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Are We Really Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

By Jan Tolman
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July 29, 2019
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| General Conference Odyssey

Living the gospel of Jesus Christ is a daily effort and one we should consciously strive to do. In this closing session of the October 1984 General Conference, Elder Pinnock mentions how Elder Fyans shared his method of studying the scriptures. Because his stake conference assignments kept him away from his ward’s Gospel Doctrine class, […]

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A Visit to Preston, England

By Jan Tolman
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July 25, 2019
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| History

Recently, we traveled to Great Britain and enjoyed some pretty amazing sights. One thing I wanted to be sure to see was Preston, England. Neither my husband nor I have ancestors who come from this area, but this is an important part of Church History and something I always wanted to see for myself. In […]

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Posted in History Tagged early converts 1 Comment

A Double-Sided Parentage

By Jan Tolman
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July 22, 2019
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| General Conference Odyssey

A lot of us complain about how hard it is to be a parent, but Boyd K. Packer made me think of parentage in a whole new way in his October 1984 talk, The Pattern of Our Parentage. We are not merely parents of naughty children. We are future gods raising future gods. This idea […]

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Posted in General Conference Odyssey Tagged Families, parenting, Strong families Leave a comment

New Youth and Children Program Good for Adults Too

By Jan Tolman
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July 19, 2019
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| Young Women

The new Youth and Children program has been announced. At least, they’re giving us a little more information. We still have much to look forward to. But don’t regard this just for youth and children. It’s good for adults too. The way I understand, the program is more for individual goal setting in specific areas. […]

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Posted in Young Women Tagged Children, Goals, Youth 1 Comment

Finding Ancestors Through Family Search

By Jan Tolman
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July 18, 2019
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| Family History/Genealogy

Family History work is moving forward in leaps and bounds. Have you climbed aboard the train? Family Search is very user-friendly and offers a lot of helpful videos, articles, and research tips on their Help page and Research Wiki. The Family Tree app is easy to use and is actually feeding you ancestors to take […]

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Marriage With Eternity in View

By Jan Tolman
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July 15, 2019
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| General Conference Odyssey

This session of conference (October 1984) offers a talk on marriage, given by Marion D. Hanks. Oh boy!! There is so much to say about marriage, I hardly know where to start! Think about what you know about marriage. How many good marriages have you seen? How many more bad marriages have you seen? And […]

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The Overwhelming Lot of a Relief Society

By Jan Tolman
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July 11, 2019
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| Relief Society

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asks a lot of its members. I made a list just to see how overwhelmed I can feel. Daily and Family Prayer Family Home Evening Personal and Family Scripture Reading Family Council Financial and Debt Management Provident Living Tithing and “a generous” Fast Offering Food Storage Emergency […]

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Women Who Use Spiritual Power

By Jan Tolman
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July 8, 2019
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| General Conference Odyssey

Do women realize the spiritual power they have access to as baptized members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Three addresses, given during the October 1984 Saturday afternoon session of conference, talk about the spiritual power that is available to us if we will only call for it.   “The Joy of […]

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Ongoing Restoration of The Church of Jesus Christ

By Jan Tolman
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July 1, 2019
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| General Conference Odyssey

President Russell M. Nelson has told us that the restoration of The Church of Jesus Christ is ongoing as changes will increasingly occur. “Eat your vitamins.” Thirty-five years ago, Elder Neal A. Maxwell spoke about the church coming out of obscurity. He too explained how the restoration is a process. “Furthermore, God has chosen to […]

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Posted in General Conference Odyssey Tagged Minute Book, Priesthood/Relief Society, Purpose, Relief Society history 2 Comments

A Valiant Power to Mind the Gap

By Jan Tolman
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June 27, 2019
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| Relief Society

The underground train, in London, is much narrower than the tunnel it travels through, so much so, there is a gap as you step from train to platform. Signs and announcers remind you constantly to beware of getting caught in the gap. As I saw the signs and heard the announcements, I remembered a talk […]

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