Getting Strong
The “Rocky” movies that spanned my childhood were a favorite for my family. We all cheered for and saw ourselves in the story of an underdog fighter taking on the undisputed champion without the help of premier coaching, facilities or...
Read MoreFitly Framed
Opening a large box full of finished boards with small bags of different kinds of screws, fasteners, handles and hinges, my son and I began to construct a piece of furniture whose instructions indicated that it would take 1-2 hours...
Read MoreLift Up Your Voice
While attending a congregation that was not my own, I had the opportunity to sit by a woman who explained to me that she was new to the congregation and had spent many years away from church activity. She held...
Read MorePoor, Obscure, Plain and Little
A family history class using as a title Jane Eyre’s famous line, “…I am poor, obscure, plain and little…” was taught at Rootstech last week. The large room was full, every seat was taken and many stood to the side...
Read MoreBuilding Zion
Anna Elizabeth Ruesch was nine years old in June of 1873 when her family left their ten room home on the Rhine River in Switzerland to gather with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Salt Lake...
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