Contributor: Raising the Bar member Here is how the ‘Holiness to the Lord’ placards our son thought might help families with celebrating Shekinah turned out. We have decided to display ours year-round in our entry, and are still trying to decide if we want to paint it or not. Someone mentioned that they would make […]
Contributor: Emily Dayley Its really nice to hear from some many others who dont celebrate Halloween. When we stopped celebrating Halloween, we replaced it with the Fall Feasts (or holidays) from the Bible. It has been such a a grand blessing for my family! The feast of tabernacles, or Sukkot started Sunday, and continues for […]
Contributor: Hannah Stoddard Our family was given the most BEAUTIFUL gift this Christmas from a neighbor in our ward. We don’t know this couple very well, but they knocked unexpectedly at our door and said that they were touched by my father’s testimony on Joseph Smith a little while ago. Since Joseph Smith’s birthday is […]
Contributed by: Hannah Stoddard Since our family has Jewish ancestry and because we came to realize, several years ago, that “Hanukkah” is connected to the birth and prophetic mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith, we celebrate our own version of this day each year and the kids LOVE it! It is a time of celebration, […]
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Article – Do We Still Believe in the Patriarchal Order? Documentary – Biblical Young Women Home & Family FAQs 01) BIRTH-CONTROL: What is the first commandment ever given by the Lord to man? How does the Lord feel about birth control? Should couples postpone having children? 02) OVERPOPULATION: Is the earth overpopulated? Is there enough food and resources to […]
**Please leave a comment below if you know of a wholesome, refined dance we should add to our directory! English Country Dance Auretti’s Dutch Skipper Black Nag Duke of Kent’s Waltz Accompaniment Music Grimstock Hole in the Wall Jack’s Health The Indian Queen Purchase accompaniment music here American Country Basic Square Dance Cotton Eye Joe […]
“I have been requested several times to put together a list of recommended books for teens. I hope the following compilation is helpful for parents and children striving to fill their library with works that are virtuous, lovely, of good report and praiseworthy. Comment below if you have recommendations!” (Hannah Stoddard) YT = for teens […]
Elder Gene R. Cook made the following comment in regard to the standard for music in his own home. “We determined to maintain our family music standard of Church music, classical music, or other good general music, but no light or hard rock or anything like unto it.” (Gene R. Cook, Raising Up a Family […]
Latter-day Courtship: A new (old) approach to dating L. Hannah Stoddard, edited by James F. Stoddard III and L. Sarah Stoddard We have been told that “we’ve never had a better generation of young people in the Church than we have today.” Why then are we losing more to immorality than we have ever lost? […]
James F. Stoddard III I believe that every feeling, every emotion that can be felt by man, can be expressed through music. Can it be that while we have been immersed in this medium, we have been seduced and distracted to forget its power for good or evil? My story with music begins when I […]
Thank you to this contributor for offering these additional comments after reading the article, To Date or Not To Date? That is the Question. Hello Hannah, I sincerely enjoyed reading [To Date or Not To Date? That is the Question]. This is a topic my dad has well-educated his children on, and on which I personally have […]
James F. Stoddard III Often when entertainment, specifically movies, are discussed in a Christian setting several phrases are used: We believe in watching movies that. . . . . . portray heroes as individuals who are honest. Integrity is upheld as essential to a successful life. Characters, who are dishonest, will always be villains. Acts […]
