Forward with Faith: Forgiveness Invites Christ’s Healing Power
This is a powerful video about Chris Williams who lost his wife, an unborn child, an 11-year-old son and a 9-year-old daughter in a car accident. They were killed by a drunk driver. Chris talks about the power of prayer, of brotherly love, of letting go of anger and forgiving. He beautifully expresses how God has listened to his prayers, and how choosing not to direct anger and grief at the person who caused the pain has made all the difference…how letting the Savior take that pain has...
Read MoreFaith and Trembling
~ by Rene’ Sometimes, when I look at family photos taken when our six children were small and under our direction, I cry for dreams lost and expectations dissolved. Our oldest child was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and has other problems that continue to this day and continue to affect our family even as he is an adult. Our youngest child has cerebral palsy and demands one-on-one care and will live with us for our lifetime. Having a child with disruptive behavior...
Read MoreGathering the Family: Family Reunions, Family Traditions
The Gathering ©2009 Susan Noyes Anderson The greatest joy in life is found where love and loyalty abound. What sweeter sight…what dearer sound than all the family, gathered round? For the Andersons, reunions are not only a wonderful thing; they are essential to the health, strength, and unity of our family. The approaching holiday season is one of my favorite times of the year because it guarantees that my immediate family will be together for Thanksgiving and Christmas, with my extended...
Read MoreExploring, Applying Principles in the Family Proclamation
It’s the 15th anniversary today of the presentation by President Gordon B. Hinckley of The Proclamation to the World on the Family, a document that, as stated in September’s Visiting Teaching message, “has become the foundation for Latter-day Saint beliefs about the family, a statement to which we can hold fast and know that by living its precepts, we are strengthening our families and homes.” More specifically, the proclamation can help both Mormons and those not of...
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