Mothers
Nurturing and Training
Mothers have the responsibility to nurture and train their children. This principle applies to the animal kingdom as well.
My grandson (Karson Lloyd) told me about his friend, whom he described as a spiritual giant. Each morning at 5:00 the man took his scriptures, climbed up the mountain near his home, and sat on a rock where he read and studied.
The Most Influential People
Because of my mother I decided early that I would never try alcohol nor tobacco.
Because of my mother I learned that there is a God in heaven. She set me to wondering about God
and Jesus Christ. Are they one person or two? Are they persons? I couldn’t sort it out,
but because of her I knew there was Something there, and that I had to be good.
Parable of the Million-Dollar Wife
There was once a frugal couple with a large family to care for. He was the breadwinner. She stayed home to care for the children. There were 10 of them. With such a large family, money was scarce. Should she get a job? Should she use her energies to bring an extra income into the family? Was it fair that he should do all the work?
Read MoreBirthday Gifts
A month ago Jim Fuller wrote a letter asking me to write a page about our relationship and my conversion. We exchanged letters updating one another about our lives. I mentioned to him that we had had a new baby added to our family every year since 1993; but that I was worried because we were already two months into 2021, and no one had announced a pregnancy.
Read MoreRevelation and the Temple
When you go to the temple with an open heart, wanting to learn, and seeking whatever knowledge the Lord desires to give you, you can’t help but receive revelation. The revelations you receive come through the Holy Ghost as little bursts of pure knowledge. They don’t come as grandiose, panoramic views such as those received by Enoch, the brother of Jared, Nephi, or Moses. Those revelations to those chosen prophets had special purposes. For the rest of us, instruction normally comes “here a little, and there a little.”
Read MoreMe, a Shepherd in Israel
This is the topic the stake presidency gave Marjorie and the other stake leaders upon which they are to speak this coming year. When I heard it, my mind immediately added punctuation so that the topic became, “Me?!! A Shepherd in Israel.” I might also add the phrase, “Are you kidding?”—I’m a nobody, and everyone else knows it. I’m just a common person and am not capable of herding people around.
Read MoreTime Management
In the just-past general conference Elder Gong told of his wife’s grandmother. The grandmother had a foot pedal installed on her butter churn so that she could make butter,
Read MoreLot’s Wife
There is a three-word verse in the New Testament wherein Jesus says simply, “Remember Lot’s wife.” (Luke 19:32).
Read MoreBetter Than a Professional
When Marjorie was a 12-year-old girl she entered the Beehive class in Mutual. Each Beehive was encouraged to complete a number of requirements and skills
Read MorePerspectives on Forgiveness
We all come from different walks of life. Our perspectives are as varied as our experiences.
Read MoreA Precious and Chosen Vessel
As I was reading the Book of Mormon my attention was arrested by a phrase that I hadn’t thought about before. The Spirit had told Alma that Christ would be born at Jerusalem of Mary, “a precious and chosen vessel.”
Read MorePriesthood and Motherhood
Question: A strange thing has come up in YW. One family has a mom that can “tap” into the priesthood and use the power herself. She has been called on to perform certain things in the name of the priesthood.
Read MoreThe Process of Sanctification
The authorship of the following article is 90% Marjorie, and 10% James. Women who opt out of becoming mothers, or who purposely have only one or two children—women who choose to follow men into the workplace and be like men—miss the best opportunity to become sanctified, and must achieve sanctification like men do.
Read MoreTraction
David A. Bednar told the story of his friend who bought a pickup, took it up in the snowy mountains to get a load of firewood, and promptly got stuck. He was unable to extricate the pickup from where it was stuck in the snow.
Read MoreA Pearl of Great Price
Nearly everything of value that I know, I learned from my wife.
When I was a senior in high school, I became focused on a beautiful, happy girl with a radiant smile. I felt happy when I was around her. I felt good. I felt like smiling. It took me five years, but I succeeded in marrying her. She taught me how to smile, and I’ve been smiling ever since.
Letter To Mom
Your great grandson, Isaac, spoke in church yesterday. It was Mother’s Day. He said that we should all write letters to our mothers. A great longing came over me to be able to do so. I haven’t seen you for 31 years now; but I’ve no doubt that you see me, and know what I do. I think that if I was to write you a letter, you’d probably read it.
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