To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
I was lucky to sit in at a luncheon where Elder Bednar spoke the other day. He instructed us to pull out some paper and a pen, and with our notes teach our families about the true meaning of Christmas. Tree He first points out a regular Christmas tree. When you gaze upon your Christmas […]
Christmas is a time of joy and happiness. Yet sometimes realities of our situation press upon us and we find little joy or happiness. Times have gotten real hard real fast for a lot of people this Christmas. But for many, every day of the year can be hard, so when Christmas rolls around, there’s […]
To review, the letter X is actually the Greek letter Chi. Xmas has been used for hundreds of years in religious writing, where the X represents a Greek chi, the first letter of Χριστος, “Christ.” So Xmas was a code phrase for Christ or Christmas. Symbolically let’s look at another thing. Chi is the first […]
Aunt Em was the beloved Emmeline B. Wells, the long-time editor of the Woman’s Exponent. The following article was written by her, for the newspaper, and published in the Dec 15, 1875 edition. Let this serve as our own little reminder of Christmases past from our one and only Aunt Em. A Little Chat About […]
It takes an effort to keep Christ in Christmas. So many things come to dilute, replace, and expunge Jesus Christ from our Christmas holiday. Have you been watching as each year we are requested to be more and more politically correct, open, and accepting, to other holidays being celebrated at this time of year, but […]
I’m going to go out on a ledge and reprint an article found in the Woman’s Exponent from March 1, 1874. I am printing it in its entirety. It doesn’t give a date, or time period, and it doesn’t say how the editors of the Exponent found it, but it is interesting nevertheless. Mr. […]
I am a sucker for Christmas movies. Back when I originally wrote this post, I relied on the Thanksgiving newspaper to give me the schedule for upcoming Christmas movies, so I could set my DVR. As I update this post, I simply check Netflix, my Hallmark channel, or YouTube to find my favorites and watch anytime […]
Thanksgiving isn’t the only time to be thankful, but this yearly reminder sure helps those of us who suffer from gratitude amnesia. I’d like to thank everyone for hanging in here with me. I’m thankful for all the things I’ve learned as I’ve researched our Relief Society’s history. I’ve thrown in some personal thoughts and […]
Advent calendars used to be all the rage. They were forgotten for a while, but they are now making a comeback. Maybe this year, instead of focusing on getting the right number of gifts for family members, you might elect to focus on advent activities all month long. There are so many creative people out in […]
Weather is not the reason why we wear clothing. It’s a good reason, but there is a better reason. We wear clothes to cover the body and not suggest alternate activities that can be done with the body (if you get my drift). By looking around, we can judge pretty quickly everyone by their clothing. […]
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