LDS Family Values

"It is good for people to know . . . how family centered our theology and our lifestyles are. . . ."Mormons place particularly strong emphasis on family as the basic unit of the Church and of society. We have a deep commitment to marriage (defined as a union between one man and one woman). Polygamy, a limited practice in the early pioneer days of the Church, was discontinued in 1890, some 117 years ago."

Families and individuals, whether members of our faith or not, can attend Sunday services in our chapels. Here we worship together, instructing one another from the scriptures."

Latter day Saint families are encouraged to hold family home evenings weekly, usually on Monday nights. This provides a regular and predictable time for parents to teach values to their children and to have fun together. . . ."

The Church has auxiliary programs for women, youth, and children as a support to the family. . . .

-- M. Russell Ballard, "Faith, Family, Facts, and Fruits," Ensign, Nov. 2007, 26

Quote: Procrastination

"There is no tomorrow to remember if we don’t do something today, and to live most fully today, we must do that which is of greatest importance. Let us not procrastinate those things which matter most."

-- Thomas S. Monson, "Treasure of Eternal Value", Ensign , April 2008, 4–9

Tribute to President Gordon B. Hinckley

I'm going to miss President Hinckley tremendously - he passed away last night - but oh, what a wonderful reunion he must have had. We love you President Hinckley! I found this quote and it reminded me of him -- a straight arrow!

If you hold to high standards and try diligently to build your life on principles, you may well be labeled as a prude, a do-gooder, unsophisticated, square — a straight arrow . If they don't want you to be a straight arrow, then what would they have you be — lascivious, a do-badder, sinful, shapeless — a crooked arrow ? Can you imagine anything as useless as a crooked arrow? If you wanted to hit a target, reach a goal, predict a course of flight, which arrow would you pick? In working out his plans, do you imagine God picks crooked arrows?
-- Adrian Van Mondfrans, BYU Devotional, Becoming Men and Women of Principle,
June 1st, 1982

Happy New Year!

It's been way too long since I've had time to blog. Working too hard. But this year I have set some really great personal and business goals -- work hard, play hard, and relax. Life is too short to get stressed out.

My team at LDSAudio.com has been great -- working really hard to keep the company alive. It looks like we have been able to overcome the huge obstacles we were facing -- at least to the point that we are dedicated to keeping the company moving forward. If you love uplifting LDS music, audiobooks, and LDS MP3s -- check us out!