Family Snippets

Today mom cooked a classic "Torta" for " Family Home Evening ", a recipe that for a century puts smiles in faces of those that taste it, a cake that her mother did always for the children. It is simple & delicious!  Ingredients: 150g or 1 1/3 All purpose flour 300g or 1 1/3 Sugar 6 Eggs Tsp of baking powder Preheat over to 350º F. Beat egg whites until stiff. Blend egg yolks with sugar and add to it the white eggs, flour and the baking powder. Mix all ingredients. Pour into a 9" x 13" greased cake pan. Bake for approximately 40 minutes until the wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Immediately loosen cake from edge of pan; invert on towel generously sprinkled with sugar. Spread on top strawberry jam or other jam of your choice. While still hot carefully role cake and towel from narrow end. Let it cool from 15 minutes and remove the towel. Enjoy it and have you also a happy "Family Home Evening"

One of the most rewarding experiences to me is to see the youth and young adults with a sense of purpose, determined to make a contribution to their own lives and the lives of others. In my experience I found that rarely this involves just the desire to achive fame and fortune, it involves rather an understanding that unselfish acts of love, compassion and service to others are in fact more important. A sense of purpose includes the understanding of where we came from? why we are here? and where we will go after this life and it includes love for our families. It was good to see Miguel and Lisa with Ana doing hoseriding in Lisa's grandparents ranch in southern of Utah .

I have spend all my life managing financial matters and I have seen during all these years of experience many organizations, individuals or families losing peace of mind and opportunities for a happier life because they lacked the skill to properly manage money and resources or they ignored and overlooked the importance of these simple things. Today I would like to share these few and simple principles and practices that will bring peace of mind and prosperity to those that apply them. Do not underestimate the power of these words; it is it's simplicity that carries it's value and wisdom. The Principles 1. Pay tithing on time 2. Set a budget 3. Plan for the unexpected - Save   The pratices 1. Do not wait until the next day or next week; right after you receive your income pay your tithing ! 2. Make a list of your anticipated bills. Adjust your lifestyle to always be within your income ! 3. Put aside in a savings account a small percentage of...

Even in a day of digital photography we love to print photos to frame and display them at home.  Photographs that are in our sight constantely at home, live with us and become a part of us, part of our active memory. These photos sharpen the contour of our memories. They invite neighbouring episodes of our past to join us in our present.  Photos like this one refine the sense of gratitude because it reminds me of special blessings I have.