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Faithful gather for 188th conference

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Garland family stars in church-produced films

A special section of The Herald Journal, Preston Citizen and Tremonton Leader

MARCH March 2017 2018

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LDS Living

March 2018 issue

TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 • 188th Semiannual General Conference in Salt Lake City 5 • Idaho couple teaches English at Chinese universities 6 • Garland family stars in churchproduced films 8 • Millenials can live happy and meaningful lives 9 • Jordan River Utah Temple open house schedule and dedication 10 • Logan mission president reflects on local impact 12 • Garland women rely on faith in wake of tragedies 15 • Keep it simple on Conference Sunday

ON THE COVER The Logan LDS temple is silhouetted against the morning fog. Above: From left, Noah Tripp, Adam Berry, Chuck James and Nate Turnquist paint the top of the Logan LDS Temple in August 2017. (Photos by Eli Lucero)

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Mormons gather for 188th conference The 188th Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will convene in the Conference Center Auditorium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, and Sunday, April 1, and will be broadcast to many areas of the world. General sessions will be at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. The Sunday morning session will be preceeded by “Music and the Spoken Word” at 9:30 a.m. The general priesthood session will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 31. The general priesthood session is for the men and young men of the church ages 12 and older. The First Presidency, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and other General Authorities and general officers of the church deliver messages of inspiration and guidance during the conference’s five sessions. Announced in October 2017, the women’s general session is no longer being held on the Saturday preceeding the other sessions of general conference. The decision was announced by the Council of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve in the spirit of reducing and simplifying the work of the Church

and the demands made upon leaders and members. The general priesthood and general women’s sessions will be held annually, with the priesthood session being in April and the general women’s session being in October. These meetings will originate from the Conference Center on Saturday evening following the morning and afternoon sessions of the conference. All sessions will be streamed live at LDS.org. Sessions are also available via the church satellite system, Mormon Channel, radio, television, satellite and other digital channels. Tickets are required for admission to sessions in the Conference Center. For ticket information, visit LDS.org. To participate in general conference conversations on Twitter, use #LDSconf or speakers’ recommended hashtags, or simply retweet quotes, videos and images posted at @LDSchurch. The Apostles’ Facebook pages are another way to see and share their messages. The first general conference was held in 1830, the year the LDS Church was first organized. As of Dec. 31, 2016, church membership is more than 15.6 million worldwide.

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Idaho couple teaches English at Chinese Universities By Thaya Gilmore Preston Citizen

In August 2013, Wynn and Cecelie Costley chose to leave their log cabin home on a quiet, less-traveled road in Mink Creek, Idaho, population 943, to live in Guangzhou, China, population 18 million, a city with an overcrowded subway system, traffic jams and street vendors. Not only did they leave their home for one year but they chose to leave again for another year going to Qingdao, China. The motivation was the China Teachers Program. CTP is a nonprofit outreach program of the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies at Brigham Young University that provides U.S. teachers to Chinese universities. The Costleys learned about the CTP program from friends Jerry and Carolyn Waddoups of Preston, who went to China earlier. Since 1989, over 1,500 CTP teachers, who are retired educators and professionals, have taken the experience of their careers to universities providing instruction in English and other subjects, helping to build academic and cultural ties between BYU and Chinese universities. They’ve also helped Chinese students increase their exposure to and

awareness of Americans. Wynn, born and raised in Ogden, received a psychology degree from the University of Utah followed by a master’s degree in education from USU. He worked for the Preston School District for 30 years as both a teacher and a principal. Cecelie was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She obtained an English degree from ISU in May 2013. “I went to college after having seven children. Being able to teach in China was the frosting on the cake for my education.” The Costleys’ first university assignment was at the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in Guangzhou, 75 miles northwest of Hong Kong. They taught there for two semesters, from August 2013 through July 2014. The university was about the size of BYU. Most teachers’ assignments were to teach English, which included conversation practice sessions, writing, literature, advising the English Club, judging speech contests and debates, plus teaching a class on American culture. The Costleys said it took 20 minutes for them to walk from their apartment across campus to their classrooms. “We passed by more people

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Cecelie Costley points to Mink Creek while her husband, Wynn Costley, points to Guangzhou, China, on a large map at their Mink Creek home.

on campus than there are in Franklin County,” said Wynn, with a laugh. They lived on campus in a small heated apartment with a bathroom, hot water, a stove, and a refrigerator. “We bought food from the street vendors, shopped at a Wal-Mart, but we ate a lot of meals out as it was cheaper than buying food and fixing it,” Wynn said. Travel within the city was on a mass transit system covering 242 miles and servicing 1 million passenger trips

daily. “Guangzhou had a great subway system that allowed you to move around without getting stuck in a traffic jam. But it was often a people jam, so you had to become quite pushy in order to get on the subway,” Cecelie said. “We mainly rode our bikes to get to the subway access.” They lived in Guangzhou for one year, returned to Idaho, fulfilled an 18-month full-time live-at-home mission in their stake and then felt inspired to apply again for the next school year,

2016-2017. “BYU asked us if there was somewhere we would like to go. We asked for Qingdao on the recommendation of other BYU teachers we knew during the first year. We love China. We loved our students. There is so much busy energy there,” said Cecelie. Qingdao is on the east coast of China. “This university was different. The first university was stricter, with student monitors watching us teach and turning in a report in Chinese every day that we had to sign,

although we couldn’t read what we were signing. We also didn’t have the police presence that we did in Guangzhou,” Wynn said. The Costleys said the students were very respectful of them. “We were like rock stars to them. This was the first time for most of them that a native American stood in front of them. They wanted to learn from us. They wanted to listen to everything that we said,” Wynn said. — Continued on Page 18

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Garland family stars in church-produced films By Jeff DeMoss Tremonton Leader

rah Visitors’ Center in Palmyra, New York. Since then, he’s been in a church-produced film just about every For members of The Church of Jesus year. “They like my beard,” Cottrell said. Christ of Latter-day Saints, reading “I can grow it pretty fast.” the Book of Mormon or the Bible is a Early on, he appeared in several spiritual experience in and of itself. short films the church created featur Reading these sacred texts is one ing stories from the Old Testament. thing. Acting out scenes from them is More recently he was involved in a quite another, as Dale Cottrell and his similar series surrounding the New family have found Testament (a search over the years. on lds.org for ‘Bible Since his college videos’ will return days in the 1980s, several films in which Cottrell has appeared Cottrell appears). in more than 30 films One of his more produced by the LDS prominent roles was Church, ranging from that of Joseph Knight church history films Sr., a close associate to temple training of church founder videos. In most of Joseph Smith, in a them he has appeared film that is shown as a background regularly at the Joseph actor, but he has had Smith Memorial a few more prominent Building in Salt Lake roles over the years as City. well. Last year, the For Cottrell, workchurch started a fiveing as an actor in year project on the scenes depicting Book of Mormon, and church history helps Cottrell is now workbring scripture to life. ing in that series as “It’s really cool well. because it’s like I’m Jenny has also a witness to all these resident Dale Cottrell is appeared in a couple Photos courtesy of Dale Cottrell things that happened,” Garland seen dressed as Joseph Knight Sr. of films, and all of he said. “Like I was Dale Cottrell and his wife, Jenny, are seen in costume on the permanent Jerusalem set for a film that is regularly shown there when Christ was at the Joseph Smith Memorial the Cottrell children in Goshen, Utah. (they have eight now) carrying the cross Building. have been in at least upon him. died at age 12 in a tragic accident five through the streets, or years earlier. Cottrell and his son Cary one production. Dale hooked up with “It was kind of fun to see ourselves when the church was organized at the were both in the scene. director T.C. Christensen a few years on TV,” he said, “and I haven’t had Peter Whitmer farm.” “We were outside the house waiting ago, and four of the Cottrells were in malaria since.” It all started when Cottrell was a for Christ to come, and they asked us Christensen’s 2017 film “Love Ken Some of the filming is done at the graduate student at Utah State Unito look like how we would feel if our nedy.” Dale also appeared in Chrisformer Osmond studios, but many of versity. One of his hobbies at the time 12-year-old child had died,” Cottrell tensen’s 2015 film “The Cokeville the historical-themed films are shot was participating in mountain man said, “so I could relate.” Miracle.” on a permanent set depicting Jerurendezvous events, and an art student He has actual ancestors who served While he hasn’t had any spoken salem and located in the southwest who lived in the same building caught in the Mormon Battalion, so Cottrell Utah County town of Goshen, which a glimpse of him in full mountain man lines in those films or the church hissaid it was a powerful experience to tory films, Cottrell is currently doing is fittingly named after another city of garb. The art student asked him to act in a film about that. a training film strong biblical pose in costume for a class, “and I did “The Saints were leaving the counfor temple significance. it, so then I was a paid model,” Cottry because of persecution, then the workers in Cottrell said trell said. Army chases them down and says ‘We there is always He posed for paintings now and then which he has need 500 guys to come help us,’” he a prominent “Being able to witness all these dif- a spiritual over the next few years, and when he said. “To see Brigham Young go pray, speaking role. atmosphere on was laid off from his job, he saw a ferent events in the church and the then come back and say ‘We need to “That was set, and there is newspaper ad looking for models and Bible has been an uplifting experialways a group do this’ – it really made it come alive remembered his experience. He signed the first one ence.” for me.” where they prayer before with a talent agency and worked as — Dale Cottrell filming begins. Most importantly, their experience didn’t want an extra in a couple of movies in as actors has helped confirm and me to have a Jenny said Salt Lake City, but it wasn’t a career strengthen the Cottrells’ faith as a beard,” he said. “I had to be cleaneveryone involved has to have a change. family, he said. shaven for that one.” temple recommend, “so that’s been an “I probably spent more than I made “Being able to witness all these dif While he and his family have priadditional incentive for our teenagback then,” he said. ferent events in the church and the marily played background roles, it ers.” One day in church he saw a flyer doesn’t mean they haven’t received They don’t do it for the money. Cot- Bible has been an uplifting experilooking for actors. He filled out the ence,” he said. attention for their work. They’ve been trell said some films will pay a flat postcard and sent it to church head When the family attends church on the cover of Ensign and New Era rate of $100 per day, depending on quarters, but didn’t hear anything for with the Garland 2nd Ward on Sunmagazines, and once while watching where the financing is coming from. two or three years. Then one day he days, there is sometimes an obvious General Conference on television, he There have been times when the got a call, and he and his wife, Jenny, giveaway that Cottrell is working on and Jenny saw themselves in a short subject of the film has hit close to along with their six or seven children another film. video clip being played in the LDS home, especially during one film at the time headed to the old Osmond Conference Center. Dale played a man depicting the biblical story of the heal- “If I’m growing a beard, people in studios in Provo for a day of filming. our ward know it’s for a particular sick with malaria who was healed ing of Jairus’ 12-year-old daughter. In He ended up being in a film that is reason.” when Joseph Smith laid his hands real life, the Cottrells’ oldest son had still shown today at the Hill Cumo-

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Top: Dale Cottrell, center, poses on the Jerusalem set in Goshen, Utah with his son Cary second from the left, and other actors. Bottom: Dale Cottrell, left, is seen in a screen shot from the LDS Church-produced film “The Widow’s Mite.”

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How millennials can live happy, meaningful lives

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President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints told a group of young adults in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, the answer can be found, in part, from a parable describing the importance of avoiding distraction and temptation. He began his address using a parable to emphasize that “your ultimate safety in this life lies in never taking the first enticing step toward going where you should not go and doing what you should not do.” The prophet explained that as human beings we all have appetites necessary for our survival. “These appetites are absolutely essential for the perpetuation of life. So, what does the adversary do?” He asked. “He attacks us through our appetites. He tempts us to eat things we should not eat, to drink things we should not drink, and to love as we should not love!” President Nelson told hundreds of young adults, participating in the fireside in four Las Vegas Mormon meetinghouses, that they should learn to have purpose in this life, know who they are, why they are here and how to master the divine laws. Mormon Newsroom

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“One of the most important things you need to learn in life is to know who you really are,” President Nelson said. He encouraged his audience to learn about their parents, grandparents and other forebears down their genealogical lines. Most importantly, he said they should know their ultimate identity. “Know that you are an elect son or daughter of God, created in His very image,” President Nelson said. Sister Nelson, who also spoke Saturday night, said, “It’s time that we stop comparing ourselves to others. … “When you let the Lord know that you are serious about doing exactly what you came to earth to do, watch what happens. He may change many things dramatically. So hang on for the ride of your life, the ride that you were born to take.”

President Russell M. Nelson gladly shook the hands of Latter-day Saints who met Saturday night, Feb. 17, 2018, to listen to their prophet in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Purpose President Nelson reminded those present that everyone was made for a reason and answering the “why” of their lives is essential. “When you begin to catch even a glimpse of how your Heavenly Father sees you and what He is counting on you to do for Him, your life will never be the same,” said President Nelson.

Divine Law President Nelson said his experience as a heart surgeon taught him that divine laws are discoverable, predictable, dependable and repeatable. This, he explained, is true in science and religion. For example, there are laws of science that govern a beating

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Jordan River Utah Temple open house, rededication By Mormon Newsroom

The public will have six weeks to tour the newly renovated Jordan River Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “Everything about the temple and the renovations of temples is to make certain that the experience the patron has is the best experience possible,” said Bishop Dean M. Davies, first counselor in the Presiding Bishopric. “They can come into the temple; it’s clean and it’s organized and it’s sacred and spiritual.” The spire, with its drape-motif-inspired windows and sweeping exterior design, make the Jordan River Temple a familiar landmark in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley. Mahogany-fluted millwork fashioned by specialists in northern and southern Utah compliment and further display the drape motif throughout the interior, while the floor features imported marble from Turkey. Free tours will run through Saturday, April 28, except for March 31 and April 1, 8, 15 and 22. Complimentary tickets are available for the temple open house at https://templeopenhouse. lds.org/.

“Over time,” Bishop Davies explained, “temples tire. It’s like owning a car. After a few years, you have to change the tires. And so in a temple, over a number of years, we have systems that show wear — heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical systems.” “We’re entering a unique period of time,” remarked Brent Roberts, managing director of the Church’s Special Projects Department. “We have a number of temples, of course, that are aging, especially those that are between 35 and 45 years old, including this temple, as well as other temples that just need to be refreshed — not so much refreshed on the interiors, but refreshed with mechanical, electrical and plumbing.” Bishop Davies said when the Church considers an extensive renovation on a temple over 30 years old, an important goal is to reduce operation and maintenance costs. The temple also reflects the attitude of the Church of wanting to be a good steward in the community. The Church’s Special Projects Department senior project manager, Chris Robbins, said there’s new technology called cogeneration that

uses natural gas turbines. “You can create your own power in your building to offset and save money by making your own electricity. We’re saving anywhere from 50 to 60 percent of our energy costs in the building.” Currently, 12 temples around the world are closed or will close this year for renovation. The Jordan River Utah Temple will be rededicated Sunday, May 20, in three sessions, 9:00 a.m., noon and 3 p.m.; the sessions will be broadcast to Church meetinghouses in the temple districts of the Jordan River, Oquirrh Mountain and Draper Utah Temples. The regular block of Sunday meetings on that day will be canceled to allow Latter-day Saints in those areas to participate in the rededication. The cultural celebration will be held Saturday, May 19. Latter-day Saint temples differ from the meetinghouses or chapels where members meet for Sunday worship services. Temples are considered “houses of the Lord,” where the teachings of Jesus Christ are reaffirmed through marriage, baptism and other ceremonies that unite families.

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Logan mission to merge with Ogden

From left, Elders Heslop, Turnmire and Bower teach a lesson with Avery at the Logan LDS Institute last week near Utah State University.

Mission president reflects on sacred assignment By John Zsiray Herald Journal

ver the course of three years, the Utah Logan Mission has baptized 1,800 new converts into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from nearly 40 countries. Although the mission has been “fruitful,” the church announced in February it would be consolidating the Logan area into the Utah Ogden Mission in a realignment taking place at the end of June. The changes have created five new missions and realign 19 areas, reducing the number of missions from 421 to 407 worldwide. Jerald K. Allred, along with his wife, Christine, has served the past three years as the president of the mission after it was formed in 2015. “It has been an honor and a privilege to serve here. I feel like this is a sacred part of the Lord’s vineyard because of the people,” Allred said. “There are some wonderful people in the Cache Valley area. It lends itself to a wonderful place to raise a family and live.” Allred said when the Logan mission was formed it was during a time when 11 other mission areas were started throughout the world — with two new areas in Utah. After the 2012 age requirement change for missionary service, the number of missionaries grew from 58,000 to 88,000. Current numbers show there are nearly 70,000 missionaries serving worldwide. At its peak, the Utah Logan Mission boasted nearly 200 missionaries hailing from all around the world, Allred said. Those serving in the area have been from Australia, China, Taiwan, Germany and many from across the United States. “We’ve had as high as 170 missionar-

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Top: Elder Heslop reads from the Book of Mormon while teaching a lesson at the Logan LDS Institute last week at Utah State University. Above: The Utah Logan Mission sign is seen on the outside of the building along 800 North.

ies in the mission and currently have 150 serving,” Allred said. “It has been fruitful.” With missionaries spread from Malad to the northern parts of Ogden, Allred has stayed busy charting the elders and sisters on a whiteboard from his Logan office as they serve in 60 stakes across the mission. The newly realigned Utah Ogden Mission will include nearly 80 stakes and comes with more areas to serve and prostelytize, Allred said. “It will make it a wonderful mission for the missionaries,” Allred said. “There will be three temples in the new mission. There will be another college with Weber State and a very fruitful area in the downtown and surrounding parts of Ogden.” Knowing that many open their mission call and contemplate: “Why Utah?” Allred said the unique appeal of Cache Valley keeps many members and nonmembers alike in the area after attending Utah State University, providing areas for work across the mission. “Many of our missionaries families will wonder why they are going to Logan when everyone there is a member,” Allred said. “They come here and are surprised at how many opportunities there are here for missionary work and areas they can apply the gospel to really bless families here.” Adding to the appeal of the area, Allred said the strength of the LDS families rooted in Cache Valley help support and uplift the missionaries called to the Utah Logan Mission. Having served in two other missions in his home state of Washington, Allred said one of the challenges he realized within the Utah area was getting local members to realize there are people who haven’t been reached. Through the local leaders and families in the various stakes across the mission, Allred said the faith displayed

LDS Living, supplement to The Herald Journal, Preston Citizen and Tremonton Leader, March 28, 2018-11 by members within Cache Valley make the missionaries locally successful in their teachings. “We have examples that exemplify the faith,” Allred said. “They are our greatest tool with their good lives they lead.” With the merger of the two missions, the office will be relocated to the building currently used by the Utah Ogden Mission and new Mission President Mark A. Hobbins and his wife, Diane, will likely live somewhere between Logan and Ogden in order to serve the mission effectively. Allred isn’t sure what will happen to the current mission office on 800 North but thinks it could possibly be used as a satellite office in the future. Reflecting on his three years in Logan, Allred said he remembers the advice of Mission President Maurice Heirs and will likely leave the same Book of Mormon passage with Hobbins as he leads the mission. “The counsel I got from President Heirs was from First Nephi (chapter) four, verse six; ‘I was led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand the things which I should do.’ It is so true, the advice. You pray for and seek the Lord’s guidance as you watch over these missionaries from all over the world that have chal-

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“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve here. I feel like this is a sacred part of the Lord’s vineyard because of the people.” — President Allred

lenges and blessings they bring,” Allred said. “I think being involved with the missionaries and their lives and participating in the conversion of those they teach has been some of the most sacred experiences we have had serving here,” he added Moving forward, Allred said members in Cache Valley will still have the same opportunities to serve and support missionaries in the valley and encourages them to continue to make the area special despite the name change. “I hope they won’t notice any change. The mission will continue with the Lord’s work in helping others come unto Christ. For me personally, being part of the lives of the great members and nonmembers here will be cherished. A part of our heart will always be in Logan,” Allred said. Allred said he and Christine look forward to getting back to the family farm in Washington’s Columbia Basin and spending time with their 27 grandchildren — who all live within a short drive of the farming operation — upon completion of their mission.

Top: Utah Logan Mission President Jerald K. Allred, center, chats with missionaries at the Logan office on 800 North. Bottom: Allred looks over a whiteboard with mission assignments in and around Cache Valley.

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‘All will be compensated in the end’ Garland women reflect on loss, strength of faith By Cari Doutre Tremonton Leader

The kind of grief that overcomes a person after the loss of a spouse is something that may never go away, no matter how much time has passed. Joseph Smith, the first prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said, “All your losses will be made up to you in the resurrection, provided you continue faithful. By the vision of the Almighty I have seen it.” In the small town of Garland, Utah, two women living just a mile apart have experienced that grief. Although they don’t know each other, the connection is there through spiritual experiences and their journey into a stronger testimony and the urge to live life past heartbreak and the promise of eternal happiness. Nic and Cortney Steinmann first met in 2002 after mutual friends set them up on a double date. Nic, a returned missionary for the LDS Church, and Cortney, a high school senior, hit it off right away. They got married in November 2002 in the Idaho Falls Temple and soon after started a family. Their oldest son, Mason, was born in 2003, while their daughter, Avery, joined the family in 2005. They loved their life and enjoyed the blessings of their family until an accident changed their fate forever. On Feb. 17, 2007, Nic, an avid snowmobiler, headed off to Idaho to go snowmobiling with his family and a friend. Landing at their favorite spot at Palisades Peak, Nic noticed an avalanche about a mile away on the mountain.

He immediately spotted his younger brother and a friend in the dangerous path of the avalanche. Nic took off to warn the boys but didn’t escape the avalanche in time and was buried under the snow, while the two boys were only partially buried. Nic died instantly. He was 26 years old. The death of Nic meant Cortney, 22, was suddenly a single parent to 2-yearold Mason and a 15-month-old Avery. The comfort Cortney found was in her deep religious belief as a member of LDS Church. “The plan is perfect, and I know that I never doubted it,” Cortney said. The week that Nic died, Cortney kept having three things come to her mind, “It was like Nic was saying to me, ‘I had to go, you’re going to be OK and I love you.’ I just kept feeling that over and over that week. Those three things,” she said. Cortney recalled the last time she saw Nic. “He said, ‘I wanted to tell you goodbye again and tell you that I love you,’ and then he left again. That was the last time I ever saw him. He actually left our house and turned around and came back to give me one last goodbye. It ended perfect,” she said. Both Nic and Cortney grew up as faithful members of the LDS Church, and it was her faith in the Gospel, the plan of salvation and her love for her eternal family that got her through the hardest trial she had to face. “I couldn’t even start or end a proper prayer. I was in so much anguish that I would just say that I hurt, and I would feel the most peaceful overwhelming peace. It was the first time that I truly

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with the promise that they will be reunited one day. Joni also credits a lot of her healing to identical twin sister Jami — a connection that has been a blessing throughout her life. “I’ve never gone to counseling because when it’s one of those days — and there’s been many, many days — Jami is there,” Joni said. “We go for a drive and just cry it out, and we go home and we’re good.” Joni is shy and tends to keep her feelings private, relying heavily on prayer and her faith of the promise that they will all be together again one day. “That’s what makes me want to be better and stronger. I know that one day he’ll be there to come and get me, and so I always strive to do the best that I can,” she said. “I pray every day to help me be the best that I can and to help the kids choose the right.” In the years that have passed since Zeb’s death, Joni

has experienced many special moments where she felt Zeb nearby. “There have been many, many times where I have said, ‘I need to feel your presence,’ and something will come that day,” she said. “It’s those little things that keep you going.” As time passes, the wound is still there and the pain is still felt. “The tragic part of it is still really, really hard for me. You don’t ever move on. You wake up thinking about it and you go to bed thinking about it all the time,” Joni said. “You get to the point to where this is what it is, but you strive every day so that when it’s your turn, it’s going to be a great reunion. I pray every day.” “I think it’s our religion that really helps us,” she added. “I know that I’ll see him again.”

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Conference Sunday: Keep it simple, have a day off to recharge By Sally H. N. Wright

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With general conference weekend around the corner, many LDS families are anticipating a true day of rest. Regular Sundays are uplifting, but in my household they are anything but restful. By the time I have helped my herd of children suit up into church clothes, shushed them through sacrament meeting and then sang, taught and pep-talked my way through two hours of Primary, I’m tired. I’m not complaining. There are few activities as heartening as singing “Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam” with the littlest children in Nursery, and there are few moments as serene as seeing my family sitting calmly — however briefly — in a church meeting together. I do the dress-up-and-headto-church thing every week, no regrets, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. It’s not convenient, but it’s good for us. Most practicing Mor-

mons don’t just attend No shame in that, I church, they participate insisted. It is wonderful in some way to help to be able to sit and lisauxiliaries run smoothly. ten to carefully-prepared After all, the point of talks we ourselves did attending a worship not have to prepare. service is as much to Twice a year, church build community as it teachers can be students. is to commune with the My husband rememSpirit. Getting together bers attending satellite with others fortifies our broadcasts of general faith, offers opportuniconference at his stake ties to serve each other center in California as and creates ways to pool a child. He still had to resources and talents get dressed up and go to to do more good in the church, so he especially world. savors watching confer You can most cerence in his sweatpants tainly commune with while sitting on our soft God alone on a hike, but couch. there is something to be When I asked my own said for showing up and children what they liked combining your own about general conferstrength with others. ence, I was surprised at But after many weeks their answers. Instead of preparing lessons and of remembering any of song the clever, lists and educational handdiversions outs, a and laborday to intensive “The huge novelty relax paper craftand re- of being allowed ing projcharge ects I have to eat plates of is a attempted glorious nachos in the living over the thing. years to room keeps When get them to I asked everyone mostly sit quietly my and listen happy during the grandto even mother second session.” a small what part of the she did on general contalks, they most fondly ference Sundays as a remember my simple child, she said apologeti- cop-outs: bingo with cally, “I’m afraid it was candy, crafting with mostly a day off for us.” plastic Perler beads and

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nachos. For the first session, everyone gets a hastilyprinted-off-the-internet bingo card with pictures representing various gospel topics and a generous cup of candy. When the kids hear the speakers mention one of the words on their card, they cover that square with a piece of candy. When their card is full, they can eat all their candy. Irresponsible food choices have become a standard part of my family’s general conference experience. I figure it takes practice to

recognize the sweetness of the Spirit, so I’m OK with including treats in that practice. The children then move on to positioning tiny beads on pegboards to make simple ornaments. The beads take plenty of concentration and nearly all their fine motor skills, and they are content to be relatively quiet as my husband and I lounge and listen to more talks, taking turns with the iron to melt the kids’ bead projects into place. The huge novelty of being allowed to

eat plates of nachos in the living room keeps everyone mostly happy during the second session. There are more reverent and formal ways to take in general conference, I am sure, but these simple efforts allow us to both spiritually recharge and have some low-key family time. Sally H. N. Wright is a mom and freelance writer. Her column appears in The Herald Journal. She can be reached at ordinarywitness@hotmail.com.

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LDS Church in China Before departing for China, the Costleys attended a two-week workshop at the Kennedy Center at BYU in Provo, which focused on teaching English as a second language and explaining the culture and history of China. They learned that there are two branches of the LDS Church in China. While living in other nations, individuals from the People’s Republic of China who have joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints and return to China may not understand how they should comply with Chinese laws in relation to their religious practice or know how to find the LDS Church in their country. “The natives have a Chinese National Organization, and there is

an expatriate branch for people like us who are not Chinese and hold a foreign passport. An expatriate member stands at the back of the branch meeting room checking passports. People can’t attend the meeting if they are Chinese and have a Chinese passport,” Wynn said. The Chinese Government allows foreigners freedom to practice their religion. “We are not there as proselyting missionaries. If asked, I can tell people that I am a Christian and that I am a Mormon, but then it has to stop there,” Wynn explained. “We did not meet in a chapel, but the church rented a hotel floor in Guangzhou and an apartment in Qingdao. When we paid tithing, we gave it in cash as there was no official bank account set up to deposit checks.” The Costleys were free

to talk to fellow teachers about the gospel in the building where they lived with teachers from around the world who were in China to teach Spanish, German or French, etc. “I got to talk to other teachers about the Church, invite them to Family Home Evening and to take them to the expatriate meetings,” Cecelie explained. “But if Chinese university teachers asked us questions about the Church, we had to remind them that we can’t talk to them about our religion. They would answer, ‘Yes, I know, but I want to know more.’” Back in Mink Creek, the Costleys ponder what they gleaned from these experiences since they are over now the age requirement and cannot return under this program. “Everyone knows that

when you live abroad you learn more about yourself and your own culture. I wasn’t a history major, but I taught Western civilization, and I learned so much, Cecelia said The program is a paid program. “The Chinese university paid our way there and back and gave us a salary enough to buy food, eat out and travel. We couldn’t spend it all and had plenty left over,” Wynn said. “BYU and the Chinese universities really took good care of us.” Last month, Wynn received a letter from another teacher that was written by one of Wynn’s former students in China. The assignment had been to write about someone who changed their life. Her essay read: “The first thing Mr. Costley taught me is happiness. In his first class, he told us that the first rule in his class is being

happy. He is always happy, always enthusiastic and always optimistic. The smile on his face never faded. Every time I saw his smile, my bad emotions flew away. “The second thing Mr. Costley taught me is love. Love yourself and love people around you. There was a student who asked a question in his oral English class, ‘Why do you come to China?’ He said, ‘I came to China to meet you.’ You could always feel that he loved every student in his class. “The third thing Mr. Costley taught me is life. At that time, I felt lonely, unhappy and overwhelmed and I started thinking about suicide. Life seemed meaningless and painful and death seemed to be the solution for everything. However, one afternoon I asked Mr. Costley, ‘What’s your attitude toward death?’ His answer helped me

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Item Price Per Bag Qty. Milk Chocolate Pecans $28.99 Chocolate Toffee Pretzels $15.65 Nonpareils $19.65 Mini Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips $19.37 White Chocolate Chips $14.54 Dark Chocolate Cashews $25.15 Burnt Caramel Dark Chocolate $25.97 Almonds Dusted Mocha Chocolate Almonds $25.97 Lemon Crème White Chocolate $25.97 Almonds Milk Chocolate Banana Chips $20.20 Milk Chocolate Cookie Crisps $22.95 Dark Chocolate Cranberries $21.57 Dark Chocolate Coffee Beans $23.92 Milk Chocolate Peanut Clusters $18.94 Chocolate Covered Apricots $25.60 Chocolate Covered Blueberries $29.98 Sugar Free Milk Chocolate Almonds $30.40 Sugar Free Milk Chocolate Peanuts $23.97 Coconut Macaroon Dark Chocolate $25.55 Almonds Milk Chocolate Peanuts $15.44 Alpine Mints $22.32 Chocolate Bridge Mix $19.32 Chocolate Caramel Peanut Patties $22.96 Chocolate Covered Sea Salt Caramels $26.94 $27.94 Trufﬂes (please specify Mint Chocolate, Raspberry, Milk Chocolate)

Dried Fruits Mango Chamoy Pineapple Chamoy Turkish Apricots Banana Chips Dried Cranberries Date Pieces Crystalized Ginger Mango Slices Papaya Diced Pineapple Diced Bing Cherries (Sugar Free) Coconut Chips Goji Berries (Organic) Prunes, Pitted Raisins, Thompson Deglet Dates Pineapple Rings Dried Apple Rings West Coast Fruit Mix Golden Raisins Hazelnuts Hazelnuts, Raw Whole Macadamias Raw Macadamias

$19.55 $19.30 $18.90 $11.94 $12.90 $12.69 $16.49 $16.49 $12.15 $12.90 $41.62 $13.94 $47.89 $17.90 $11.57 $16.40 $14.94 $18.44 $23.87 $13.62 $34.20 $55.54

20- LDS Living, supplement to The Herald Journal, Preston Citizen and Tremonton Leader, March 28, 2018

MINIMUM ORDER IS ONLY $100.00 BEFORE SALES TAX Payments accepted: CASH, CHECK, MONEY ORDER, DEBIT or CREDIT CARDS (Please only 1 Check/M.O. per order.) PAYMENT IS DUE AT TIME OF ORDER WE NEED A MINIMUM OF 2 WEEKS TO FILL ORDER UNLESS WE ALREADY HAVE PRODUCT PRE-PACKAGED Item Mixed Nuts R/S Deluxe Mixed Nuts R/S Delight Mix Butter Toffee Mixed Nuts Peanuts Chili Peanuts Spanish Peanuts w/Chili Pods Butter Toffee Peanuts Raw Blanched Peanuts R/S Blanched Peanuts Raw Spanish Peanuts R/S Spanish Peanuts Chili Lemon Peanuts Peanut Brittle In Shell Peanuts

Price Per Bag $37.90 $23.20 $24.47 $13.65 $15.15 $11.80 $10.94 $11.15 $10.15 $13.65 $13.65 $17.85 $11.38

(please specify Salted, Unsalted

Honey Roasted Peanuts Pecans Pecan Halves, Raw Chopped Pecans Honey Toasted Pecans R/S Pecan Halves 14 oz Pinenuts Raw Pinenuts, Shelled Pistachios R/S Pistachios-In Shell Chili Lemon Pistachios-In Shell Raw Pistachio Meats Seeds Golden Flax Seed Raw Pumpkin Seeds R/S Pumpkin Kernels R/S Sunﬂower Kernels

$12.48 $39.50 $38.80 $32.69 $39.50 $65.30 $29.97 $35.37 $54.15 $10.33 $13.85 $15.77 $10.67

Price Per Bag $12.49 $15.62 $13.72 $12.65 $11.37 $19.12 $11.47 $17.41 $14.87 $11.47 $15.84 $21.95 $15.49 $15.49 $15.49 $16.94 $14.94 $15.89 $14.94 $14.94 $14.94 $27.81 $26.59 $26.59 $46.02 $17.44 $15.57

Strawberry, Blueberry, Raspberry)

Yogurt Raisins Yogurt Almonds Yogurt Cashews Yogurt Cranberries

(please specify in shell or out of shell)

Raw Sunﬂower Kernels White Sesame Seeds

Item Snacks Corn Nuts Sesame Stix, Honey Roasted BBQ Corn Nuts Wasabi Fried Peas R/S Soynuts Crunchy, Nutty Corn Mix Hot Cajun Stix Giant Inka Corn Nuts Oriental Mix Sesame Stix, (please specify Salted, Garlic) Rice Crackers Super Nutty Granola Wild Blueberry Flax Granola Strawberry-Raspberry Granola Low Fat French Vanilla Almond Granola Trail Mixes All Fruit Trail Mix Goody, Goody Trail Mix (Swiss) Snack & Trail Mix Tropical Trail Mix Yogurt Trail Mix Hot & Spicy Trail Mix Salty Crunchy Pretzel Mix Walnuts Walnuts, Halves & Pieces Chopped Walnuts Black Walnuts Yogurt Items Yogurt Pretzels Flavored Pretzels (please specify

$8.80 $9.85

$15.94 $19.61 $24.94 $18.70

“Quality Nuts, Dried Fruits, Chocolates, Candies and Trail Mixes at True Wholesale Prices” Please call us for a formatted excel worksheet that will calculate your entire order.

Nuts for You is Located at: 635 N. State Street Preston, ID 83263 208-747-3665 800-774-7033 OurNutGuy@aol.com Visit our website for product pictures, ingredients and nutritional information.

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