterans who flew across the country, we have an opportunity to serve as “guardians” to the saints within our wards.
By Barbara Keil

Claiming Our Blessings
The blessings that are delayed are often the greatest. The Lord needs us to become, needs us to place everything on the altar before certain important blessings are granted.
By G.G. Vandagriff

The Primary Answers
The solution for overcoming adversity is always the same, even down to the order of the formula. There is a reason for that. These are the only avenues through which we can have discourse with our Heavenly Father and his Son, Jesus Christ and burn the reality of the atonement into our souls.
By G.G. Vandagriff

Dispelling Myths with Gospel Light
The roots of self-doubt and self-persecution grow deep in the soil of false ideas and myths. Here are some of those pernicious myths, along with the truths that are necessary to dispel them.
By Darla Isackson

Don’t Face The World Alone
Most of us would never consider ourselves enemies to God. But when we react as natural men and women to the calamities of mortality, we are not yielding to the enticings of the Holy Spirit. We are spiritually sitting in a hole in the ground and eating beans. We are in the hole because we are scared.
By G.G. Vandagriff

The Truth of Christ Can Free Us from the Pain of Myths, False Beliefs and False Traditions
Satan concentrates his deceptions on the things he knows will make us most miserable. He doesn't care how he he makes us miserable. If he can't ensnare us into abusing alcohol and drugs, he is just as satisfied to make us miserable with the thought that we are not measuring up to some unrealistic perfect ideal.
By Darla Isackson

The 217-Mile Trek
Despite the pleas from his leaders to give up, a young scout learns the value of perseverance.
By Jonathan H. Westover

Nephi’s Bonds and Mahonri’s Stones
The enabling and strengthening aspect of the Atonement helps us to see and to do and to become good in ways that we could never recognize or accomplish with our limited mortal capacity.
By G.G. Vandagriff

We Are All Superheroes
If you know any Aaronic priesthood holders who are blasé about their callings in the priesthood, this article could change their minds forever.  Happily, the same superpowers can be claimed by all members of the Church.
By Paul Bishop

Beings of Light
The world will not be changed by legislation. It will never be changed, even within the Church, from the outside in. It has to be changed one heart at a time through the atonement.
By G.G. Vandagriff

Jesus Wasn't Always Nice
Sometimes being nice isn't the right thing to do.  There are times when it is more important to stand up and be counted, just as the Savior did.
By Darla Isackson

Is It Fortune or Misfortune?
The things we perceive as great strokes of luck may lead to our downfall.  On the other hand, what may seem like a great tragedy could turn into a blessing in disguise.
By Steve Orton

Safety in the Lord's Hands
Putting ourselves on the altar is not a one-time thing. We must be willing to do it each day. We are safe in the Lord's care only as much as we are willing to place ourselves there. Wholly and without reservation.
By G.G. Vandagriff

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