Here’s an exercise to review General Conference and pull some of the ideas and thoughts that are most pertinent to you. Read through the talks of the 15 men that we sustain as prophets, seers, and revelators (the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles).  As you read, identify those paragraphs or ideas [...]

Extraction – that’s when you get something forcibly removed – and a lot of pain and suffering come with it.  That’s what some of us think about when they mention the word in relation to family history.  Extracting those names is tied to hours and hours of painful work staring at blurry microfilm images in [...]

Ever wonder about the rising generation?  Will they share the same values as you?  What kind of character will they have?  What can you do to help them become good people? There is a great website at https://www.lds.org/youth/for-the-strength-of-youth?lang=eng that provides inspiring messages on issues relevant to the youth today.  The messages ring true and will help our [...]

As we approach the end of another year we think of those new year’s resolutions and what we’d like to change about our lives.  Change can take a lot of work and can be kind of hard.  But, change can be fun and exciting too.  As we improve and see ourselves making progress in important [...]

We live in a wonderful time in the history of the world.  At no other time has there been so much information available, to some many people, for little to no cost.  Our opportunities to learn and use that information for good are virtually endless.  Technology plays a big role in making that information available [...]

Ever disgusted with the magazines showing in the store, the billboards along the road, or the advertisements in the paper?  Have you always meant to voice your opinion but you were just too nervous to call people? Hail the wonders of email. With email you can easily send your opinion without having to touch the [...]

President Eyring, First Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints made a few comments at the dedication of the BYU Broadcasting Building that have made me stop and think. He said that the Lord “has revealed the technology that enables the Church to take full advantage of these [...]

Have you ever been teaching a class at church only to see drooping heads and eyelids from your semi-comatose learners as you read through the lesson from start to finish?  Why not liven things up a bit by using some of the resources already available from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints? Youth.lds.org – an [...]

Ever been at some historic site or scene of grandeur and wish that you could capture the whole thing in one picture but you just can’t step back any more because of that cliff or lake?  Don’t fret. All you need to do is start at the left (or right) and take pictures one after [...]

Is your computer moaning every time you turn it on?  Does it grind through tasks at a painstakingly slow pace?  Is it older than half of your food storage?  Maybe it’s time you put the poor thing out to pasture and invest in a brand new, fast and sleek piece of computing wonder. But, how [...]