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How to Teach Your Grandchildren Life’s Most Important Lessons
2026-03-05
Enjoy our fourth excerpt from Richard Eyre's newest book. Today’s…
Have We Lost the “Family Brand?
2025-05-01
The Church used to be known internally and externally, nationally…
Living a Familycentric Life
2025-01-24
I want to close with something of a testimony of…
Discernment in a Time of Deception
2025-01-17
How can we help our families to be acquainted with…
From Invisible to Indispensable: Honoring Our “Seniors”
2025-01-09
The matriarchs and patriarchs of our families—those who have lived…
Unwrapping the Doctrinal Gifts of the Restoration
2024-12-20
The optics of the Restoration were spectacular, but the content…
The “Everythingness” of Jesus: How Joy, Love, Peace and Beauty become Portals to Heaven
2024-08-30
Throughout this series, I’ve received thoughtful and provocative questions from…
Nothingness: How Disappearing can Help you See and be Seen
2024-07-26
What is “nothingness” in scripture and in the Gospel? And…
History Repeating Itself?
2024-07-22
A Democrat president resigning, a vice president trying to secure…
Is it me vs. you? Or me & you?–How to Come Together in a Divided World
2024-07-11
We live in a world of constant score-keeping, comparing and…
Our Parental God: When We Say “Heavenly Father” We Mean It (literally)
2024-06-27
Many Christian denominations throughout the world refer to God as…
Making Sense of the Gospel through a Family Lens
2024-06-06
Our beloved President Nelson has said, and frequently reiterates, that…
Paradigm Shifts on the Road to Exaltation
2024-02-15
A paradigm is a world-view or perspective, and our mortal…
Eyre Weekly Poem: “180”
2024-01-01
As I finish this poetry series to end the year,…
Eyre Monday Poem: “With Wondering Awe”
2023-12-26
Today’s Christmas Poem sprang from an interesting question we discussed…
Eyre Monday Poem: “Developing Empathy”
2023-12-17
The closest thing I’ve ever had to a vision was…
Eyre Monday Poem: “First One Solo”
2023-12-03
My efforts at poetry began with some attempted love-poems during…
Eyre Monday Poem: 20 Reasons to think (and talk) more about death
2023-11-26
November has been a tough month with three devastating deaths.…
Monday Eyre Poem: Thanksgiving (And the Gratitude Fork)
2023-11-19
For fifty years our holiday greeting has been a Thanksgiving…
Eyre Monday Poem: “Finite”
2023-11-12
A dear, life-long friend died this past week and someone…
Eyre Monday Poem: “Late Autumn”
2023-11-06
This poem was inadvertently left out yesterday and the series…
Eyre Monday Poem: “Inclusive”
2023-10-29
I've been thinking a lot recently about unity within diversity…
AI: the Despair of Atheism, and the Vision of Faith
2023-09-08
There are, of late, an endless storm of podcasts, articles,…
The Benefit of the Doubt: Putting a Positive Spin on Faith Crisis
2023-04-13
This article has three objectives: 1. To take the fear…
Correspondence with Those in Faith Crisis
2023-03-17
If you had three wishes for your children, would one…
18 Truths Not Known to The Rest of Christianity
2023-02-08
Balancing gratitude for the Restoration with respect for all truth…
Unity, Faith Crises, and Paradigm Shifts
2023-01-13
Of all the forms that division and alienation can take—from…
Are Church Members More Divided than Ever Before?
2022-02-10
In a day of widening divisions and polarization, are Church…
The Parental God: A Celebration of the Ramifications
2021-09-20
President Ballard has said, “The foundational fact of heavenly parentage…
This Doctrine Answers Our Hardest Questions and Defines Us
2021-09-14
It is impossible for others to even begin to grasp…
Following our Heavenly Parents’ Pattern for Parenting
2021-09-06
It’s one thing to discuss the Parental God theologically and…
Our Parental God and our Own Beginnings
2021-08-31
Virtually everyone who believes in God believes in some form…
Heavenly Insight On Our Three Most Important Relationships
2021-06-28
One way to think about our relationships is in the…
Children of the Parental God
2021-06-17
How can the knowledge of our parental relationship with God…
Heavenly Mother: Where Has She Been? Why Don’t We Know About Her?
2021-06-14
We have unequivocal prophetic statements affirming Her reality and Her…
A Poetic Attempt to Feel Our Divine Parentage
2021-05-31
It goes without saying that each of us must discover…
How Believing in a Literal Heavenly Father and Mother Changes Everything
2021-05-17
The people of this planet, throughout its history and pre-history,…
Are You Missing the Revelation that is Waiting for your Family?
2021-03-15
Since there is no set roadmap for this personal journey…
Getting Help from a Higher Source for Life’s Hardest Job
2021-03-14
In today’s turbulent world, parenting has never been more important,…
My Take on McKay Coppins’ Recent Atlantic Article about the Church
2021-01-27
The article is not without its virtues, and it certainly…
What are the Gifts, and What are the Wrappings of the Restoration?
2020-12-07
At this point in my correspondence with Rhodes, I had…
Eight Stunning Gifts of the Gospel You May Be Taking for Granted
2020-12-02
In a correspondence, my curious friend said that he wanted…
Is the Restored Gospel Inclusive or Exclusive?
2020-11-18
Are we an exclusive Church? Do we believe that we…
Is America Still a Land of Promise?
2020-11-12
Scripture teaches us that America is a “land of promise,”…
Three Crucial Questions about Mortality
2020-11-09
One of the main themes arising out of our recent…
Is Christ the “Means” or the “End?”
2020-11-02
The instinctive answer, for most of us is “both.” Christ…
Who Do You Pray To?
2020-10-28
This question may be the most provocative and personal of…
What is the most Pivotal Doctrine of the Restoration?
2020-10-19
Of all the doctrines and truths lost in the Apostacy…
The Paradigm Shift that Will Lead to a Happier Life
2019-05-23
We started with joy. We all began life with our…
How to Evolve from Control Freak to Friend of Flow
2019-04-24
Think about it. What do you really control? You are…
Three Pursuits that Are Robbing You of Joy
2019-01-08
The irony is this: We started with joy. We all…
Poetry for A Monday: The Moose and the Pelican
2018-01-28
Today both poems are about the natural world, and the…
Poetry for A Monday: The Five Gifts of Mortality
2018-01-21
Today our first poem is about the marriage of a…
Poetry for a Monday: The Sin of Taking for Granted
2018-01-14
Today our first poem is about the danger of having…
Poetry for A Monday: Family Geometry
2018-01-07
Today our first poem is about the miracle of a…
What the Country has Lost
2012-11-07
Election night this year brings a unique kind of despair--as…
Want an Antidote to The Three Deceivers? Try Thanks-Giving!
2011-01-04
"Thanksgiving" can be explored as a verb, as a noun,…
Dan Brown, Mormons, and Irony
2009-10-21
Dan Brown's message in his new blockbuster, The Lost Symbol,…
Turning Old Clich
2006-03-29
Come and read Richard Eyre's last column on new maxims.…
Turning Old Clich
2006-03-13
In the ownership mode everyone has more or less of…
Turning Old Clich
2006-02-27
A weekly "clearing of the air" is more practical than…
Turning Old Clich
2006-02-13
It's not only the positive things that we need to…
Turning Old Clich
2006-01-23
As with so many old clichs, the problem is that…
Turning Old Clich
2006-01-01
Most healthy people in the spring, the summer, or even…
Turning Old Clich
2005-12-19
The more parenting books you pick up and look through,…
Turning Old Clich
2005-12-05
Josh was impressed with the huge Wembley Arena and the…
Turning Old Clich
2005-11-21
Many children have strong wills, but they all have fragile…
Turning Old Clich
2005-11-07
What are the priorities here? Is work primary and family…
Turning Old Clich
2005-10-17
Lists become our masters rather than our tools. The "have-to-dos"…
Turning Old Clich
2005-10-03
Work is an important part of life. And that is…
Turning Old Clich
2005-09-19
People who learn to pray, to meditate, to center themselves…
Turning Old Clich
2005-08-22
Too often we are attracted to things that sound new…
Turning Old Clich
2005-07-25
All of the goals had to do with things and…
The Meridian Family Value of the Month
2005-07-20
Imagine the power of half a million readers, spread throughout…
Turning Old Clich
2005-07-11
The funny thing about some of our most familiar clichs…
Turning Old Clich
2005-04-25
We don't live in a vacuum and time is not…
Turning Old Clich
2005-04-11
We drive ourselves to work hard, and in the process…
Turning Old Clich
2005-03-28
Comfort imprisons more people than prison bars do. A well-conceived…
Turning Old Cliches into New Maxims: Hurry Up!
2005-01-24
When our motto is "hurry up," there is always too…
Turning Old Cliches into New Maxims: Hurry Up!
2005-01-24
When our motto is "hurry up," there is always too…
Turning Old Cliches into New Maxims: “Act, Don’t React”
2005-01-10
Friends call at unexpected times. Sunsets surprise us. Ideas come…
Turning Old Cliches into New Maxims: “Act, Don’t React”
2005-01-10
Friends call at unexpected times. Sunsets surprise us. Ideas come…
Turning Old Cliches into New Maxims: Get Serious
2004-12-27
We tell our children to "get serious" at the very…
Turning Old Cliches into New Maxims: Get Serious
2004-12-27
We tell our children to "get serious" at the very…
Turning Old Cliches into New Maxims: Work Before Play
2004-12-13
The interesting irony of today is that many of us…
Turning Old Cliches into New Maxims: Work Before Play
2004-12-13
The interesting irony of today is that many of us…
Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: Turning Old Clich
2004-12-06
Thoughtful "sitting there" is rapidly becoming a lost art, stomped…
Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There : Turning Old Clich
2004-12-06
Thoughtful "sitting there" is rapidly becoming a lost art, stomped…
Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: Turning Old Clich
2004-11-15
In an increasingly complex world, some things are less 'black…
Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: Turning Old Clich
2004-11-15
In an increasingly complex world, some things are less 'black…
Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: Turning Old Clich
2004-10-25
Procrastination can become a terrible habit; but, used selectively, it…
Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: Turning Old Clich
2004-10-25
Clichs often prompt unrealistic expectations, turn us into dissatisfied perfectionists,…
Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There : Turning Old Clich
2004-10-25
Procrastination can become a terrible habit; but, used selectively, it…
Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: Turning Old Clich
2004-10-25
Clichs often prompt unrealistic expectations, turn us into dissatisfied perfectionists,…
Politics and the Family:The Top Ten Family Issues
2004-03-22
This week Richard lays out his "Top 10 List" for…