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By Alan on Feb 08 in Daily Inspiration tagged children, daughters, eternal life, inheritance, investment, Jesus Christ, kingdom of God, riches, salvation, save, Sons, souls, wealth, work | Comments Off

What Are We Working For?

Tom Osmond
For The Family

By Alan on Jan 31 in Blog tagged Father, glory, Heavenly Father, immortality, man, work | Comments Off

Father

“For behold, this is my work and my glory—
to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.”

Moses 1:39

Kirk Matson
For The Family

By Alan on Jan 07 in Blog tagged help, home, income, job, money, opportunity, residual income, work | Comments Off

Children Need Their Parents Back Home!

We at thefamily.com often learn where a Mother or Father, or both, have to work in order to make ends meet.

Suzanne and I publish various articles with ways to help “Strengthen The Family – Physically, Mentally, Socially, Spiritually and have now found a great way to help ‘Strengthen The Family – Financially!’

Here is something that you can do to make a living from home.   You can earn extra residual income that continues paying you even when you sleep.  It is one of the best opportunities we have found to get ahead, maintain your family life, and to meet the demands of the future!

Be A Customer (Free)
(www.osmond.net)

Be a Business Owner (Fee)
(Contact Us!)

So, what are your needs and your why’s for having some extra income for your family?  Education? Vacations?  Health issues?  Sports, music lessons, and weddings?  Is your 401K and/or  Social Security going to be enough for your retirement as planned?  If you continue doing what you’re doing, will you be ahead, behind, or remain right where you are in five years?

We are living at a time when technology has blessed many lives and how we earn a living.  The world is moving faster with tele-communications that connects the world.  The internet speeds up learning and accesses of massive amounts of information quickly that would have been impossible before.

These services offered are things that everybody needs, what they have budgeted for, and won’t give up, even when they have lost their homes.  It is a job at home with your family where you are the boss and can’t get fired.  No one is holding you back on promotions and the sky is the limit!  You don’t have to be talented, outgoing, or be well-to-do in order to get into this business.  It’s a 1099 where you can write off those expenses at home pertaining to your business and be on the other side of money!

Yes, it takes some work but, what is there in the world that’s any good that doesn’t come without some effort?

Really, . . . isn’t it about time?

By Alan on Dec 10 in Blog tagged labor, lazy, money, riots, social, work | Comments Off

Does Anyone See A Problem Here?

A Ford Dealer’s Report – From Tom Selkis’ (Latham Ford)

True story yesterday at the dealership.  “I’ll try to make this as short and to the point as I can.

One of my salesmen here had a woman in his office yesterday wanting to lease a brand new Focus.   As  he was reviewing her credit application with her he noticed she was on social security disability.   He said to her you don’t look like you’re disabled and unable to work.   She said, well I’m really not. I could work if I wanted to, but I make more now than I did when I was working and got hurt (non-disabling injury).   She said the governmentt sends her $1500.00 a month in 1 check. And she gets $700.00 a month on an EBT card (food stamps), and $800.00 a month for rent.   Oh yeah, and 250 minutes free on her phone.

That is just south of $3500.00 a month.  When she was working, she was taking home about $330.00 per week.   Do the math and then ask yourself why the heck should she go back to work.  
  
If you multiply that by millions of people, you start to realize the scope of the problem we face as a country.  

Once the socialists have 51% of the population in that same scenario, we are finished.   The question is when do we cross that threshold if we haven’t already, and there are not enough people working to pay enough taxes to support the non-working people?  Riots??  

Be prepared to protect your homes.  She didn’t lease the Focus here because the dealer down the road beat our deal by $10.00/month.
  
Glad to know she is so frugal with her hard earned money.”
  
How passing info on to others in America is having an effect…
  
PASS THIS ON TO 10
10 pass it on to their 10
100 then pass it on to their 10
1,000 then pass it on to their 10
10,000 then pass it on to their 10
100,000 then pass it on to their 10
1,000,000 then pass it on to their 10
10,000,000 then pass it on to their 10
100,000,000 then pass it on to their 10
Yes, through the power of the Internet America is becoming aware.
  
Does anyone see a problem here…….?

“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground;
for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”
Genesis 3:19
 

For The Family

By Alan on Oct 19 in Blog tagged ACN, ACN TV, Alan Osmond, bonuses, Certified Team Trainers, Charolette, CTR, Customer, entertainment business, Family, Financially, Hollywood Walk of Fame, I May have M.S., IBO, income, Independent Business Owner, M.S., M.S. does NOT have me, money, N.C., ON, Osmond Brothers, Osmond Network, services, strengthening the family, Suzanne Osmond, The Family, time, work, works, you can do it | Comments Off

Alan and Suzanne Osmond Share

How ACN Has Impacted Their Lives

 www.osmondnetwork.acndirect.com

When Suzanne and I went to Charolette, North Carolina for the ACN International Convention, we had no idea that we would be invited to speak in front of the 25,000+ people at the convention!  The video above briefly explains our story.

We are living during a time when jobs are hard to find, our 401 K’s are down, the stock market and currency is down, retirement funds are unsure, families are drawn away from home because of work while the cost of living keeps going up sky high!

In Suzanne’s and my efforts to provide for our eight sons and 22 grandkids, and with me having M.S. which keeps me from doing very much physical work, we prayerfully had been searching and seeking for answers to our challenges and for others with a way to help “Strengthen The Family – Financially!“

As I said in the video, “If you want to know if prayer works, pray! If you want to know if ACN works, do ACN!”

We are doing it and IT WORKS!  Yes, it takes work but, anything worth having usually does.  So far, my brothers and sister and I have worked hard for 53 years in the entertainment business and it wasn’t easy but with hard work and determination, we were blessed with major success.  The same can happen with ACN!  By following the system and learning and doing as they say, Suzanne and I with out TEAM are having it!

I remember when we were young and wanted to sing and perform.  Our father who had been an army sergeant and who lived a hard and tough childhood said, “You can do it!”  And we did!

After having traveled around the world and making friends everywhere, I say to you who may be looking for a job, an opportunity to climb to the top of the organization without worrying about getting fired, or who are waiting for others to get out of the way of promotions and in receiving top dollars, and for those who want to spend more time at home being a good Father and Mother, making extra income instead of trading your time for money at a “regular job” that takes so much of your time away from home, I ALSO SAY . . . “YOU CAN DO IT!”

There are two ways that you can become involved:

1.  As a Customer,  . . . and
2.  As an Independent Business Owner.

- As a customer, I extend an invitation to let us see if we can save you some money on services that you actually are already using.  It costs you nothing to save money.  These are services like phones, cell phones, internet, TV, security systems, computer support, etc. and in places, natural gas and electricity!  Just CLICK HERE and fill out the survey form and then at the end, CLICK to submit it to me.  We will review it and get back to you if we can save you some money.

- As an independent business owner, go to http://osmond.net or to someone else’s website that is doing it and click on the “GET STARTED” link and fill out the form!  Under the image at the right CLICK on where it says, “Start Your Business Now”.  The cost to join is minimal when you consider what it costs to start a new business!  Follow the instructions and you will become a part of The Osmond Network Team!  Remember, if it is “ON” (Osmond Network) . . . YOU GET PAID!

Once you are an IBO (Independent Business Owner), you must get trained and get your first 3 preferred services to start earning money.  I will be watching my back office to welcome you to our TEAM!  No matter where in the world you are, we will get in touch with you and let you know were to go to get trained and answer any of your questions.  If you wish, you can write to me at alan@thefamily.com !

ACN wants you to become successful and has great incentive bonuses that they pay out for those who move quickly up the success ladder.  They have the tools to train you as well as to improve you as a person and to raise your standards in life.  They also allow you to grow as fast as you wish in the business and to get as many customers as you can.

We love this company because they have a high reputation, make good people better, are debt free, have been around for 20+ years and are highly endorsed, and they give families the opportunity to work from home and to spend more time together as a family while they fulfill their “WHY” and personal ambitions.  ACN is currently in 23 countries and growing!  The opportunity is wide open with 99% of the market place still available. If ACN is for you, you can fulfill your dreams quickly and reach the financial level you wish where you are in control of your time and your dreams!

MONEY is NOT the motive but, MONEY allows you the freedom to fulfill your dreams and personal ambitions, missions, and to choose how and where you spend your time!

ISN’T IT ABOUT TIME YOU

STRENGTHENED THE FAMILY

FINANCIALLY?

Alan Osmond, Publisher
For The Family

By Alan on Oct 12 in Blog tagged Republican, riches, work | Comments Off

Thomas Peterffy – Hungarian-born Billionaire With Net Worth: 14 Billion

Thomas Peterffy grew up in socialist Hungary. Despite the fact that he could not speak English when he immigrated to the United States in 1956, Thomas fulfilled the American dream. With hard work and dedication, he started a business that today employs thousands of people. In the 1970s, Thomas bought a seat on the American Stock Exchange. He played a key role in developing the electronic trading of securities and is the founder of Interactive Brokers, an online discount brokerage firm with offices all over the world.

I grew up in a Socialist Country and I have seen what that does to people. There is no hope, no freedom, no pride and achievement. The nation became poorer and poorer; and that’s what I see happening here!

America’s wealth comes from the efforts of it’s people striving for success.

Yes, in Socialism, the rich will be poorer and the poor will be poorer!

That’s why I’m voting REPUBLICAN.

“O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all:
the earth is full of thy riches.”      Psalms 104:24

Nathan Osmond
For The Family

By Alan on Aug 19 in Blog tagged child, children, choices, example, Family, Jesus, love, parents, prayer, the way, work | Comments Off

“I’d rather SEE a sermon than hear one any day!
I’d rather one would WALK with me than merely point the way.
The Eye’s a better pupil, more willing than the ear.
Fine council is confusing but EXAMPLE always clear.
The BEST of all the preachers is the one who LIVES his creed.
For to see good put in action is what everybody needs! 

Considering the attributes of Jesus Christ should quash the pride of the self-satisfied person who thinks he or she has no need to improve.  Even the most humble person can take hope in the invitation to become like the Savior.

A  song written for children captures how this can happen:

The Savior has prepared the way through His Atonement and His example. And even the children who sang that song knew how.

Love is the motivating principle by which the Lord leads us along the way towards becoming like Him, our perfect example. Our way of life, hour by hour, must be filled with the love of God and love for others. There is no surprise in that, since the Lord proclaimed those as the first and great commandments. It is love of God that will lead us to keep His commandments. And love of others is at the heart of our capacity to obey Him.

Just as Jesus used a child in His mortal ministry as an example for the people of the pure love they must and could have to be like Him, He has offered us the family as an example of an ideal setting in which we can learn how to love as He loves.

That is because the greatest joys and the greatest sorrows we experience are in family relationships. The joys come from putting the welfare of others above our own. That is what love is. And the sorrow comes primarily from selfishness, which is the absence of love. The ideal God holds for us is to form families in the way most likely to lead to happiness and away from sorrow. A man and a woman are to make sacred covenants that they will put the welfare and happiness of the other at the center of their lives. Children are to be born into a family where the parents hold the needs of children equal to their own in importance. And children are to love parents and each other.

My hope today is to suggest some choices which may seem difficult but that would assure you that you have qualified for there to be no empty chairs in your family in the world to come.

First, I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.

I saw this in my parents’ marriage. In my mother’s final illness, the more uncomfortable she became, the more giving her comfort became the dominant intent of my father’s life. He asked that the hospital set up a bed in her room. He was determined to be there to be sure that she wanted for nothing. He walked the miles to work each morning and back to her side at night through those difficult times for her. I believe it was a gift from God to him that his power to love grew when it mattered so much to her. I think he was doing what Jesus would have done out of love.

Now I give counsel to the parents of a wandering child. The Savior is the perfect example of persisting in love. You remember His words of comfort to the people among the Nephites who had rejected His earlier invitation to come to Him. He spoke to the survivors of the destruction which came after His Crucifixion: “O ye house of Israel whom I have spared, how oft will I gather you as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, if ye will repent and return unto me with full purpose of heart.”

The story of the prodigal son gives us all hope. The prodigal remembered home, as will your children. They will feel your love drawing them back to you.

Pray for your careless and disobedient children; hold on to them with your faith. Hope on, trust on, till you see the salvation of God.   You can pray for your children, love them, and reach out to them with confidence that Jesus reaches for them with you. When you keep trying, you are doing what Jesus does.

Now, here is my counsel to children. The Lord gave you a commandment with a promise: “Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”  It is the only one of the Ten Commandments with a promise. You may not have parents that are living. In some cases, you may not feel that your parents are worthy of the honor and respect of their children. You may not even have ever known them. But you owe them life. And in every case, even if your life is not lengthened, its quality will be improved simply by remembering your parents with honor.

For all of us it may be hard to see in our lives an increasing power to love and to see ourselves becoming more like the Savior, our perfect example.  I wish to encourage you. You have had evidences that you are moving along the road to becoming more like Jesus. It will help to remember how you have felt, at times, like a little child, even in the midst of cares and trials. Think of those children singing the song. Think of the times you felt, perhaps recently, as those little children did singing, “I’m trying to be like Jesus; I’m following in his ways.” You will remember that Jesus asked His disciples to bring the children to Him and said, “Suffer the little children to come unto me, … for of such is the kingdom of God.”   You have felt the peace of a pure little child at times when you have tried to be like Jesus.

You have felt it in your family when you asked the pardon of your spouse or forgave a child for some mistake or disobedience. These moments will come more often as you try to do the things you know Jesus would do. Because of His Atonement for you, your childlike obedience will bring a feeling of love of the Savior for you and your love for Him. That is one of the gifts that is promised to His faithful disciples. And this gift can come not only to you alone but also to the loving members of your family.

I hope you will go out today looking for opportunities to do as He did and to love as He loves. I can promise you the peace that you felt as a child will come to you often and it will linger with you. The promise is true that He made to His disciples: “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.”

None of us is perfect yet. But we can have frequent assurance that we are following along the way. He leads us, and He beckons for us to follow Him.

HE IS THE WAY!

Henry B. Eyering
For The Family

By Alan on Aug 14 in Blog tagged Donny Osmond, Family, love, Marie Osmond, number one, thankful, The Family, we are blessed, work | 1 Comment

Donny & Marie – “We Are Blessed”.

By Alan on Aug 11 in Blog tagged clearance, diet, exercise, fitness, holistic regime, mecical clearance, medical, mental, mental robustness, regular schedule, right exercise, schedule, seniors, work | 2 Comments

Fitness For Seniors … Some Ideas That Work!

One thing for sure, fitness at any age is an important and a achievable goal or habit. Being physically active and mentally sound also leads to an overall improvement in quality of life. With a few simple fitness and exercise tips, senior citizens can maintain their overall health and enjoy the feeling of wellness. What follows are some fitness for seniors ideas:

Start with medical clearance

 It is important to start with a visit to your doctor. Factors like existing medical conditions or ailments like an arthritic knee should be addressed before embarking on a fitness regime. A doctor will be able to tell you how to deal with high blood pressure and other age related ailments and recommend certain exercises too.

Keep a regular schedule

 Commit to working out every day and for a specific duration of time. Regardless of the workout regime, you should undertake physical exercise every day and for a sustained amount of time. So if your chosen type of workout is walking in the park then walk for at least 30 minutes every morning or evening.

Choosing the right exercise

 Choose your exercises carefully.

Try and keep in mind that fitness goals at a certain age are more about maintaining an active lifestyle than achieving a goal like a particular waist size or 6-pack abs.

It is always better to choose “gentler” exercises like walking, yoga, Tai Chi and even Chi Gung.

These exercise forms are known to be gentle on the knees and joints which are vital requirements for senior citizens.

 Strength training is also important for seniors, so choose to do a manageable level of weights through the week.

Doing weights 3 times a week is beneficial for the body. This kind of strength training gives the muscles enough time to recuperate and get stronger too.

Holistic regime

Seniors need to have a holistic regime in terms of workouts. Aspects like cardio, strength, posture and balance and flexibility are important. So your exercise and fitness regime should give you an opportunity to do all of them. Include stretches, weights, light aerobics, resistance training and Pilates help you with all the above. You can also include chair based exercises to help with fitness goals. You can sit on a chair and flex your ankles, knee lifts and even neck rotations to help with staying fit.

Diet

 A balanced, holistic and nutritious diet is hugely important for senior fitness. Drink plenty of water too. Choose foods that are easy to digest and light on the stomach so that your digestive process is not overloaded!

 Mental robustness

 Ageing gracefully is all about your ability to deal with life’s vagaries. As a senior, you may be facing extra challenges of ageing. Staying active mentally and emotionally is also very important. Activities like discovering new hobbies, making new friends, solving crossword puzzles, gardening, meditation and reading are all conducive to stay mentally and emotionally robust.

 Overall fitness therefore is all about physical, mental and emotional balance. So, the next birthday don’t forget to commit yourself to stay fit because the older you get the harder it is to begin: its now in your hands to lead the rest of your life happy, strong and fit.

Marguerite Boyer
For The Family