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Garagum Çölinden Hemme Dünýädaky Türkmenlere Salam Bolsun
Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan
Türkmen çaga-Turkmen Child
Türkmen gyzlar-Turkmen Women
Türkmen Tamdyr Çörek-Turkmen Bread Cooked In A Tandoor
Türkmen yigitler we gyzlar. Belarus’da-Turkmen young men and women in BelarusLens Authors
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Teaching Happens…
Teaching styles are so important. It seems to me that every person who hates math can trace it to a teacher that they say made them hate math. Every person I know who loves math can trace it to a … Continue reading
Unthinkable, Impossible, Unfathomable, Unprecedented
In this Easter season, we in our family want all of you to know that we believe in religious liberty, in upholding a strong tradition of civil discourse with people who aren’t like us, and in expressing a heart-felt faith in … Continue reading
Posted in Atonement/Christ's Sacrifice, Charity/The Pure Love of Christ, Commandments/God's Laws, Diligence/Discipleship, Faith, Forgiveness, Global Church, Godhead: Heavenly Father/Jesus Christ/The Holy Ghost, Peace, Personal Challenges, Prophets/Apostles/Authorized Church Structure, Temples/Family History/Genealogy, Worship/Testimony/Feeling Things Down Deep
Tagged Civil Discourse, Cleaning Up Mistakes, Commitment, Family Ties, Freedom To Choose, Global Faiths, Religious Liberty, Second Chances
Safe And Secure Walls Around Us
What do you do in your family to develop strong young adults? Here’s what works for us… There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of … Continue reading
Posted in Commandments/God's Laws, Diligence/Discipleship, Education/Knowledge, Family Relationships, Fun/Wholesome Recreation, Hope, Obedience/Submissiveness/ Hearken/Observe, Peace, Prayer, Worship/Testimony/Feeling Things Down Deep
Tagged Children, Come; Follow Me, Deep Discussions, Family Ties, Fight For What's Right, Fun, Living Water, Overcoming Trials, Reading Widely, Right vs. Wrong, Self-imposed Goals, Serving Others, Shakespeare, Skittles, Spectrum Of Opinion, Sports, Standards Of Behavior, Still Small Voice, Tackle Scripture Chase, Teenagers, Trusting Oneself, Weightier Matters Of The Law, Whirlwinds, Young Adults
Callings: Murmur or Magnify?
What’s a “calling” mean to you? As a Mormon, to me it means accepting an assignment from church leaders to serve others. I know my leaders have pondered and discussed and prayed before asking me to serve. After saying Yes, … Continue reading
Posted in Callings/Church Assignments, Charity/The Pure Love of Christ, Diligence/Discipleship, Education/Knowledge, Obedience/Submissiveness/ Hearken/Observe, Personal Revelation, Prayer, Prophets/Apostles/Authorized Church Structure, Serving Others
Tagged Be Yourself, Commitment, Freedom To Choose, Influence/Always Teaching, Out-of-the-box Thinking, Peculiar People, Progression, Seeing People Deeper, Self-imposed Goals, Serving Others, Trusting Others, Walking By Faith
Cleaning Maintenance, And Why A Spider Made Me Lie
Ever wish you could erase a mistake and start anew? I make mistakes all the time. Even after my baptism at eight years old, when I promised always to choose the right, I found I still made mistakes. Like when … Continue reading
Forever Clean: Asking For And Receiving Help
Growing up as a Latter-day Saint youth, I had lots of infrastructure to help me stay clean. Much of that had to do with learning to receive help from the spirit of God, learning to receive the Holy Ghost. From 9th … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Education/Knowledge, Godhead: Heavenly Father/Jesus Christ/The Holy Ghost, Humility, Obedience/Submissiveness/ Hearken/Observe, Ordinances/Covenants, Priesthood/Authority from God, Repentance, Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Worship/Testimony/Feeling Things Down Deep
Tagged Cleaning Up Mistakes, Come; Follow Me, Keeping Promises, Living Water, Progression, Still Small Voice
5 Secrets of Staying Clean
Have you ever been so grungy that you clearly felt unclean? In St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, in the days after Hurricane Katrina, I joined a group of volunteers to help people clean up and repair their homes in the communities … Continue reading
Posted in Atonement/Christ's Sacrifice, Baptism, Obedience/Submissiveness/ Hearken/Observe, Ordinances/Covenants, Repentance
Tagged Be Yourself, Cleaning Up Mistakes, Commitment, Deep Discussions, Fight For What's Right, God's Way—Not Mine, Keeping Promises, Living Water, Practicing What You Preach, Seeing People Deeper, Stand In Holy Places, Standards Of Behavior, Strength And Virtue
Restoring Furniture, a Garden, a Faith
Have you ever felt the delight of rebirth from restoring a garden, breathing new life into the soil with the work of your hands? I’ve found that digging a hole in the yard can be a great stress reliever. Whether the … Continue reading
Posted in Atonement/Christ's Sacrifice, Commandments/God's Laws, Cultural Arts/Music/Dance, Diligence/Discipleship, Education/Knowledge, Faith, Godhead: Heavenly Father/Jesus Christ/The Holy Ghost, Humility, Obedience/Submissiveness/ Hearken/Observe, Peace, Personal Challenges, Prophets/Apostles/Authorized Church Structure, Repentance, Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Tagged God's Way—Not Mine, Open Canon, Peculiar People, Second Chances, Walking By Faith
Scriptures, Sacred Feelings, and Other Small and Simple Things
There’s an expression that some people are “closed books”. It indicates someone who cannot be easily understood, someone unfathomable or puzzling, while others are “open books”. One may feel this way about a book of sacred writings. Some people I know feel … Continue reading
Posted in Education/Knowledge, Faith, Godhead: Heavenly Father/Jesus Christ/The Holy Ghost, Patience, Prayer, Scriptures/Scripture Study, Worship/Testimony/Feeling Things Down Deep
Tagged Be Yourself, Come; Follow Me, Discarding Doubt, Freedom To Choose, God's Way—Not Mine, Living Water, Out-of-the-box Thinking, Overcoming Trials, Questioning Mind, Standards Of Behavior, Still Small Voice
Being Brave: Pre-mortality, Priesthood Power, and the Family Proclamation
A friend just shared this Vocal Point video with me, and an entire post popped in my head. The song is “(I Want To See You Be) Brave,” by Sara Bareilles. I thought of my wife, Kim, of our six … Continue reading
Posted in Education/Knowledge, Faith, Family Relationships, Gender Roles, Global Church, Godhead: Heavenly Father/Jesus Christ/The Holy Ghost, Hope, Humility, Obedience/Submissiveness/ Hearken/Observe, Patience, Peace, Prayer, Premortal Existence, Priesthood/Authority from God
Tagged Acceptance, Be Yourself, Being Brave, Come; Follow Me, Commitment, God's Way—Not Mine, Out-of-the-box Thinking, Priesthood Keys, Questioning Mind, Seeing People Deeper, Spectrum Of Opinion, Walking By Faith, What Do Women Get?
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