President Joseph F. Smith (ed. -5th President of the Church), told fathers they should love their children if they want them to be obedient: “Prove to them that you do love them by your every word or act to them. … When you speak or talk to them, do it not in anger, do it not harshly, in a condemning spirit. Speak to them kindly; get them down and weep with them if necessary and get them to shed tears with you if possible. Soften their hearts; get them to feel tenderly toward you. Use no lash and no violence, but … approach them with reason, with persuasion and love unfeigned. … You can’t do it any other way. You can’t do it by unkindness; you cannot do it by driving. …
“You can’t force your boys, nor your girls into heaven. You may force them to hell, by using harsh means in the efforts to make them good, when you yourselves are not as good as you should be. The man that will be angry at his boy, and try to correct him while he is in anger, is in the greatest fault. … You can only correct your children by love, in kindness, by love unfeigned, by persuasion, and reason” (Gospel Doctrine, fifth ed., Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1939, pp. 316–17).
Monday, February 26, 2007
Saturday, February 24, 2007
National Review Online: Why social conservatives should support Mitt Romney
Many social conservatives do not share Romney’s Mormon faith, but his faith should be viewed by social conservatives as a good sign, not as a matter of concern. The Mormon religion, while having tenets that Christians do not share, is profoundly conservative in its support for life, family, and marriage. Thus, Romney’s religion reinforces...
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Church leadership diversity
Church Diversity Breaks Stereotypes
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — In Harlem, an African-American bishop leads his congregation in prayer. In Miami, neighbors enter a bright yellow chapel and greet each other in Haitian. In Salt Lake City, a teacher instructs her Bible class in Chinese. Meanwhile, in Florida, an entire congregation sings in American Sign Language in poetic gestures, and in California a young child gives his first talk in Sunday school in Spanish.
This picture is a striking contrast to the stereotypical image most Americans have of Mormons as white, middle-class people living in the Intermountain West. Yet it accurately portrays the changing face of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — a faith that is becoming increasingly diverse, mirroring a wide range of cultures and experiences.
This diversity has not gone unnoticed by media trumpeting headlines such as “Mormons Gain in Inner Cities — Church Is Attracting More Blacks and Hispanics” in the Philadelphia Inquirer, “LDS Church Follows Members to Inner Cities” in the Denver Post, “Colorblind Faith” in the Chicago Reporter and “For Mormons in Harlem, Bigger Space Beckons” in the New York Times.
Mormon scholar Jan Shipps, a professor emeritus of history and religious studies at Indiana University, said reporters often call her surprised by the growth of the Church in inner cities. “‘Where are the Mormons?' they ask. I tell them, ‘They're everywhere.'”
In fact, more than 150 Latter-day Saint congregations in the United States speak a total of 20 different languages, including Polish, Navajo, Russian, Spanish and German.
Much of the Church's growth is attributed to the global volunteer missionary program, the largest of its kind in the world. More than 52,000 missionaries teach in 350 missions in more than 140 nations.
President Bill Price oversees missionaries in the Washington, D.C., area. His missionaries come from more than 20 different countries and speak a variety of languages to accommodate the needs of the community. “The people in the inner city are humble and have open hearts and minds. They don't change their lives because of any social program but because of the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
Cathy Stokes, a recently retired health care administrator for the State of Illinois Department of Public Health, changed her life and embraced Mormonism after visiting a temple open house in 1978.
“I signed a slip requesting more information,” Stokes explained, “and several weeks later two nice little white guys knocked at my door in Chicago. I listened; my questions were answered. The questions about life were like a brick of Swiss cheese and the gospel filled in most of the holes. Joining the Church was the most important thing I have ever done in my life.”
“We work hard to send out a message that brings hope,” said Earl C. Tingey, senior president of the Presidency of the Seventy. “We share messages that help families. We bring hope of how a father can be a father, a mother a mother, and all of it is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.”
At the same time, Tingey is quick to point out the distinctiveness of the Mormon faith in the Christian world. Tingey says the Church is neither Catholic nor Protestant, but a restoration of the ancient Church of Jesus Christ.
Shipps believes a main reason the Church is continuing to grow and become more diverse is its unique theology of the family. “The idea that families remain together throughout eternity resonates with all sorts of people. This belief, plus the remarkable support system the LDS Church provides for families appeals to people from many cultures, African American, Hispanic, Asian and Caucasian” she said.
The Church is also growing more diverse internationally. More than half of all Church members now reside outside of the United States, a milestone that was reached on 25 February 1996.
This worldwide membership of almost 13 million Latter-day Saints is a far cry from the six members in April 1830, when Joseph Smith organized the Church in upstate New York.
Such growth among diverse cultures and nations has become the Church's primary challenge. To help meet it, the Church translates scriptures, conference proceedings, satellite broadcasts, curriculum manuals, magazines, software, Web-site information and other materials into more than 100 different languages. The resultant translation system is one of the largest such networks in the world.
In a 2000 speech to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Church President Gordon B. Hinckley said that Church growth has brought some serious challenges. “The first is the training of local leadership,” noted President Hinckley. “The second … is providing places of worship as we grow so rapidly.”
In an effort to address the need for more places of worship, hundreds of new buildings are being constructed around the world each year.
But training leadership in congregations where no one has been a Church member for long brings special challenges. Unlike the lay members assigned to lead local congregations in the United States and Canada, the lay leaders in many other countries are relatively new members.
In some countries where the Church has only recently been established, some leaders have received their leadership assignments only a few months after joining the Church. These new leaders have few leadership role models.
Recognizing this challenge, the Church has established area offices around the world, overseen by senior officials in the Church called general authorities. They meet regularly with new local leaders and train them in their native language.
Also with dramatic growth comes the challenge of unifying Latter-day Saints of many cultures. Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said that the growing diversity among the members is simply a condition, not a Church goal. The real goal is unity, not diversity.
"We preach unity among the community of Saints and tolerance toward the personal differences that are inevitable in the beliefs and conduct of a diverse population."
As a result, efforts are made to teach Latter-day Saints around the world the doctrines of the Church and to train local leaders, but without imposing American culture.
“Sometimes our culture and the Western culture are very different” said Seung Hwun Ko, a Church member from Seoul, Korea, “But when we talk about the gospel of Jesus Christ, we meet.”
http://www.ldsmag.com/churchupdate/070221diversity.html
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — In Harlem, an African-American bishop leads his congregation in prayer. In Miami, neighbors enter a bright yellow chapel and greet each other in Haitian. In Salt Lake City, a teacher instructs her Bible class in Chinese. Meanwhile, in Florida, an entire congregation sings in American Sign Language in poetic gestures, and in California a young child gives his first talk in Sunday school in Spanish.
This picture is a striking contrast to the stereotypical image most Americans have of Mormons as white, middle-class people living in the Intermountain West. Yet it accurately portrays the changing face of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — a faith that is becoming increasingly diverse, mirroring a wide range of cultures and experiences.
This diversity has not gone unnoticed by media trumpeting headlines such as “Mormons Gain in Inner Cities — Church Is Attracting More Blacks and Hispanics” in the Philadelphia Inquirer, “LDS Church Follows Members to Inner Cities” in the Denver Post, “Colorblind Faith” in the Chicago Reporter and “For Mormons in Harlem, Bigger Space Beckons” in the New York Times.
Mormon scholar Jan Shipps, a professor emeritus of history and religious studies at Indiana University, said reporters often call her surprised by the growth of the Church in inner cities. “‘Where are the Mormons?' they ask. I tell them, ‘They're everywhere.'”
In fact, more than 150 Latter-day Saint congregations in the United States speak a total of 20 different languages, including Polish, Navajo, Russian, Spanish and German.
Much of the Church's growth is attributed to the global volunteer missionary program, the largest of its kind in the world. More than 52,000 missionaries teach in 350 missions in more than 140 nations.
President Bill Price oversees missionaries in the Washington, D.C., area. His missionaries come from more than 20 different countries and speak a variety of languages to accommodate the needs of the community. “The people in the inner city are humble and have open hearts and minds. They don't change their lives because of any social program but because of the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
Cathy Stokes, a recently retired health care administrator for the State of Illinois Department of Public Health, changed her life and embraced Mormonism after visiting a temple open house in 1978.
“I signed a slip requesting more information,” Stokes explained, “and several weeks later two nice little white guys knocked at my door in Chicago. I listened; my questions were answered. The questions about life were like a brick of Swiss cheese and the gospel filled in most of the holes. Joining the Church was the most important thing I have ever done in my life.”
“We work hard to send out a message that brings hope,” said Earl C. Tingey, senior president of the Presidency of the Seventy. “We share messages that help families. We bring hope of how a father can be a father, a mother a mother, and all of it is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.”
At the same time, Tingey is quick to point out the distinctiveness of the Mormon faith in the Christian world. Tingey says the Church is neither Catholic nor Protestant, but a restoration of the ancient Church of Jesus Christ.
Shipps believes a main reason the Church is continuing to grow and become more diverse is its unique theology of the family. “The idea that families remain together throughout eternity resonates with all sorts of people. This belief, plus the remarkable support system the LDS Church provides for families appeals to people from many cultures, African American, Hispanic, Asian and Caucasian” she said.
The Church is also growing more diverse internationally. More than half of all Church members now reside outside of the United States, a milestone that was reached on 25 February 1996.
This worldwide membership of almost 13 million Latter-day Saints is a far cry from the six members in April 1830, when Joseph Smith organized the Church in upstate New York.
Such growth among diverse cultures and nations has become the Church's primary challenge. To help meet it, the Church translates scriptures, conference proceedings, satellite broadcasts, curriculum manuals, magazines, software, Web-site information and other materials into more than 100 different languages. The resultant translation system is one of the largest such networks in the world.
In a 2000 speech to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Church President Gordon B. Hinckley said that Church growth has brought some serious challenges. “The first is the training of local leadership,” noted President Hinckley. “The second … is providing places of worship as we grow so rapidly.”
In an effort to address the need for more places of worship, hundreds of new buildings are being constructed around the world each year.
But training leadership in congregations where no one has been a Church member for long brings special challenges. Unlike the lay members assigned to lead local congregations in the United States and Canada, the lay leaders in many other countries are relatively new members.
In some countries where the Church has only recently been established, some leaders have received their leadership assignments only a few months after joining the Church. These new leaders have few leadership role models.
Recognizing this challenge, the Church has established area offices around the world, overseen by senior officials in the Church called general authorities. They meet regularly with new local leaders and train them in their native language.
Also with dramatic growth comes the challenge of unifying Latter-day Saints of many cultures. Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said that the growing diversity among the members is simply a condition, not a Church goal. The real goal is unity, not diversity.
"We preach unity among the community of Saints and tolerance toward the personal differences that are inevitable in the beliefs and conduct of a diverse population."
As a result, efforts are made to teach Latter-day Saints around the world the doctrines of the Church and to train local leaders, but without imposing American culture.
“Sometimes our culture and the Western culture are very different” said Seung Hwun Ko, a Church member from Seoul, Korea, “But when we talk about the gospel of Jesus Christ, we meet.”
http://www.ldsmag.com/churchupdate/070221diversity.html
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Abducted Missionaries in Nigeria
LDS Church negotiating for release of four missionaries abducted in Nigeria
By Jessica Ravitz
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 02/20/2007 06:06:18 PM MST
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Quentin R. Cook, member of the First Quorum of... (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune)
Four Mormon missionaries, all Nigerian young men, were abducted from their apartment in Port Harcourt, Nigeria Saturday and are being held hostage.
While LDS Church officials would not comment today on the captors' demands, they said they are optimistic that ongoing negotiations will resolve the matter soon.
The abductions came amid escalating violence in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, which prompted the U.S. State Department to issue a travel warning on Jan. 19. Heeding the warning, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took care to move American and European missionaries - less than five missionary couples - to
LDS missionaries in Nigerian missionary describes working amid chaos, violence
safer ground. Some moved closer to the temple in nearby Aba, while others relocated to different parts of west Africa.
The LDS Church singled out American and European missionaries for transfers because they are the ones most likely to be mistaken for oil company workers, who have been targeted for hostage taking. Since the start of the year, more than 70 oil company employees have been abducted, LDS Church officials said Tuesday in an exclusive interview.
What's surprising about this situation, beyond the fact that missionaries were targeted for the first time, is that the captors took their own.
"They've gotten four poor Africans, just like them," said LDS Apostle M. Russell Ballard, chairman of the missionary executive council.
And while some Nigerians may have gripes about the outsiders getting rich off their country's resources, these four hostages are simply "doing the work of the Lord," Ballard added.
He and Quentin L. Cook of the First Quorum of Seventy, and also the executive director of the LDS Church's missionary department, agreed that this incident has nothing to do with the church.
"There's a lot of mischief in the world, a lot of violence. . . We've experienced it right here [at Trolley Square] in the last 10 days," Ballard said.
Looking at Nigeria in particular, Cook added, "It's hard to realize how common [hostage taking] has become there."
Political unrest has intensified in advance of April elections. Given the oil-rich delta, Cook pointed out that "the opposition party wants oil nationalized." Add into all of this, the danger of copycat hostage takers.
Adapting to upheavals and security concerns is nothing unusual for the LDS Church. Past unrest in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia, for example, prompted shifts in missionary plans, Ballard said. And putting missionaries on "lock down" during elections in places where uprisings might follow is also commonplace, he said.
Moving missionaries and missionary couples around is also the norm. They're sent where they're needed, and where they'll be most secure.
"If there's a concern, we pull back," Ballard said. "But we can't abandon the church."
Nor do church officials believe Nigerians want to be abandoned. Couple missionaries help drill freshwater wells and cultivate land. Young missionaries also give four hours a week to community service, helping people in their homes and giving time to local hospitals.
"Missionaries of all faiths are given a great deal of respect. They've done a lot of good for Africa," Ballard said. "Our missionaries are seen as a force of good."
For this reason, community members in Nigeria - including a tribal chief - are stepping up to help secure the release of the missionaries, the officials said.
"Nigerians are god-fearing people," Cook said. "They want God to bless that country, too." jravitz@sltrib.com
By Jessica Ravitz
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 02/20/2007 06:06:18 PM MST
Click photo to enlarge
Quentin R. Cook, member of the First Quorum of... (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune)
Four Mormon missionaries, all Nigerian young men, were abducted from their apartment in Port Harcourt, Nigeria Saturday and are being held hostage.
While LDS Church officials would not comment today on the captors' demands, they said they are optimistic that ongoing negotiations will resolve the matter soon.
The abductions came amid escalating violence in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, which prompted the U.S. State Department to issue a travel warning on Jan. 19. Heeding the warning, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took care to move American and European missionaries - less than five missionary couples - to
LDS missionaries in Nigerian missionary describes working amid chaos, violence
safer ground. Some moved closer to the temple in nearby Aba, while others relocated to different parts of west Africa.
The LDS Church singled out American and European missionaries for transfers because they are the ones most likely to be mistaken for oil company workers, who have been targeted for hostage taking. Since the start of the year, more than 70 oil company employees have been abducted, LDS Church officials said Tuesday in an exclusive interview.
What's surprising about this situation, beyond the fact that missionaries were targeted for the first time, is that the captors took their own.
"They've gotten four poor Africans, just like them," said LDS Apostle M. Russell Ballard, chairman of the missionary executive council.
And while some Nigerians may have gripes about the outsiders getting rich off their country's resources, these four hostages are simply "doing the work of the Lord," Ballard added.
He and Quentin L. Cook of the First Quorum of Seventy, and also the executive director of the LDS Church's missionary department, agreed that this incident has nothing to do with the church.
"There's a lot of mischief in the world, a lot of violence. . . We've experienced it right here [at Trolley Square] in the last 10 days," Ballard said.
Looking at Nigeria in particular, Cook added, "It's hard to realize how common [hostage taking] has become there."
Political unrest has intensified in advance of April elections. Given the oil-rich delta, Cook pointed out that "the opposition party wants oil nationalized." Add into all of this, the danger of copycat hostage takers.
Adapting to upheavals and security concerns is nothing unusual for the LDS Church. Past unrest in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia, for example, prompted shifts in missionary plans, Ballard said. And putting missionaries on "lock down" during elections in places where uprisings might follow is also commonplace, he said.
Moving missionaries and missionary couples around is also the norm. They're sent where they're needed, and where they'll be most secure.
"If there's a concern, we pull back," Ballard said. "But we can't abandon the church."
Nor do church officials believe Nigerians want to be abandoned. Couple missionaries help drill freshwater wells and cultivate land. Young missionaries also give four hours a week to community service, helping people in their homes and giving time to local hospitals.
"Missionaries of all faiths are given a great deal of respect. They've done a lot of good for Africa," Ballard said. "Our missionaries are seen as a force of good."
For this reason, community members in Nigeria - including a tribal chief - are stepping up to help secure the release of the missionaries, the officials said.
"Nigerians are god-fearing people," Cook said. "They want God to bless that country, too." jravitz@sltrib.com
Monday, February 19, 2007
Mormons' Contributions
Mormons are fully Americans and have played many a role in the history of our country.
"In any case, Mormons have already been very much part of America for most of its history. Besides Salt Lake City and other towns in the Great Basin West, they founded such settlements as San Bernardino and Las Vegas. Members of the “Mormon Battalion” built the first courthouse in San Diego, raised the American flag over Los Angeles in 1847, and discovered the gold at Sutter's Mill that brought the 49ers to California. Mervyn Bennion, the commander of the U.S.S. West Virginia who died defending his ship at Pearl Harbor, is one of several Mormons to have received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Believing Mormons serve in the Senate and the House of Representatives — notable among them the new Majority Leader, Senator Harry Reid (D-NV). (Curiously, Senator Reid's Mormon faith — he converted while in college — has drawn little public attention, and no discernible criticism. Could the media possibly be biased toward a Democrat? Perish the thought!) They have served, and continue to serve, in presidential cabinets. They have represented the United States as ambassadors, and served as generals, admirals (including overall command of the United States Coast Guard), and federal judges. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has performed at five presidential inaugurations, for presidents of both parties.
Faithful Mormons have led corporations such as JetBlue, Dell Computer, Black & Decker, Times Mirror, General Mills, and, of course, Marriott. (Mitt Romney's own father ran American Motors before serving three terms as governor of Michigan and then heading up the Department of Housing and Urban Development during the first Nixon administration.) Business guru Stephen Covey is a Mormon.
Mormons have won Oscars, Pulitzers, and Grammys. Mormons have quarterbacked and coached NFL football teams (former San Francisco 49er Steve Young, a lawyer and a descendent of Brigham Young, may yet enter politics himself), flourished on the PGA tour, worn the crown of Miss America, and been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
A Mormon invented television. Others have orbited the earth as astronauts, directed the space shuttle program, and presided over the American Medical Association, the American Chemical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, NASA, Harvard Business School, and the University of California system. Church members have given enormous sums of time and money to charity.
One has to wonder what members of a religious minority must do before they merit acceptance, by some, as fully equal American citizens." - Dr. Daniel Peterson
Meridian Magazine http://meridianmagazine.com/ideas/070219president.html
"In any case, Mormons have already been very much part of America for most of its history. Besides Salt Lake City and other towns in the Great Basin West, they founded such settlements as San Bernardino and Las Vegas. Members of the “Mormon Battalion” built the first courthouse in San Diego, raised the American flag over Los Angeles in 1847, and discovered the gold at Sutter's Mill that brought the 49ers to California. Mervyn Bennion, the commander of the U.S.S. West Virginia who died defending his ship at Pearl Harbor, is one of several Mormons to have received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Believing Mormons serve in the Senate and the House of Representatives — notable among them the new Majority Leader, Senator Harry Reid (D-NV). (Curiously, Senator Reid's Mormon faith — he converted while in college — has drawn little public attention, and no discernible criticism. Could the media possibly be biased toward a Democrat? Perish the thought!) They have served, and continue to serve, in presidential cabinets. They have represented the United States as ambassadors, and served as generals, admirals (including overall command of the United States Coast Guard), and federal judges. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has performed at five presidential inaugurations, for presidents of both parties.
Faithful Mormons have led corporations such as JetBlue, Dell Computer, Black & Decker, Times Mirror, General Mills, and, of course, Marriott. (Mitt Romney's own father ran American Motors before serving three terms as governor of Michigan and then heading up the Department of Housing and Urban Development during the first Nixon administration.) Business guru Stephen Covey is a Mormon.
Mormons have won Oscars, Pulitzers, and Grammys. Mormons have quarterbacked and coached NFL football teams (former San Francisco 49er Steve Young, a lawyer and a descendent of Brigham Young, may yet enter politics himself), flourished on the PGA tour, worn the crown of Miss America, and been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
A Mormon invented television. Others have orbited the earth as astronauts, directed the space shuttle program, and presided over the American Medical Association, the American Chemical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, NASA, Harvard Business School, and the University of California system. Church members have given enormous sums of time and money to charity.
One has to wonder what members of a religious minority must do before they merit acceptance, by some, as fully equal American citizens." - Dr. Daniel Peterson
Meridian Magazine http://meridianmagazine.com/ideas/070219president.html
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Talovic Suprised
The father of the Salt Lake shooter has been suprised by the response of the largely Latter-day Saint (70%) community. The fruits of the gospel of Jesus Christ are compassion and peace.
"Also on Saturday, a Bosnian television station interviewed Suljo Talovic and Bisera Turkovic, Bosnia's ambassador to the United States. The grieving father told the TV station he planned to stay in Salt Lake City, adding that Utahns have been supportive of his family.
That support continued late Saturday morning when Salt Lake City residents Larry and Erika Johnson approached Talovic as he was standing in his front yard and handed him $200 cash.
"I want you to know I love you," Larry Johnson told Talovic. "You are the greatest victims in all of this."
Erika Johnson, an Austrian-Hungarian who was in Poland during World War II, said she witnessed atrocities by Nazis when she was a little girl and knows the scars war can leave.
Salt Lake City resident Kelly Patterson offered the Talovics a spot in his family burial ground for Talovic's son. Talovic declined the offer but expressed gratitude to Patterson, repeating a line he has said countless times to well-wishers and reporters since he learned his son was the Trolley Square shooter.
"I'm sorry for everyone," Suljo Talovic said in broken English. "I'm sorry for all the families."
Minutes later, David and Lana Mills stopped by the house and handed Talovic a card in a yellow envelope.
"I'm so sorry," David mills told Suljo Talovic. "I feel terrible about the situation. It's certainly not your fault."
Suljo Talovic said he was surprised by the sympathy Salt Lake City residents have offered him. He said he has received too many cards to count and about $1,000 in all, mostly from strangers.
"I am surprised," Talovic told The Tribune Saturday, speaking through an interpreter. "I would have thought when something like this happened that people would be the opposite - that they would be aggressive. But every single person is supportive."
Saturday, February 10, 2007
By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them
By their fruits ye shall know them.
In one of the greatest moments of tragedy - the death of 3 members of his own family, including his wife, by a drunk driver, a Mormon father asks for prayers for the 17 year old drunk driver
In one of the greatest moments of tragedy - the death of 3 members of his own family, including his wife, by a drunk driver, a Mormon father asks for prayers for the 17 year old drunk driver
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Who What Where Why When
As a Mormon woman, convert of 31 years, I wanted an area where I could post answers to some basic questions about the LDS Mormon culture. I wanted a place to post profiles of Mormon's in the news - and to add my perspective to the stories and invite comments. I think it's inmportant for the general public to see the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a context.
I have a degree in Family Sciences from BYU, and am completing my Masters in Counseling at Seton Hall. I have also attended, San Jose State and Santa Clara University
I have a degree in Family Sciences from BYU, and am completing my Masters in Counseling at Seton Hall. I have also attended, San Jose State and Santa Clara University
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