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Organized Religion

Sometimes we hear a person say, “I don’t agree with organized religion. I think God is best worshipped in a free, unrestrained way.” I’ve been talking this over with various people, and my mom put it best when she said, “God is organized. Of course His church would be the most organized church on the planet.” This is so true. Look at the very laws of physics and science. All perfectly organized, A leading to B which leads to C. Look at the planets in the heavens, how they spin around each in their orbit, never bumping into each other. … Continue reading →

You’ve Got to Have Friends

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Kids who go to a public or private school are naturally going to form friendships with some of their classmates. They spend several hours of the day, five days a week, with their peers. Parents who are homeschooling their children are going to have to make an effort in order to give their children opportunities to make some friends. Here are some suggestions about where to start. Homeschooling gives a parent a great deal of control over what their children are exposed to. This is one of the advantages of homeschooling. Parents get to decide what their child will learn. … Continue reading →

Ignorance Continues

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I have to admit that I am like just about everyone else out there. When I feel like something, or someone I love is attacked, I want to defend. It is no different when wanting to defend my own religion. When I was in high school, I distinctly remember sitting around with a handful of friends and the subject of religion came up. I grew up in Texas, so when it came to religion, I was always the minority. In a school of 2500 students, there were only a handful of us, maybe 5 or 6, that were LDS. So, … Continue reading →

Ease of Scheduling

As an LDS family, we’ve chosen to enroll our daughter in a church-sponsored religion class taught at our local junior high. This class is called seminary, and it’s like attending church, but it goes deeper into discussing religious topics. She’s having a wonderful time, but we did get off to a rough start. First of all, she’s scheduled to attend on an A day. They gave me a chart which shows me which days are A days and which days are B days. Pretty much it’s every other day, but if there’s a holiday, it gets messed up, so we … Continue reading →

Anne Rice Changes Her Mind about Christianity…Sort Of

Remember when vampire queen Anne Rice announced she was a Christian? She had written the successful novels “Interview with the Vampire,” “The Vampire Lestat,” and “The Queen of the Damned.” Under the pseudonym of A.N. Roquelaure, she wrote three erotic novels. But, in 2004, Rice said in a Newsweek article that she would start writing “only for the Lord.” Some of her fans were put out a bit by this news, but she was true to her word. In 2005, Rice wrote “Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt” about the early years of Jesus Christ. She followed that up with … Continue reading →

LDS Week in Review: September 10-15

We have had a few blogs covering the different aspects of preparedness. In Are You Preparing in All Areas of Your Life? Miriam points out the importance of being physically prepared to meet the challenges that life throws your way. In What’s In Your Food Storage? Tristi points out some areas that you may not have considered, as well as the importance of adapting food storage to your family’s needs. Tristi has added a great new section about daily scripture study. You can read more of her insights in 1 Nephi 2:1-4, Scripture Study: 1 Nephi 2:5-7, Scripture Study 1 … Continue reading →

Gospel Doctrine: Sorrow Turned to Joy

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As Christ prepares Himself to leave His disciples, He warns them of His impending death. He knows that they will view His crucifixion with pain and sorrow. And yet, he promises that “your sorrow shall be turned to joy” (John 16:20). Two thousand years later, we look at the atonement of Christ almost always from a joyful standpoint. After all, it was because He took our sins upon Him that we are able to return home. Similarly, we would not be able to be resurrected had He not first suffered death and then resurrection, and so we would not be … Continue reading →

Relief Society Presidents: Eliza Roxy Snow

Born in Becket, Massachusetts on January 21, 1804, Eliza Roxy Snow was the second of seven children born to Oliver and L. Pettibone Snow. Her younger brother, Lorenzo Snow, born ten years later, would go on to serve as President of the Church. The Snow family descended from the Puritans in New England, but embraced the Baptist religion. Still, they frequently invited members of other religions into their home, including Sidney Rigdon. After five years of pondering and prayerful consideration, Eliza was baptized on April 5, 1835 at the age of 31. She soon moved to live with the Saints … Continue reading →

Top 10 Celebrity News Items for the Week of November 17, 2006

The celebrity news you may have missed! 10. Jessica Biel Dating Derek Jeter? There are reports circulating that actress Jessica Biel is dating Yankee Derek Jeter after the two were seen together at Hyde in Los Angeles. Beautiful, rich, famous, dating Derek…just gives me another reason to hate her – LOL! 9. “Lord of the Dance” Flatley Taken Ill I am surprised I haven’t read too much about this, but the Internet Movie Database has reported twice this week that Michael Flatley is suffering from a serious immune virus and has been in the hospital for the past two weeks. … Continue reading →

Denominational or Non-Denominational?

What is a denomination? For those that don’t understand the difference between a denominational church and a non-denominational church; The American Heritage Dictionary gives a good definition of what a denomination is: “A large group of religious congregations united under a common faith and name and organized under a single administrative and legal hierarchy.” What are the benefits of attending a denominational church? Though churches under any specific denomination can vary greatly in style from one congregation to another, their core beliefs are typically the same. A denominational church is held accountable to a head of the denomination so should … Continue reading →