Frugal Guide to Helping Others in Need

Helping others in need is a difficult concept when you you count your pennies yourself. It is especially difficult when you know that the person in need of help is quite wasteful with money normally. You will feel it is their fault for ending up in dire straits and not want to help at all. Still, if they have children, or medical issues, your heart-strings will beg you to help. Here are some things you can do to help without compromising your ideals, or harming your own budget. 1. Cut coupons and get free coupons online: A person who is … Continue reading

Turkey as Diet Food

I know many of us consider turkey an annual binging food that we only see on Thanksgiving so what I am about to say may shock you. Turkey is an excellent diet food. Mind you, I said turkey, not turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie and whipped cream. I’m a very busy mother of two boys so finding time to prepare healthy meals for myself between kiddie meals and bottles is practically an impossibility. Like most mothers, if I have nothing available that can be microwaved in less than two minutes and eaten, I usually fall back … Continue reading

RS/EQ: “Selfless Service”

Lesson 8 of the Spencer W. Kimball manual for this year’s course of study is entitled “Selfless Service.” We begin, as always, with a short story from President Kimball’s life that illustrates the point. He was flying out of Chicago and noticed a young mother, heavily pregnant, struggling with her two-year-old child. The plane was late, the toddler was tired and cranky, and because she was threatening miscarriage, the mother was not able to pick the child up. President Kimball stepped in and offered to hold the child, giving her a piece of gum. President Kimball later received a letter … Continue reading

LDS Weeks in Review September 30-October 13

This week Tristi introduced a great new series that will answer common questions that those of other faiths may have about the church. She answers her first question in Gospel Questions: Are Mormons Christians? Tristi continues her insight into the scriptures with 1 Nephi 5:16-21, 1 Nephi 6 and thoughts about the war chapters, 1 Nephi 7:1-5, 1 Nephi 7:6-15, 1 Nephi 7:16-21, 1 Nephi 7:22, 8:1-11, 1 Nephi 8:12-18, 1 Nephi 8:19-25, 1 Nephi 8:26-34, and 1 Nephi 8:35-38. Miriam reviews several General Conference talks in “The Things of Which I Know,” “The Restoration of the Gospel,” “This Day,” … Continue reading

The Week in Review: August 12-18

Our blog this week has ranged from scripture study to serving others to Sunday vacations. Monday, August 13th: In Putting Your Goodies to Good Use, we talked about some great ways to put some of the technological things from the church website to use in our daily lives. And in Dinner Discussions 2007 Week 30, we reviewed our lessons from church on Sunday. Tuesday, August 14th: In General Conference: “The Priesthood-A Sacred Gift”, we discussed President Monson’s talk on the responsibilities that come with the Priesthood. In Dozed and Confused, we discussed sleeping in church. In Do You Have Time … Continue reading