by Annalee | Aug 2, 2021 | Prophets, Society, Youth and Young Adults
“This is a gospel. This is a plan. This is happiness. This is the truth.” These words were written and shared as part of a recent Instagram post that has gone viral among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The author, Elder Carter Ellis, is a...
by Annalee | Jul 1, 2021 | Identity, Youth and Young Adults
“I am a horrible employee. So irresponsible. How could I have forgotten to set my alarm? I never sleep this late. They are going to think I am so unreliable – and they are probably right.” These were the thoughts running through the young woman’s head as she rushed...
by Annalee | May 16, 2021 | Family
“The family is ordained of God.”This simple, succinct, yet powerful statement seems to hinge on one word: “ordained.” What makes this word so significant, and what can it add to our understanding of the role and importance of the family?Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary...
by Annalee | Mar 24, 2021 | Children
Kids are cute but they’re not really eco-friendly. This newspaper headline from 2017 mentions a prevailing reason for many modern couples to have fewer children – or none at all. But from the perspective of “The Family: A Proclamation to the World,”...
by Annalee | Mar 2, 2021 | Youth and Young Adults
In President Henry B. Eyring’s young single adult years before he had a family, he said he “thought often of the children he wanted to have, and imagined them as redheads, like his mother. When he faced temptation. . . he would remind himself, “I...
