My Mom, the Missionary

My Mom, the Missionary

by | May 8, 2018

Lavona’s Service Early years My mother went on a mission when she was 20 years old in 1955.  She had enrolled at BYU that fall to begin another semester, until it was interrupted.  That October, her parents came to Utah for General Conference.  Her Dad visited...
Of Turtles, Teens, and Tots

Of Turtles, Teens, and Tots

by | Jul 11, 2015

Boundaries:  A Turtle Adventure (The Right Amount of Freedom!) So, we have two little desert turtles that we call Crush and Speed.  Originally, they lived in an aquarium on top of our bookshelf.  They had plenty of lettuce and each other for company, but it just...
Dad, We Need You!!

Dad, We Need You!!

by | Jun 15, 2014

The Profound Place of Fathers Dear Dad, I love you.  I desperately need your loving but firm limits!  Please love me enough to be there, with your wise counsel, your protection, and your boundaries… Look what happens when we don’t have Fathers around us: “Of...