I Married a Family
April 30, 2018[…] slap little hands that got into mischief or swat a little behind if its owner disobeyed an order. But not Will. We had a rule that the boys could go to only one show […]
[…] slap little hands that got into mischief or swat a little behind if its owner disobeyed an order. But not Will. We had a rule that the boys could go to only one show […]
[…] any of these three purposes is neglected the balance and richness of our family is impaired. Basic order is essential. This to me means beds, dishes, and general pick-up must be done consistently and […]
For the most part, Mormons have been a socially homogeneous people. True, the initial Anglo-American stock was reinforced from time to time by immigrants from Western Europe, but these converts were quickly absorbed into […]
[…] thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God. (Micah 6:6-8, italics added) Jesus was a true disciple of the prophets; He quoted them affirmatively. In Mormon […]
[…] at the beginning of the Solemn Assembly. President Tanner called each priesthood rank of the Church in order (First Presidency, Apostles, General Authorities, High Priests, etc., to Aaronic Priesthood and general assembly) to stand […]
It was in the year 1930, after an unusual “calling” from the Church, that I made a momentous personal decision: to enter the Divinity School of the University of Chicago and work toward the […]
[…] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” Brigham Young University, 1971. Schrader, David Frederick. “Satisfaction with Parenthood over Eight Stages of the Life Cycle for Latter-day Saint Couples: An Exploratory Study.” Brigham Young University, […]
[…] necessity. But even Jefferson would agree that religious faith was necessary for the stability of the social order. The Baptists, Presbyterians and Methodists who supported him were intent not upon the destruction of religious […]
So much of Utah’s early history has religious significance that the artist attempting to preserve its heritage has often found himself interpreting people and events of some concern to the Mormon Church. To the […]
[…] excluded (or, when necessary, tolerated). At one time, longer in Arizona than elsewhere, it meant the United Order of communal living, the community being one total family of cooperating individual families. For a time […]