by dwhite | Feb 1, 2013 | Teen Life
Valentine’s Day can be a hard day if you’re alone. I personally don’t give much heed to the commercialized holiday, even though I’m happily married. I recognize that it was created to generate revenue for industry and that all the hype around Valentine’s Day puts a...
by dwhite | Feb 23, 2012 | Finding Truth, Teen Life, Understanding Your Mormon Friend, Youth
Sister Elaine Dalton, General President of the Young Women Organization (for young women ages 12–18) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often misidentified as the Mormon Church) participated in a live chat on February 23, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. EST. This...
by dwhite | Jan 5, 2012 | Agency, Mormonism, Repentance
by Jessica The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly called the Mormon Church) holds its members to high standards. There are certain covenants members take upon themsleves, which they strive every day to work on and keep. There are times,...
by dwhite | Dec 13, 2011 | Encouragement, Humility, Obedience
by Jessica Around the time that I was finishing high school, my parents ran into some financial difficulties. Everyone goes through something like that at one point or another. Since there were still 3 children living at home, food was something that was essential,...
by dwhite | Nov 29, 2011 | Agency, Mormonism, Repentance
Jr. High can be one of the hardest times in a child’s life. I wish that I could say that I wasn’t one of those kids, but that’s not the case. I did not have the mouth–brain filter that I’ve since worked on back then. I said something that was apparently very mean to a...