My Other Ward
I had a dream I was talking with Prince William (of England), who was a counselor in my ward’s bishopric. (I dream big). We were sitting at a round table in a nondescript room...
Author: Allemande Left
My Mother’s Quilt
The Quilt written by Kathleen Powers, May 2003 I love how this poem uses quilting as a metaphor. We might have been dogmatic and precise, even ripping apart our efforts if they did not...
The Patterns of Life
My mother was an excellent knitter, especially with mittens, hats and sweaters. She often wove pictures into the sweaters. When my daughter was in her Madeline phase (“In an old house in Paris that...
Relief Society Lesson Plan: “Missionary Work: Sharing What is in Your Heart” by Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Link to the talk: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2019/04/14uchtdorf There is so much material in this talk, and as if often the case with Elder Uchtdorf, sometimes what he doesn’t say is as important as what he does...
Playing the Music of Our Lives
A Lenten Offering as we begin Holy Week. I am called to a meeting where a musical score is introduced. It is the story of our lives, I am told, complete with movements,...
Relief Society Lesson Plan: “The Atonement of Jesus Christ” by Tad R. Callister
Link to the talk: The Atonement of Jesus Christ, April 2019 Introduce lesson with a brief bio of Elder Callister: Currently serving as President of the Sunday School General Presidency Served a mission in...
God-centered or Church-centered
Living in the eastern US, we do do not hear, in person, from members of the Seventy or other GAs very often. So when Lawrence Corbridge, of the Seventy, presided at our stake conference,...
Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear to Tread
1981, Fall Semester, Nursing 201, was the introductory class in our nursing program. The words, “Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear To Tread” were written on the blackboard. The phrase was new to...
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