Were it not for the Family Proclamation, I might not have children. I did not see myself as a mother, and I certainly didn’t feel like my gifts and talents were best geared toward motherhood. I was afraid I would be a bad mom, and I was pretty sure I wouldn’t like it. I set […]
How Memorizing the Family Proclamation made me a stronger, braver person
“Oh! goodness. You aren’t going to have any MORE, are you?” I’m sure I was looking hot and frazzled at the art museum with my baby and three young children. And the well-put-together lady asking me the question, in such horrified tones, may have been genuinely concerned for my sanity. I’ve written about the encounter […]
Defending the Family: You Were Chosen “For Such a Time as This!”
(This article is an excerpt from an eBook – “What’s the Big Deal? Does it really matter how Latter-Day Saints respond to Same-Sex Marriage?” written by Dr. Rob Stewart and Dr. Tom Rarick) Teaching the Teacher One of my university students recently shared the following email with me (just days after the ruling regarding same-sex marriage): […]
Why Family Matters Most By Camille Walker
Hi there! My name is Camille, I blog at MyMommyStyle.com that I write with my sister and cousin about family life. We love to share family friendly recipes, home decor, parenting tips, and activities for the family. One of the main messages we hope to convey more than any other is to accept the […]
How Memorizing the Family Proclamation Helped Our Family
I was hunting through boots on clearance a few months ago, trying to think of what needed replacing and which sizes would fit the children. And then I realized with a shock that the answer was ALL OF THEM. Every size. If it wouldn’t fit one child it would fit another, and if we already […]
Living the Proclamation
My family and I entered the baptismal font, one by one, in 1994. First my father, then mother, then me and my younger brother. I was an almost 14-year-old, feeling excited and at peace with our new faith; and yet simultaneously self-conscious and vulnerable with our new testimonies. The next year, the living prophet, Gordon […]
The Proclamation Taught Me About “Family”
This month marks the twentieth anniversary since the amazing revelation of The Family: A Proclamation to the World was first given by President Gordon B. Hinckley at the Relief Society General Conference. I was only ten years old at the time. I knew nothing about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, nor […]
Defend the Family!
There is no question there is an attack on the family. Just scan the headlines of any news outlet and you’ll find startling evidence of the strategic ways the adversary is trying to destroy this most beautiful and basic of human relationships. How do we counteract all of these attempts to redefine the traditional family […]
The Art of Homemaking
I love the story of the Shunammite Woman in the Old Testament. She recognizes that Elisha is a prophet of God who often passes through Shunem. She goes the extra mile to provide a sanctuary for him to rest and stay during his travels. She seems to have thought of everything he would need. “And […]
Fathers and Mothers Matter
The roles of fathers and mothers are downplayed in our society. The scorn comes from those who do not fully appreciate or catch the vision or have tasted the joy of being a father or a mother. Both are necessary ingredients not only in producing a child but in raising and rearing one. Fathers and […]
Happiness in Family Life
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland gave a wonderful devotional this past Tuesday at BYU-Idaho about the pursuit of happiness. In that devotional Elder Holland counseled, “Live the way happy people live. Walk the path that happy people walk. And your chances to find joy in unexpected moments, to find peace in unexpected places, to find the […]
Home as a Family History & Missionary Training Center
We’ve all seen it. Families are changing. It’s harder to keep the family intact with so much working against it. The National Domestic Violence Hotline says, “Nearly half of all women and men in the United States have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime.”1 Domestic violence statistics appear to be going […]
To Fill a Life
Our guest blogger today is Stephanie from The Mount Laundry News. You know that object lesson where the teacher has an assortment of big rocks, small rocks, sand, and -for the truly ambitious – water, that all has to fit in a jar? The idea is to teach that if we properly prioritize by putting […]
How to Simplify Outside Activities
My monthly family calendar reminds me of an air traffic control tower, with four kids circling around waiting to land, taking off late and trying to avoid mid-air collisions. Just like every other family I know, our schedule is intense. I think that finding the right balance has never been more difficult! There are so […]
Family Scripture Study
About five years ago I sent a thank-you letter to a family that used to live in the last area I served in as a full-time missionary. The letter thanked them for their many meals provided for the missionaries that had served in that area, but especially for their example of family scripture study. While […]
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