Music Download: The Family Is of God

The Friend has posted an MP3 download of a song whose sheet music appears in the magazine this month. “The Family Is of God” can be downloaded at the Friend’s Web site in two versions: with vocals and without vocals. It’s a nice little song with a strong melody and lyrics that teach a good message.

Photo Gallery: Guatemala

The New Era has posted a gallery of photos from the article “From Generation to Generation” in the September issue. The article centers on two teenage members of a family in Guatemala. The photos aren’t breathtaking landscapes or stunning portraits such as those you might see in National Geographic, but they tell the story of [...]

Love, Limits, and Latitude

The August Ensign contains an article with great guidelines to common-sense parenting. “Love, Limits, and Latitude,” by Craig H. Hart, Lloyd D. Newell, and Julie H. Haupt, offers advice on avoiding parenting that is too authoritarian or too permissive, focusing instead on the love parents should show toward their children, as well as the limits they should set [...]

I Almost Lost My Sister

Whether directly or indirectly, most people’s lives have been affected by someone who has suffered from some form of depression. And when someone close to you goes so far as to attempt suicide, your feelings and thoughts can range from confused to angry to guilty.
This month’s New Era includes a story called “I Almost Lost [...]

Grasshoppers, Purple Bathtubs, and Other Surprises

As we all know from reading the comments of bloggernacle denizens who studiously read the Church magazines each month, the stories in the magazines never reflect the real lives of average Latter-day Saints. They’re just pablum, eyewash, mini-sermons that are sanitized for general LDS consumption.
Well, I, of course, disagree somewhat with that assessment, and I [...]

How Long Are You Going to Keep Me?

This month’s New Era contains a sweet little story about an LDS family who adopted a Chinese girl, who always asked them a certain question. In “How Long Are You Going to Keep Me?” the author, Ryan Marie Lusvardi, tells of the various ways his family answered his new sister’s question, telling her that they were [...]

By Divine Design

This month’s Ensign and Liahona contain an article that uses images from Asian culture in order to highlight important teachings found in “The Family: A Proclamation to the World.” “By Divine Design”includes several examples of Asian art, which are a refreshing change of pace from what you usually see in the Church magazines.  

 

This artwork [...]

Helping Children Cope with Traumatic Situations

This month’s Ensign has an article with help for families that have experienced some sort of trauma. In “Helping Children Cope with Traumatic Situations,” a mother tells how a family crisis involving her newborn daughter affected her two-year-old son. She talks about the complex emotions and behaviors her son exhibited after this traumatic situation, as well as [...]