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Comment on Mormon Institute at the University of Utah by Terrie Lynn Bittner

Terrie Lynn Bittner — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:31:22 +0000

This page has a listing of institutes and contact numbers:
http://www.lds.org/institutes

You can also ask your ward leadership where the nearest class is. Many stakes hold classes even if they don’t have a building.

Comment on Mormon Institute at the University of Utah by JaneAnn Jirsa

JaneAnn Jirsa — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:13:28 +0000

I don’t know for sure the purpose of this website, but I am looking for an institute class or Know your Religion class. If anyone can advise me on this subject, thank you!

Comment on Preparing for the Empty Nest While Children are Young by Shauna Wheelwright

Shauna Wheelwright — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:43:21 +0000

I wish I would have known about this earlier! After my “baby” left for his mission I went into a serious depression. I had to “find” things to do, which isn’t easy when you are depressed. I found a job that I really like. But now I am looking even further into the future and applying this same idea to “when I am retired.” I am starting my list now!

Comment on Eternally Safe Choices–Undertanding Agency by Claire

Claire — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:24:44 +0000

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on agency. My blog on happiness has also discussed this principle in relationship to how we allow happiness to be fully present in our lives. I think it is rather easy to understand the principle of agency; after all, it makes perfect sense–especially when you have been taught the Plan of Salvation. The harder part is truly embracing agency–i.e. accepting the consequences of your own bad choices, or, painfully watching a child choose poorly, knowing they will have to face the consequences someday. I have known so many good parents in the Church, parents who love their children, and have raised them according to the correct principles and doctrines of the church. Yet–their children have rebelled and made poor choices, sometime choices that have affected their entire lives. When you are in the thick of this situation as a parent, agency becomes a very hard principle to embrace. You find yourself wanting to cocoon your children–keeping them from any danger–but that’s not the plan (rather, it was Satan’s plan). Its a difficult balancing act as a parent, to know where to draw the line with a child, how much free reign to give, how many boundaries without causing a rebellious backlash from the child. Joseph Smith was truly inspired when he said, “Teach them correct principles and let them govern themselves.” But as a parent, that is a lot easier said than done!

Comment on Preparing for the Empty Nest While Children are Young by Gary McCallister

Gary McCallister — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:27:35 +0000

When our youngest son was 14 he began to resent too much mothering, which caused my wife sadness and some tensions. We had three others in college or on missions and so she asked me what I thought about going back into teaching. She did and it immediatley eased the tension and made for a happier teenage experience with the last child.

I often tell people that they have less time than they think to influence their children. By somewhere around 14 yrs. old they start not wanting to hear quite so much what you have to say, although they still watch intently what you do.

Comment on Preparing for the Empty Nest While Children are Young by Teresa Howells

Teresa Howells — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:37:52 +0000

Good article. And for single moms, instead of keeping your relationship with your spouse alive, make sure to keep your relationships with your friends alive. Sometimes it’s easy to get so caught up with your kids that your friendships can fall by the wayside.