By Alan on Mar 28 in Blog tagged armed forces, fearless, freedom. worth of souls, Great, line of duty, lives, Lord, men, men and women, military, thanks, war | Comments Off

“We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law” (Articles of Faith 1:12).

Military service shows dedication to this principle.

” If one must go to war, they should go in a spirit of truth and righteousness, with a desire to do good. They should go with love in their hearts for all God’s children, including those on the opposing side.  Then, if they are required to shed another’s blood, their action will not be counted as a sin.”  Source

“Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God.”  D&C 18:10

 Cathy Adams
For The Family

By Alan on Jan 17 in Blog tagged abortion, God, Great, left to die, live, Soul, worth | Comments Off

“Let It Go… It’s In Abortion”

http://www.voiceofjohn.org

“Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God.”

D&C 18:10

By Alan on Oct 20 in Blog tagged beauty, creations, God, Great, wondrous | Comments Off

“For thou art great, and doest wondrous things.”

“For if there be no Christ there be no God; and if there be no God
we are not, for there could have been no creation.

But there is a God, and he is Christ, and he cometh in
the fulness of his own time.”

For The Family

By Alan on May 05 in Daily Inspiration tagged ambition, big step, fulfill it, Great | Comments Off

 Have a Great Ambition?

If you have a great ambition, take as big a step as possible in the direction of fulfilling it. The step may only be a tiny one, but trust that it may be the largest one possible for now.

Just make sure it is a good choice!

For The Family

By Alan on Dec 03 in Daily Inspiration tagged congregation, dead, fine, friends, Great, he's moving, made a difference, what would they say, wonderful | 2 Comments

Goals are dreams with deadlines.

By:  Diana Scharf Hunt

Three friends from the local congregation were asked, ‘When you’re in your casket, and friends and congregation members are mourning over you, what would you like them to say?’

Artie said: ‘ I would like them to say I was a wonderful husband, a fine spiritual leader, and a great family man.’

Eugene  commented: ‘I would like them to say I was a wonderful teacher and servant of God who made a huge difference in people’s lives.’

Al said: ‘I’d like them to say, ‘Look, he’s moving!’

Kirk Matson
For The Family

By Alan on Feb 19 in Videos tagged days, dreadful, eyes, Family, farmer, give thanks, Great, Jesus, ponder, pray, riches, spirit, superstar, The Phone Call, theFamily, who you are | 1 Comment

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By Alan Osmond on Jan 04 in Blog tagged challenge, choice, choose, darkness, devil, dreadful, endure, Good Bad, Great, Jesus, Left, light, quit, right, Satan, test, The Plan, the way, wrong | Comments Off

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Traffic In My Mind
By The Osmond Brothers

I got traffic in my mind, yeah.
Don’t know which road to follow.
I got traffic in my mind, yeah.
I’m all alone flyin’ solo.
I got questions lookin’ at me,
answers tryin’ to find me.
Everybody telling me what they don’t know.
I got traffic in my mind, yeah.
Don’t know which road to follow.
I see blind men leading blind men,
and telling us how to make it.
I get better answers watching
some little kid trying to fake it.
So tell me who am I?
Why am I here?
Where in heaven’s name am I goin’?
I got traffic in my mind, yeah.
Don’t know which road to follow.
So tell me who am I?
Why am I here?
Where in heaven’s name am I goin’?
I got traffic in my mind, yeah.
Don’t know which road to follow.
Which road should I follow?
Don’t know which road to follow.

President Harold B. Lee, Prophet, Seer, and Revelatory,  told our family in 1973 that whenever we  had choices to make, whether it was where we lived, the job we had, or the friends we keep, that we would always have at least two choices.  He then said, “Always choose that which will get you closest to the Celestial Kingdom.”

Scriptures remind us:  ”Therefore, cheer up your hearts, and remember that ye are free to act for yourselves—to choose the way of everlasting death or the way of eternal life.”  2 Ne. 10: 23

This advice has helped our family in making many choices personally and professionally.

By Dennis Adamson on Dec 26 in Blog tagged America, editor, England, Family, George, Grandfather, Great, Idaho, Mission, Mormon, Osmond, pioneer, President, Senator, Stake President, Wives, Wyoming | 6 Comments

Dennis Adamson reports:

I snowshoed to the ’North Pole’ today.

It was nearly buried with snow.  I didn’t see Santa, but he had already been to those areas where it is Christmas already.

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We had to cross a stream about 4 times.

I was beginning to think that we were crossing the Sweetwater River like the pioneers.

I figured that if I got stranded I would crawl under the big pine tree where there was little snow and make a camp.

I was sure pretty and peaceful up there.  It was above Tibble Fork Reservoir, up the road beyond the reservoir, over a foot bridge and up a canyon.

Reported by:

Dennis Adamson

Writer / Photographer

For The Family

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.Dennis’s adventure reminds me of my Great Great Grandfather, George Osmond Jr. and his traveled from England to America with hard times with bitter cold.

(Continued By: Alan Osmond)

George Osmond Jr. was born in London, England, on 23 May 1836/1837, as the son of George Osmond Sr. and Nancy Ann Canham. George Osmond Jr. joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Lattter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church) in London in 1851, and emigrated to the United States in 1855.

In 1855, George Osmond married Mary Georgina (Georgiana) Huckvale in St. Louis. Missouri, and they eventually settled in Idaho where they were the parents of ten children.

In 1881, George Osmond married his second wife, Christena Amelia Jacobsen, and they eventually settled in Wyoming where they were the parents of seven children.

George Osmond Jr. served two two-year missions to England – from 1884 to 1886 and 1890 to 1892.  He was a successful farmer, rancher and businessman, a probate judge in Idaho, a state senator in Wyoming, and a beloved LDS Stake President of Star Valley, Wyoming from 2892 until his death in 1913.

This story continues about my Great, Great, Grandfather Osmond and others are now found in a Family History Book that we just released called,“Osmond Ancestry And Genealogies” which can be purchased HERE.

Our Pioneer ancestors history can teach us many things to help us in our hard struggles today.  When they believed in something, they became their values and principles which they followed with all their heart.  “When the going got tough…the tough got Going!” They helped one another and loved their neighbors as themselves.  Though there were physical and spiritual “TESTS”…they worked together and overcame them!  Those “TESTS” are NOW “TESTIMONIES”to us that God Lives and that with Faith, Hope, and Charity, we can and MUST “Endure To The End”!  We are facing the same challenge today!

NOTE:

The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. At certain times and for His specific purposes, God, through His prophets, has directed the practice of plural marriage (sometimes called polygamy), which means one man having more than one living wife at the same time. In obedience to direction from God, Latter-day Saints followed this practice for about 50 years during the 1800s but officially ceased the practice of such marriages after the Manifesto was issued by President Woodruff in 1890. Since that time, plural marriage has not been approved by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and any member adopting this practice is subject to losing his or her membership in the Church.

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Alan Osmond