Concept

By jtolman • September 7th, 2010

There are many ways to interpret Isaiah, as seen by the many Isaiah-made-easy type books that are out there.  We still struggle through, or stay clear, of that precious book.  Precious, because Nephi said if we don’t understand it, we may just miss the entire boat of the purpose of earthlife. As far as I’m [...]

School is starting up.  It’s always an exciting time of year with new clothes, new schools and classes, and new friends.  It’s also a break for mom.  Come on, admit it!  You can actually have a couple of hours to do something you want to do, finally.  But, then come the after school activities and [...]

Have you ever been visit taught and the companionship begins a game of “I have it worse” in front of you, leaving you out completely?  Maybe you’ve visited someone only to have them list, and repeat, their ailments until you have to boldly look at your watch and excuse yourself.  Such are the joys of Visiting [...]

The prophets foretold a long time ago that marriage would be under fire; that children would be in danger if left to their own devices; and that temptation would pull women out of their duty. We are seeing this more and more as the years get full to overflowing with technological shortcuts that make homemaking [...]

The World, Satan, and Life typically separates us and keeps us feeling alone and powerless.  But Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ gather us together in their arms in love.   As members of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ, we are commanded to mourn with those who mourn, comfort those in need of [...]

It’s really hard to watch the news these days and hear once again that a family has been destroyed by selfishness and lack of self-control.  All of our families are at risk.  We need to help one another stay committed to our husbands and our children.  The world cannot offer us enough to forsake them [...]

If you ever wondered about the value of a woman, just read these words from President John Taylor.  I hope we finally learn to understand just how important a womanly woman is. “The Latter-day Saints have often been ridiculed on account of their belief in the pre-existence of spirits, and for marrying for time and [...]

Everyone born on this earth has at least one talent.  So many people will say “except me”, or “I was late standing in line that day” or some other self-deprecating comment.  But that fact remains true:  Everyone has at least one talent, and more than likely they have more. Why is it wards tend to [...]

 I have been playing around with an idea for an experiment, but need some of you Relief Society Presidents to put it into action for me.  I just want to see if it would work.  Is anyone game?  If you are…you just need a two-month block of time to see it through.  Please get back [...]

There are several thoughts, questions, and ideas going through my head that I’m just going to pour out in this post, and think about…publicly. Recently, I have experienced moments where I feel like a message is being forced into my head. I just have to think about it and let it stir my conscience into [...]