Tag Archives: Scenery

Memories of Faith, Sacrifice, and Heritage

Near the community we live in, at the gateway to Zion National Park (arguably one of the most beautiful places on earth), there’s a few scant remains of what was once a small Mormon farming community. Some foundations, a graveyard, and one remaining home are all that is left as evidence of its pioneer history. Before the arrival of the Mormon pioneers, this canyon along the East Fork of the Virgin River was home to natives of the Paiute Tribe. Before them, it was home to Ancestral Puebloans who made homes in the cliffs and farmed along the river bottom. Evidence of their time still remains as well. It’s

Far Far Away On Judea’s Plains

Christmas is one of my favorite holidays. I love the magic that surrounds it, the fun of Santa bringing gifts, presents, Christmas decorations, baking and eating delicious food, and especially the reminder of Jesus Christ’s birth. I’ve always enjoyed the nativity story. One of my family traditions, which is shared by many people, is acting out the nativity. I don’t know where it came from but my mom has a Christmas book full of Christmas stories and one of them is a script for the nativity. There’s a bit of narration, scriptures, and songs. My mom also has a fantastic dress up box and growing up we all loved

Sunday November 4th, 2018

I’ve always loved religious music. From many different beliefs, it tends to uplift and focus our thoughts upwards, on our “higher” selves and that in turn helps us to focus our goodwill outwards to those around us. The music of Mormonism is, naturally, the religious music that speaks the most to my heart, since it’s the music of my background, my heritage, and my faith. In recognition of the fact that sacred, worshipful music plays such a large and beautiful role in our lives and that we are surrounded by so much of God’s natural handiwork in this choice land that we live in, we’ve decided that on the