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Study: Parents Can Significantly Influence Child’s Mental Health

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Parenting styles that included physical discipline and overcontrolling behavior, referred to as “hostile” parenting, were found to nearly double the risk for their children to develop mental health symptoms, according to a new study, ABC News  reported. The study was published in the medical journal Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, followed over 7,500 children in Ireland from 9 months old until they were up to 9 years old.  Children who were exposed to hostile parenting at age 3 were 1 1/2 times more likely to have high-risk mental health symptoms and 1.6 times more likely to have mild-risk mental health symptoms … Continue reading →

Do You Have a Room of Your Own?

In your home is there a place that is meant just for you? Do you have a room of your own? Having a room of your own is coming back into popularity. It can be a space to relax, to read, to craft or just to be. I first came across the concept of having a room of your own thanks to a coffee table book called, aptly, A Room of Her Own.. The book chronicled spaces carved out by famous female writers, artists and others as their own. These gorgeous spaces reflected the interests of the owners, and ranged … Continue reading →

LDS Week in Review—May 12th-17th

Did you have a good week? We did here in LDS. Here’s a recap of all the blogs we did, just in case you missed them. We started the week with “Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration,” a look at the movie now playing at the Legacy Theater in Salt Lake City. We then had a review of the new LDS self-help book “Enjoying the Journey: Steps to Finding Joy Now” by authors Jaime Theler and Deborah Talmadge. Next we continued the Gospel Questions series with “About Food Storage,” which explains the reason behind the Mormons’ curious habit of collecting … Continue reading →

Senior Missionary Series: Putting in Your Papers

It used to be that mission papers were filled out by hand, but not so any more. With the progression of technology, you now apply for your mission online. Your bishop will give you the website address, and he will go in and authorize you to be a user on that site. This way, no one can just hop on the site and play around. Only persons seriously sending in their papers can have access. Once on the site, you’ll be asked to fill in all your personal information, and then you’ll be asked a series of questions about your … Continue reading →

Senior Missionary Series: We’re Having a Senior Moment

Something very exciting is happening today. My mom is flying to England to serve a full-time mission for the Church. She’s a widow, so she’ll be teamed with another sister, and together they will seek out those who might be looking for the gospel. We’re so excited to send her off on this wonderful adventure and know that she’s going to have the time of her life. I’m also a little jealous – I’ve always wanted to go to England. She’s promised to take a lot of pictures for me. Many seniors, when they reach the point where their children … Continue reading →

Remember the Missionaries at Christmas

Christmas can be a difficult time when you are away from family. It is important to remember the missionaries in your Christmas celebrations. If you have missionaries out in the field, you should remember to send them a card and possibly a package. It is also important to remember the missionaries that are serving locally in your area. You can do this in several ways. 1) You may want to invite the missionaries over for Christmas Eve or Christmas dinner. This can do a lot to help to ease the homesickness that the missionaries may be feeling. The missionaries may … Continue reading →

Give the Gift of Forgiveness

The best gift that you can give to someone and to yourself is to give the gift of forgiveness. There are hurts that many of us carry within us, wrongs that have been done intentionally or unintentionally. Although you may not focus on these things, you may find old feelings of anger or hurt that come up suddenly. It can be difficult to forgive someone, especially when they do not admit that they have done anything wrong. But forgiveness can free both of you from negative feelings and give you a chance at peace. Take time today to think of … Continue reading →

Missionaries and Calling Home

Missionaries get to call home two times a year. This is a wonderful time for both the missionary and the missionary’s family. There are things that you can do to help the calling time to go more smoothly. You can also help to make the time positive for both parties. 1) Take time beforehand to make sure that your telephone account will allow international calls. There is nothing more frustrating, then not being able to get through when you are working on a limited time frame. This simple step will save you a lot of heartache. 2) Make sure that … Continue reading →

Receiving Insight into the Scriptures

I love doing the Scripture Study blogs. I sit down and open up the scriptures online, and I read the words that will comprise the study for that day. As I think about them, I write down the thoughts and feelings that come into my mind, which eventually become the blog. However, my thoughts and feelings are not the be-all, end-all. Each and every one of us was sent to earth with a spark of divinity in us that entitles us to personal revelation. As we contemplate the things of eternity, we will catch glimpse of understanding and greater things … Continue reading →