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Choosing to Attend Church

What do you do on a Sunday that you don’t want to go to church? There are weeks when it just seems so much easier to stay home rather than get up and go to church. It is easy to justify staying home. However, it is important to go every week, unless you are sick. This sets up a habit that will help you to continue to go during difficult times. It is also important to go every week as an example to your children. If you are having a difficult time going each week, it might help to determine … Continue reading →

Attending Church

Do you hate Sundays because you come home from church feeling overwhelmed by everything you should be doing, but just aren’t? Or are just worn out from chasing your children around the chapel? There are Sundays when you may be wondering why it is so important to go to church. It is important that you make the Sabbath a day of rest and church a chance to have yourself strengthened spiritually and not drained. Here are a few things you can do to help make the Sabbath and church attendance more meaningful. 1) Take the time to prepare yourself for … Continue reading →

Choosing Parenting Classes

While parenting books and television programs can be great, sometimes a parent needs the up close, hands on, and personal interaction that can only come from a class. It may seem like classes are just available for “first-time” parents or to prepare people for becoming parents—but, in fact, if you know how to look and choose, you can find classes for any stage and phase of parenting and child development. Churches, non profit organizations, community colleges and adult education programs all tend to offer different types of parenting classes. Some are for parents and their children to attend together and … Continue reading →

Choosing Whether and How to Adopt Transracially–Our Decision

Adoption workers usually advise people considering transracial adoption to consider how their families and communities will accept and support a child of a different race, realizing that the child will not be a baby forever–transracial adoption means having a teen-ager and grandchildren of other races. The next question is whether the parents have resources to help the child feel pride in his/her culture, and whether the child will see role models who look like him/herself. We felt that the first issue was not a problem. (In fact my parents had nearly adopted an African-American boy themselves—that adoption never took place … Continue reading →

Teach Children To Give

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When I was a little girl and my parents gave me an allowance I was required to tithe ten percent to church. I dutifully put a dime in the tithe envelope and deposited the envelope in the offering plate in children’s church. We advocate for children now by fostering. Jessie is learning to care for others less fortunate by sharing her home, parents, and possessions with them. When she has a better understanding of money, then we will start to instill in her more of a stewardship to help others. There are opportunities all around us to help others. Start … Continue reading →

Baptism or Dedication for Your Baby?

When our children were young they were baptized because that is the way things are done in the denomination we belonged to. Children were baptized as babies. Probably neither my husband nor I questioned it because it was what we had both experienced and were used to. As we started to learn more about God, His Word and the Christian life, we thought if we’d had the time over we may not have had our children baptized. Instead we might have opted, as some couples have, for dedicating their baby to God. It is a question you and your marriage … Continue reading →

Celebrating a Baptism

A baptism is a very special event in the church. When an eight year old get baptized, it is important to take the time to celebrate the occasion. It is also important to treat the event with the proper reverence and respect. Often children will be baptized on the Saturday before a Fast Sunday, but occasionally a family may schedule the baptism for a different day. The program is usually set up with an opening song, a prayer, talk on baptism, and then the baptism. After that there is usually a talk on the gift of the Holy Ghost and … Continue reading →

Planning a Wedding – More Things to Consider

Yesterday we looked at some things to consider when planning a wedding. Here are others. Venue Church, garden, beach or registry office- it’s really up to the bride and groom. After all, it’s their wedding. They are the two who have to be happy with it. It depends on the kind of wedding they want. We’ve been to weddings in church, at a lake where the bride and groom was ultra casual in shorts and swimmers, in a garden, and at the beach. If you’re having it outdoors, you’ll need a back up plan if it rains, so make sure … Continue reading →

Limiting the Number of Wedding Guests

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In a previous article I discussed the task of choosing wedding invitations. Determining who and how many people you will invite to your wedding can be one of the most difficult tasks that you come across. Inviting guests can be a tricky thing to sort through. In some cases there are no limits to how many people you can invite. However in other cases couples are limited. Couples may be limited by wedding funds. The more guests that you have, the more food that you need at the reception. This can eat up a lot of your ceremony money. In … Continue reading →

LDS Week in Review – May 26th-31st

We had a great week here in LDS. Here’s your weekly summary, just in case you need a chance to catch up. We started off with our “Dinner Discussions,” which helps us stay on track with our lessons throughout the week. Then Miriam talked about “Focusing on Modesty.” Now that summer is near and the weather is warm, the temptation exists to dress in more revealing clothing, and it’s more important than ever to make sure that we all understand the importance of respecting our bodies. “In Memoriam: Religious Martyrs” reminds us of all those who have died to bring … Continue reading →