by Lisa M. | Feb 12, 2017 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Scriptures |
I remember as a kid every time I told my parents, “That’s not fair!” their response was, “Life isn’t fair.” Now, as often happens, I find myself perpetuating this parental cycle and saying the same thing to my children. There are times in every person’s life when each...
by Lisa M. | Feb 12, 2017 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormon Thoughts |
For more than a decade, I always told my kids that I have children, not dogs. Some people can take care of both, but I wasn’t one of those people. A few months ago, however, our situation changed. All of a sudden I realized that I didn’t have little kids. And then we...
by Lisa M. | Dec 4, 2016 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, How Beliefs Shape Mormon Culture |
Christmas is the season of giving— and there is no better gift than to share the light of Christ. This gift can be shared with anyone and everyone. It need not cost much, if any, money. It can fit into any schedule and budget. And it can be as simple as small acts of...
by Lisa M. | Dec 1, 2016 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, How Beliefs Shape Mormon Culture |
Christmas is the season of love, hope… and lights. We put lights everywhere— on our houses, our trees and even around the neighborhood. But have we ever stopped to wonder why that is? The Savior Himself gave us the answer, I am the light of the world: he that...
by Lisa M. | Nov 23, 2016 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormon Thoughts |
As November wanes, many people start thinking about Black Friday and what’s going on sale and what they need to do to get ready for Christmas. And Thanksgiving begins to feel like the holiday between Halloween and Christmas. But really, Thanksgiving is a great...
by Lisa M. | Oct 13, 2016 | AAAA Mormon Beliefs Website, Mormons and Religious Liberty |
Religion and politics are two topics that incite perhaps the most heated debates in our country— especially during a presidential election year. Every four years the presidential campaigns seem to get increasingly nasty. Even in my own family we can’t agree which is...