Ensign Apr 2008: The Healing Power of Hymns

Posted on April 23, 2008
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There was a time in my life when I strayed far from the principles I knew to be true. Because of this, I felt terribly unhappy. Although I believed that the Atonement worked for other people, in my mind I was too far gone for it to apply to me. I thought I wasn’t worth saving.

Ensign Apr 2008: The Healing Power of Hymns

Ensign Apr 2008: Ethel and Edna

Posted on April 22, 2008
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When I was a young woman, newly married and pregnant with my first child, I did not attend church regularly. My parents had taught me the gospel, but I was struggling with my testimony. My husband and I felt unsure what direction we wanted our lives to go. I went to church when it was convenient for me, but I certainly did not want a calling or to have anything to do with Relief Society. In my mind Relief Society was for my grandmothers—not for me.

Ensign Apr 2008: Ethel and Edna

Ensign Apr 2008: Help and Hope in Washington, D.C.

Posted on April 21, 2008
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It’s 6:30 p.m. on a Wednesday in the Washington D.C. Third Ward meetinghouse. The multipurpose room is filling up with excited youth. Tutoring doesn’t begin for half an hour, but it’s hard to study on an empty stomach.

Ensign Apr 2008: Help and Hope in Washington, D.C.