Live Within Your Means

It is hardly news today to hear of the stock market going up or down several hundred points.  Thousands are out of jobs and struggling, which leads to financial turmoil in society and even more so in families around the world.  But there is hope in the gospel.  Here is a great quote! “If there [...]

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Work and more Work!

Nearly 100 years after the early pioneers entered the valley, a severe economic depression was impacting the world and unemployment was very high. The First Presidency organized a welfare program for the Church. As he introduced the basic principles of Church Welfare President HeberJ. Grant said: “Our primary purpose was to set up, in so [...]

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Ezra Taft Benson – Socialism

(How to Download Video - Direct Video URL =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGAaOATLLrg) (How to Download Video - Direct Video URL =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isLB2oH3Mew) It isn’t often that we talk about politics.  It is one of those topics have a tendency to polarize the parties involved in discussion.  That being said, we came across this talk recently and it really made an impression [...]

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If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear

Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,  “If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 36 “Avoid excessive debt. Necessary debt should be incurred only after careful, thoughtful prayer and after obtaining the best possible advice. We need the discipline to stay well within our ability to pay. [...]

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God’s Wheel

Taken from Famous Poets and Poems by Shel Silverstein GOD’S WHEEL GOD says to me with a kind  of smile, “Hey how would you like  to be God awhile And steer the world?” “Okay,” says I, “I’ll give it a try. Where do I set? How much do I get? What time is lunch? When can [...]

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I Belong…

Children’s Song Book page 77 – The Church of Jesus Christ Janice Kapp Perry D&C 115:4-5 I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know who I am.  I know God’s plan.  I’ll follow him in faith. I believe in the Savior, Jesus Christ.  I’ll honor his name. I’ll do what [...]

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