Kaylyn was in charge of the charter school fundraiser. It raised more than ten thousand dollars, and afterward, she sent her children home with a friend so she could get the money in the bank. But she had barely laid out the money into piles on the floor to count
Today’s Reading: Read Jeremiah 1; 2:1-19, 28, 37; 3:11-18; 4:1-2 Let’s have some fun with crafts today! Grab a paper plate and draw a happy face on one side and a sad face on the reverse side. Parents, give your kids some scenarios where they have to determine if what
When I was growing up in upstate New York, art was my first love, especially drawing and painting. That passion for art, which I wrote about in an essay, together with thirty-three-millimeter slides I made of some artwork I had done in high school, helped me do something unusual for
Editor’s Note: We are pleased to present this once-a-week, all-summer-long series of familycentric essays from Richard Eyre. Today’s essay is number 8 of 12. Look at the “intermission essay” here which has links to the first 6 articles so that newcomers can catch up. And look at last week’s essay
Today’s Reading: Read Zephaniah 1:1-7; 2:1-3; 3:9,12-17 Work together as a family to build a tower using whatever supplies you can find. (blocks, boxes, etc.) Give the tower a name that your family chooses together. Take some time to admire your work. Now, knock the tower down! Completely destroy it.
Small is Underrated We’re impressed with bigness, but I believe that small is vastly underrated. The Momentous Maintenance Challenge As the church growth movement waned, many aging and half-empty church buildings were left behind. Once the moniker was ‘bigger is better,’ the words’ repair, replace and refurbish’ have become driving
In the course of my post-graduate studies in Rome, I came home to do research. At some point during an evening conversation with my father, I asked him: “Papa, why did you abandon the gods of our ancestors?” He looked at me with very penetrating eyes and said: “My son,
For several years people have wondered how Grammy Award winning solo artist, Gladys Knight, came to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her fame as lead singer of Gladys Knight and the Pips has brought her millions of fans, many who are curious how the gospel singing