Today at church I had a wonderful experience with a member of our ward that would not have been possible with Google.  We have a new member that was baptized recently in our ward from China.  She has a wonderful testimony, but struggles a bit with English.  She would like to go to the temple to do baptisms for the dead so it was my responsibility to meet with her and assess her preparation for the temple.   ...

I just stumbled across Amazon Mom the other day. No, Amazon Mom is not a super-warrior mother of other warrior women, it's a program Amazon offer's targeted at mothers or anyone who is responsible for buying diapers and other essentials for babies and young children. Basically, you put diapers, wipes, and other items you might need to your Subscribe & Save list. Normally Amazon gives you a 5% discount o ...

Questions are powerful things. This is the 1st of several posts about how to use them to help other people. A primary doctrine of Mormonism is service and sacrifice: putting somebody else's needs above our own. These posts will help you use questions to bless the lives of others. The Power of Close-Ended Questions In lots of situations we're taught that we need to use "open-ended" questions. Meaning questio ...

I remember, as a student at the University of Utah, being in a classroom where I noticed one of my fellow students wearing a University of Michigan t-shirt. This came as no surprise to me because I had previously engaged in a conversation with him about his full-time mission to the state of Michigan. I then witnessed a conversation between him and another student whom was not a member of the church. The non ...

Have you ever met anyone that has an amazing mind for retention? You can typically find these freaks of nature teaching LDS institute at your local college. Any topic can come up and they confidently say, "That reminds me of a scripture; let's turn to it, shall we?" Contrast that with someone like myself. I usually say, "That reminds me of a scripture....let's see...was it in 2 Nephi? Maybe it was in the bo ...

Guest post by Alex Balinski When I received my mission call to Argentina in 2008, I wish there had been a resource like PreparetoServe.com. When I received my call, I was ecstatic to watch anything about Argentina. Unfortunately back then there were only one or two documentaries about Argentina we could find at the library. Now, with the explosion of Youtube, I no longer have difficulty finding videos about ...

Middle-aged Mormon Man has two excellent solutions for teaching children to behave and cooperate in Sacrament meeting and Church as a whole. One is focused around a punishment (gasp) and making "going to the hall" less-pleasant than sitting in the meeting. The other promotes a reward for good behavior. The Table Method Eventually they would fuss or cry to get carried out of the meeting. But instead of takin ...

Okay, so it's not 2012 anymore. But that's okay, it was a great year to be a Mormon. The Church enjoyed unprecedented attention. So I'm going to ignore the fact that I'm weeks late on getting this final giveaway up, and pretend it's still 2012. Congratulations to our Giveaway 4 Winner! Congratulations to Angie Oliverson on winning 1 year of MyHeritage Premium Plus! We're still trying to confirm our other wi ...

http://youtu.be/xI1r12C5L_E We're going to be doing our 2nd MLH Live Hangout on Google+. Here's the details: When: Sunday the 20th of Jan 2013 at 8PM Mountain Time. Where: Google+ Live Hangout - but check back here and we'll have the live streaming right in this post. What: Review our recent giveaways, hopefully with a few of our winners and/or sponsors Announcing our final giveaway (watch the show for a co ...

And... we're back! After a few days of needed R&R for Christmas and the surrounding days, I'm back to doing our giveaways! This one's for any Genealogists or anyone interested in Family History! Congratulations to our Giveaway 3 Winners! Congratulations to Nathan V. for winning our 1st place prize, including some awesome iOS apps, an iPad case, and more! Also congratulations to Angie O., our 2nd place i ...