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The Word of Wisdom Teaches Moderation

We are counseled to care for our bodies. The “For the Strength of Youth” pamphlet has an entire section devoted to proper eating and exercise. Our bodies are blessings, and it is important that we take care of them. Unfortunately many people have a hard time doing this. They may have a hard time (for a variety of reasons including medical and genetic) losing weight or staying in shape. In desperation many people begin to turn to fad diets as a solution. The Word of Wisdom is wonderful because it counsels us to have moderation in all things. If we … Continue reading →

Confessions of a Moderate Single Parent

Despite attempts in my youth to get excessive and extreme, I have finally learned at middle age that I am a hopeless moderate. When I was 17, 18, 19 years-old, I would have died if anyone had called me ‘mellow,’ ‘moderate’ or ‘balanced.’ Now that I am over forty and I am increasingly coming to terms with who I actually am (at least for this stage in my life,) I realize that moderate pretty much describes my approach to just about everything. While I do not think I am completely lacking in passion and exuberance and I really do not … Continue reading →

Are You Preparing in All Areas of Your Life?

We are commanded to prepare ourselves for upcoming trials and storms. The counsel to prepare our families both temporally and spiritually is pretty strong today. I am sure that you have thought about food storage and financial preparedness. I have also written extensively about spiritual preparedness. It is also important to consider how prepared you are physically to withstand the disasters and stress that may come your way. The Word of Wisdom gives counsel on the proper way to care for your body. We are also counseled to get enough rest and to exercise so that our body stays in … Continue reading →

The Physical Laws in Spirituality

Yesterday in Relief Society the teacher was discussing the things necessary to feel the spirit. She brought up an excellent point that our ability to feel the spirit is affected by physical laws as well. So often we focus only on being worthy of feeling the spirit, and doing the spiritual things to help yourself be open to feeling the promptings of the spirit that we forget that there is more to it. When you are tired, cranky or hungry, you are less able to focus on the spiritual promptings that may come. It is important that you take are … Continue reading →

Slowing Down and Meditating

As members of the church we are counseled to care for our bodies. The fact that we view our bodies as gifts from our Heavenly Father helps us to realize the importance for caring for our bodies properly. Usually when we think of caring for our body we think of doing more, but today I am going to talk about doing less. It is true that we need to exercise. We need to eat healthy food and avoid sweets. We also need to make sure that we get plenty of rest. However I think it is too easy to ignore … Continue reading →

The LDS Families Week in Review: April 2nd – April 8th

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Gospel Doctrine: This week’s Gospel Doctrine covers the upcoming lesson 13, “I Will Give Unto Thee the Keys of the Kingdom,” which involves Matthew 15:21-17:9. In “Great Is Thy Faith”, we examined the faith of the Canaanite woman who asked the Savior to heal her daughter, and how we can press on even when we seem to receive no answer to our pleadings. In The Signs of the Times, we considered the fact that we might look too often for the sensational and miss the small and simple signs of the Lord. In “Flesh and Blood Hath Not Revealed It … Continue reading →