Gatherings

by Cannon, Elaine

• ISBN13: 9781570087080
• ISBN10: 1570087083
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Bookcraft Pubs

Table of Contents

Publisher's Preface	xi
Marriage and Family
An Eggbeater in the Silver Chest?	3	(3)
What Is a Family?	6	(4)
A Turning Point	10	(3)
True Beauty	13	(2)
The Blessings of Marriage	15	(3)
Beginning the World All Over Again	18	(5)
A Necklace for Mom	23	(5)
Tradition	28	(4)
``Mama, You've Got Trouble''	32	(2)
God Provided a Helpmeet	34	(2)
The Rocker	36	(5)
The Summers of My Life	41	(3)
``I Loved Your Father''	44	(2)
Dirty Socks	46	(3)
Men and Women, Mothers and Fathers
``I Am His Daughter''	49	(1)
What Are You Going to Be?	50	(4)
A Girl's Best Friend	54	(1)
Reconciliation	55	(4)
Fathers and Sunshine	59	(2)
Fathers I Have Known	61	(7)
My Mother	68	(6)
A Thinking Woman	74	(1)
Father's Day	75	(7)
Mother: Look at You!	82	(6)
``This Is How I'm Supposed to Be''	88	(2)
Women As an Influence	90	(7)
Do unto Others
Allie and Tony	97	(5)
The Magic of Cookie-Cutter Sandwiches	102	(1)
My Neighbor! My Friend!	103	(2)
The Kindness of Strangers	105	(3)
A Lot of Good People Out There	108	(5)
What Gift for You, My Friend?	113	(3)
The Man from the Tavern	116	(1)
God Bless the Sick and Afflicted	117	(3)
Helen Winget	120	(1)
``I Needed to Do a Good Deed''	121	(2)
The Goodness of Man and of Good	123	(4)
Winter Comes When the Heart Breaks	127	(12)
A Christmas Eve Gift	139	(6)
Love
In Heaven with You	145	(2)
At Baptism	147	(1)
Heaven's Fire	147	(2)
Filled with Divine Love	149	(4)
Walk in Love	153	(1)
``She Needs You to Love Her''	154	(2)
Love All People	156	(3)
Honeycomb	159	(1)
Isn't Loving Wonderful?	160	(2)
Peaceable Things	162	(2)
Friends and Enemies	164	(7)
A Grateful Heart
The Gift of Trouble	171	(6)
Forever Sunshine	177	(2)
A View from Above	179	(5)
``Thanks a Million!''	184	(1)
``Count Your Many Blessings''	185	(2)
``God Bless You''	187	(1)
A Lesson in Gratitude	188	(1)
Count Your Blessings and Abide	189	(1)
A Change in Attitude	190	(2)
Name Them One by One	192	(7)
In the Midst of Afflication
Adversity Gives Us Experience	199	(4)
``Make It a Good Day''	203	(3)
Finding Beauty amidst Trouble	206	(2)
Adversity Proves Whom God Can Trust	208	(4)
Returning Good for Evil	212	(4)
The Great Ones Stretch above It	216	(1)
For Our Eternal Good	217	(2)
Come and Get It!	219	(3)
Promises and Pink Carnations	222	(3)
Hope Wipes Out Worry	225	(8)
Through Humble Prayer
Jesus Listening Can Hear	233	(3)
A Lesson in Faith	236	(4)
``I Need Help''	240	(2)
The Pear Tree	242	(4)
Priesthood Blessings	246	(3)
A Prayer for Our Home	249	(3)
A Child's Prayer	252	(3)
A Healing Blessing	255	(3)
He Was Weeping	258	(2)
Call upon the Elders	260	(3)
Mark's Answer	263	(3)
``I Want Each One to Pray''	266	(5)
Principles for Happy Days
Those Who Sin Differently	271	(3)
On the Way to School	274	(2)
Knowledge Isn't Enough	276	(3)
Self-Control	279	(4)
The Oleander	283	(1)
When Blessings Turn into Burdens	284	(4)
A Crushing Desire to Believe	288	(1)
A Near-Magic Survival System	289	(1)
Finding Value in a Torn and Tattered Book	290	(4)
Some Don't	294	(3)
A Choice Generation
Celebrate Yourself	297	(7)
You Are a Daughter of God	304	(4)
Youthful You	308	(1)
A Pearl of a Girl	309	(6)
Someday	315	(1)
Satisfaction Guaranteed	316	(3)
Choose to Stay Choice	319	(2)
A Tribute to Youth	321	(1)
Give Me Five!	322	(6)
Talk It Over	328	(5)
Angels and Miracles
Angels and Peaceable Things	333	(1)
``Almost!''	334	(2)
An Angel Hovering over Us	336	(2)
To Be Known by God	338	(2)
Heavenly Help	340	(3)
Happy Birthday	343	(2)
God Created Angels	345	(1)
A Command to Repent	346	(3)
References	349	(12)
Index	361