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HOW DO I RE-EDUCATE MY FAMILY FROM THE PHILOSOPHIES OF MAN?
After being crushed as a mother, and surfacing back to the top after having one child leave the Church—and another attempt to take his life, I realized just how much my home had been compromised by the current culture, and what role that culture had played in the breakdown of my family. This is when I humbly asked God: “How do I begin to take my family out of the murkiness of the world?” The answer to the question I had asked came with an assignment through a dear friend. He knew of our desire and struggles and suggested that If Brad and I was really wanting to take the…
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WOULD YOU EVER DRINK FROM DIRTY DITCH WATER?
James Stoddard had a way of calling things out which caused you to have to make a decision usually instantly on the spot! It was his sense of humor—a sarcastic side of him that I found amusing and grew fond of throughout the years as I enjoyed playing off of it. However, the first time he used sarcasm with me to call out my idols and our family worldly behaviors were when he asked me a question straight up “Do you like to drink from spring water, or do you like irrigation ditch water?” I didn’t quite understand this quizzing as it seemed pretty simple—so I gave a quick response…
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SEEK YE OUT OF THE BEST BOOKS
“…seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith. -D&C 88:118 He was not referring to ‘classics’. When I first read this scripture years ago as a young mother, I thought the “best books” referred to ‘classics.’ Therefore, I began to set up our home library based upon this type of book. We loved the hunt at thrift shops looking for the missing book to add to our collection. We also began following the TJED model and started collecting those books that were recommended to us! I loved this…
