One Little Candle "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" (Psalms 119:105).In Alaska Mission History, a scrapbook of Alaska Mission work, Nadine Hansen includes fascinating stories of early work around the vast territory.In one account, we find ... Read more
Let His Mind Be in You 2012 Regional Convocation There is nothing quite like the North Pacific Union Conference Regional Convocation. Nowhere is the multicultural blending of our church in the Northwest more evident. This year's event, held May 17–20 at Camp Berachah in Auburn, Wash., was no exc... Read more
Education We were just 30 academy students on our spring music tour, dog-tired as we pulled into our destination for the night. The evening's five-star accommodations had been reserved on the floor of a school gymnasium, but the building was locked tighter ... Read more
Chocolate Through the Depression Milton S. Hershey, Tithe-payer (1857—1945) Although he experimented with cocoa and sugar, his candy-making attempts were far from "sweet." In fact, he had failed so miserably in two candy enterprises, his uncle refused to provide him another loan. Milton S. Hershey was penniless, an elemen... Read more
Blueberry Pie Since Let's Talk has a button link right on the front page of this site, it does not appear again here. Click on the Let's Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet's message and follow the discussion it sparks.You, a f... Read more
Heinz 57, Entrepreneur, Tithe-payer 1844—1919 "In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty." — Proverbs 14:23 (NASB) Read more
Alaska Note to Readers: Click on the Let's Talk button in the left panel on the home page to see Steve Vistaunet's message and follow the discussion it sparks.Sitting in the airport awaiting a flight out of Anchorage, Alaska, I discover latent superpower... Read more
Don't Shoot It Was Only a Tithe Story NOTE from Steve Vistaunet: I'm handing this month's Let's Talk page to Cindy Chamberlin, GLEANER managing editor. I believe her perspective here on recent tithe stories is worthy of additional contemplation. Read more
Whatever Thy Hand Findeth To Do ... J. Willard 'Bill' Marriott — Famous Tithe-payer He was born to a poor Mormon sheepherder. By age 14, his father trusted him to move sheep between states, and complete tasks daunting to even grown men. Like most Latter-day Saint (LDS) males, he went on a mission. When he returned home, he found ... Read more