Gluten -Free Caramel Cheesecakes

19 ounces cream cheese
3 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla

caramel:

1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup evaporated milk 

 crust:
1 cup almond meal
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon fine Sea Salt
1/4 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 cup melted butter

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Crush your slivered almonds. 

In a mixing bowl whisk together the almond flour, almonds, baking soda, salt, sugar and cinnamon. Add the butter and combine with a spoon.

Line a muffin tin with liners. Push the almond mixture into the bottom of the liners. 

Bake for 10 minutes to set. 

Turn oven down to 300°.

In a mixing bowl, add cream cheese, vanilla, sugar and eggs. Beat until light and fluffy. 

Spoon mixture into the muffin tins with prepared almond crust. 

Bake for 40 minutes. 

While cakes are cooking, start on the caramel.

Combine granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a medium, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat; cook until sugar dissolves, stirring gently for 3 minutes. 

Stop stirring and continue cooking 10 minutes or until the color of light brown sugar. Remove from heat; carefully stir in butter and milk. Place pan over medium-high heat until caramelized sugar melts. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute.

Remove pan from heat; cool caramel to room temperature. Cover and chill 1 hour or until slightly thickened. 

Take cheesecakes out of the oven when they are done. Once cool, the middle will slightly fall and this is the perfect indent for the caramel.

Spoon about 1 tablespoon caramel over each cheesecake.

Eat!

Don't worry

Bee Happy!!!

I need him every hour

Don't wait

Still

STILL

by Emily Belle Freeman

It was at the very end of the news article read this morning just after I had finished my egg, bacon, and green smoothie.  Two words that took hostage my mind.

Faith crisis.

I immediately thought to myself, I don't want to experience one of those.

The article wasn't talking about those moments you might think it was…receiving a diagnosis of cancer, losing a loved one unexpectedly, finding out information that turns your world upside down immediately.

It wasn't talking about a crisis that turns your heart to God.  To Heaven.  To faith.

No, this faith crisis was talking about that moment when you turn your back on faith.  On what you believe.  On God.

I don't want to experience one of those.

I hear stories like that ––stories of a crisis of faith, of a turning away, and my heart breaks.

How could you walk away from God?

Just the thought of it fills my heart with longing, with loneliness, with a lingering hint of despair

and then I am reminded of a moment I experienced this weekend that I won't soon forget.

I watch her pick up a smooth gray stone, this woman whose gray hair curls soft.  Hands that have known the service of God, have performed it, cradle the rock…and she ponders.  I watch her as she ponders.  And then she picks up the black marker and begins to write one word.

With all my heart I wonder what word she has chosen.

This woman, whose life has been directed by God.

What will her step of faith be as she continues forward from this day, this moment?

I am intrigued by it.

But I am too far away to read the letters imprinted there.

And then I watch her stand and make her way to the front of the room.  To the line of women who have also left their mark on smooth gray stone.  Women waiting to drop their stone into the pile that is becoming a monument of faith.

Just before she leaves her stone there in the box I watch her approach the microphone.

"Perhaps I am one of the oldest here," she suggests.

I glance around at a room filled with women who recognize the sage who has begun to speak.  There is a hush.  A waiting…

And then this woman, whose gray hair curls soft, whose hands cradle the smooth gray stone, explains that her life has been a devotion to God, and that every step from this moment will be an echo of the steps that have gone before.

That she will remain faithful.

And then she holds up the gray rock with her one word carefully penned in thick black ink.

Still.

And I know I have just encountered a woman of devotion.  A woman whose every step will lead her closer to God.  A woman who has never experienced a faith crisis.  Who, in that moment, has committed that she never will.

And I vow, in that moment, to be like her.

That every step from this moment will be an echo of the steps that have gone before.

That I will remain faithful.

Still.

NECTARINE SUMMER SALAD

Ingredients:

• 3-4 nectarines
• 2 heirloom tomatoes
• 1 ball of mozzarella cheese
• 1 small bundle of basil 
• 6-8 slices of prosciutto
• 2 heads of little gem lettuce
• 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup of balsamic vinegar
• Sea salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

• Rinse and dry the lettuce and rip larger leaves in half.
• Slice the nectarines and tomatoes into wedges.
• Assemble the salad by laying the lettuce down on the bottom, scatter the tomatoes and nectarines over the lettuce.
• Tear the mozzarella over the salad.
• Tear leaves of basil over the salad.
• Lay slices of prosciutto throughout the salad.
• To make the dressing, whisk together 1/4  cup of balsamic vinegar with 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil.
• Season salad with sea salt and black pepper.

Even when they're just dandelions

Share it freely

Fight in the shade of circumstance

. . . the trap of self-pity. One man has said that "hell is being frozen in self-pity." Indeed, at times when we think our lot is hard or when we feel our selves misunderstood, it will be so easy for us to indulge ourselves in feeling some self-pity. A contrasting episode comes to us out of ancient Greece: Several hundred Spartans were holding the pass at Thermopylae, that narrow pass, and the Persians came in overwhelming numbers and urged the Spartans to surrender. Hoping to intimidate them further, the Persians sent emissaries to the Spartans, saying they had so many archers in their army they could darken the sky with their arrows. The Spartans said, "So much the better. We shall fight in the shade."

Now, brothers and sisters, the disciple has to be ready to fight in the shade of circumstance. One of the ways we can have perspective that will permit us to fight in the shade of circumstances is to read the scriptures and have involvement—intellectually and spiritually—with the case studies in the scriptures of those men and women who have coped, and coped successfully, who have undergone far more than you and I are asked to undergo. When we understand these models, we may then understand that God is totally serious about his purpose "to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man," that his chief concerns are not real estate and political dominion, but the growth of souls, the celestializing of the souls with whom he works.

Neal A. Maxwell

PUSH

Pray

Until

Something

Happens

This D-Day, let’s thank our veterans

Diane, Today on D-Day, we remember and honor the soldiers who bravely stormed the beaches at Normandy to liberate our allies in their darkest hour.

Today on D-Day, we remember and honor the soldiers who bravely stormed the beaches at Normandy to liberate our allies in their darkest hour.

Their valor is a testament to the courage of the Greatest Generation. And it's a testament to the selflessness, sacrifice and service all our veterans made in the fight for freedom.



Join us in thanking America's greatest heroes — our veterans.

Thanks,

Reince

 

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Apple Pie Cake

Cake

1 box yellow cake mix

1 (21oz) can apple pie filling

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp cinnamon

2 eggs

1/4 cup milk

Frosting

2 cups powdered sugar

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/3 cup milk

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9×13 inch pan. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine cake mix, apple pie filling, vanilla extract, cinnamon, eggs and milk. Mix with an electric

mixer just until combined.

Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Whisk together powdered sugar, cinnamon and milk. Pour over warm cake. Allow cake to cool completely

before serving.

He knows your name

Come Unto Me

. . . mercifully the veil is there. It is fixed by the wisdom of God for our good. It is no use being impatient with the Lord over that reality, for it is clearly a condition to which we agreed so long ago. Even when the veil is parted briefly, it will be on His terms, not ours. Without the veil, we would lose that precious insulation which would constantly interfere with our mortal probation and maturation. Without the veil, our brief mortal walk in a darkening world would lose its meaning—for one would scarcely carry the flashlight of faith at noonday and in the presence of the Light of the World. Without the veil, we could not experience the gospel of work and the sweat of our brow. If we had the security of having already entered into God's rest, certain things would be unneeded....

...how could we learn about obedience if we were shielded from the consequences of our disobedience? And how could we learn patience under pressure if we did not experience pressure and waiting? Nor could we choose for ourselves if we were already in His holy presence, for some alternatives do not there exist. Besides, God's Court is filled with those who have patiently overcome whose company we do not yet deserve.

Fortunately, the veil keeps the first, second, and third estates separate—hence our sense of separateness. The veil avoids having things "compound in one" to our everlasting detriment. We are cocooned, as it were, in order that we might truly choose. Once, long ago, we chose to come to this very setting where we could choose. It was an irrevocable choice. And the veil is the guarantor that our ancient choice will be honored.

When the veil which encloses us is no more, time will also be no more. Even now, time is clearly not our natural dimension. Thus it is that we are never really at home in time. Alternately, we find ourselves impatiently wishing to hasten the passage of time or to hold back the dawn. We can do neither, of course. Whereas the bird is at home in the air, we are clearly not at home in time because we belong to eternity. Time, as much as any one thing, whispers to us that we are strangers here. If time were natural to us, why is it that we have so many clocks and wear wristwatches?

Thus the veil stands—not to shut us out forever, but to remind us of God's tutoring and patient love for us. Any brush against the veil produces a feeling of "not yet," but also faint whispers of anticipation of that moment when...."Come, Let Us Anew," those who have prevailed "by the patience and hope and the labor of love" will hear the glorious words," 'Well and faithfully done;  Enter into my joy and sit down on my throne' "

Neal A. Maxwell

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Motherhood

"Motherhood is not what was left over after our Father blessed His sons with priesthood ordination. It was the most ennobling endowment He could give His daughters, a sacred trust that gave women an unparalleled role in helping His children keep their second estate."

  Sheri L. Dew

“Please don’t turn off the Light.”

Probably every parent who tucked a child into bed has heard the plea, "Please don't turn off the light."  Most parents find a way for at least a little light to illuminate their child's room and chase away the fears.  The German poet Johann von Schiller said:  ". . . light is a noble gift of heaven!  All beings live from light; each fair created thing, the very plants, turn with a joyful transport to the light." Light warms us, comforts us, and guides us safely to our destinations.  The dawning of each new day, with its welcoming rays of sunlight, gives hope to all.

Research has shown that light lifts the spirits of the depressed and assists in healing the sick.  A woman, who was in bed recovering from surgery, asked her husband to open the blinds.  She said, "I need the light."  As the light filled her room, it also filled her body and mind with a warm, healing sensation.

We all need light to live.  And to live more abundantly, we also need spiritual light—the illuminating connection with our Divine Creator.  It's available to everyone, but it's up to each to stay connected to that light.  When difficulties come, we can be guided by the Light through prayer.  Sadly, there are some who turn away from the Light when prayers are not answered in the way they want, and they end up needlessly wandering in the dark.  The Light is there and answers do come; we just need to recognize them.

A young couple, parents of four children, were experiencing some challenges that could test anyone's faith.  One of their children was severely mentally impaired, and two of the others suffered from learning disabilities.  When a co-worker suggested the young father must be angry at God for all these problems, he replied:  "Oh, no!  We could never be angry at Him.  He's the one who's helping us through it."

Ancient prophets remind us that "The Lord . . . is our help and our shield.  He "shall guide [us] continually." During our struggles, if we could listen in on heavenly communications, we might hear, instead of the plea of a child, the voice of our loving Father saying, "Please don't turn off the Light."

Lloyd Newell

Strawberry Cookies With White Chocolate Chunks

Ingredients

1¼ cup all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

⅛ teaspoon salt

¼ cup unsalted butter-softened

4 oz cream cheese-softened

¾ cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoons vanilla extract

¾ cup chopped fresh strawberries

2 tablespoon lemon juice

1-2 tablespoon flour

5 oz white chocolate-chopped

sanding sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F and line pans with parchment paper.

Pour fresh lemon juice over chopped strawberries, drain them after a few minutes.

Whisk together 1¼ cup all-purpose flour, salt and baking powder and set aside.

Beat butter with sugar and cream cheese until it's light and fluffy.

Add egg and vanilla and mix well.

Gradually add flour mixture and mix until it's well combined.

Stir in chopped white chocolate.

Sprinkle strawberries with 1-2 tablespoon flour, toss them until all strawberries are coated with thin layer of flour and then stir them really gently in the batter.

Drop heaping tablespoon of batter onto pan leaving an inch space between.

Set the cookies in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes before baking.

Sprinkle the cookies with sanding sugar if you want, but do not overdo it because they are sweet enough.

Bake for 13-15 minutes( until the edges become golden brown).

Let them cool a few minutes in the pan than transfer them to a wire racks to cool completely.

Faith is the gateway to miracles.

Faith is the gateway to miracles. 

"Faith in Jesus Christ" is a term that often seems to be misunderstood in the kingdom. Only when we begin to talk of the attributes of Christ - his power, his love, his mercy, his forgiveness, his patience, his long-suffering can we begin to understand the nature of our faith. Only then can our faith in him as the source of these needed blessings begin to transform us in Christlike beings worthy of exaltation. Thus the first principle of the gospel is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ - faith in his willingness to love us and forgive us and help us and save us.

Faith is a gift of God bestowed as a reward for personal righteousness. It is always given when righteousness is present, and the greater the measure of obedience to God's laws the greater will be the endowment of faith. 

Bruce R. McConkie

A number of events in the life and ministry of Christ forced the Jewish leaders into circumstances in which they had to make choices and declarations about this man who claimed to be the Son of God. But none of them was more significant than the raising of Lazarus from the dead. Consider the overwhelming evidence presented by this miracle:

Jesus, even when he knew that this man whom he loved was sick, waited until he was certain that he was dead before he went to him.

When he arrived in Bethany, Lazarus had been dead for four days. Family members were reluctant to open the grave because of the smell.

Bethany was so close to Jerusalem that many Jews came from that city to comfort Lazarus' sisters. 

Jesus prayed vocally to the Father before the miracle, so that there could be no question in the minds of the disciples about who had sent him and by whose authority he was acting.

The nature of this miracle was so unexpected that even faithful, devoted disciples were unprepared for its reality. Both Mary and Martha, Lazarus' sisters, had no hope of the raising of this dead brother. It was clearly too late for that.

A multitude of Jews were converted by this miracle.

Leaders of the Jews were convinced that unless they did something, "all men would believe on him".

The shock waves of the emergence of Lazarus from the tomb rolled from Bethany across the Mount of Olives, spanned the Kidron Valley, and beat against Caiaphas' Palace. 

Alive? But it is not possible! 

Nevertheless, it is true . . .

Confronted with irrefutable proof of Christ's divinity and his power over death, and reeling under the impact of their cultural collision with this incredible miracle which caused many of the Jews and even their leaders to believe, the Sanhedrin were forced to act decisively. Either they must admit that they had been wrong about him or they must stop him once and for all.

In addition, the witness of the living, testifying Lazarus to the power and divinity of Christ was a terrible embarrassment and hinderment to the Jewish leaders. They "consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death, because that by reason of him many of the Jews . . . believed on Jesus".

Among the lessons to be learned from this event, one seems to stand forth clearly: Christ wants us and all men to have faith in him. Every circumstance of the raising of Lazarus, and of many other portions of the ministry of Christ, were designed to invite people to have faith in him as the Savior and Redeemer of all mankind. We can almost hear the echoing words of Gabriel to Mary in "For with God, nothing shall be impossible."
Ted L. Gibbons

Lazarus come forth

Forgiving, forgetting, moving on

Anger is a feeling that makes your mouth 

work faster than your mind.

The first to apologize is the bravest.
The first to forgive is the strongest.
The first to forget is the happiest.

Give a soft answer
Manifest your loyalty in word and deed
Keep a promise. Forgo a grudge. Forgive an enemy.
Apologize. Try to understand.

Examine your demands on others. 

Think first of someone else.

~Howard W. Hunter

"We must do the things that make Him as

 familiar to us as we are to Him." 

~Henry B. Eyring

Thy Will Be Done

"Too often we pray to have patience, but we want it right now!" 

Robert D. Hales 

Rather than asking: Why me? Why now? What have I done to cause or deserve this? Ask instead: What next? What am I to do? What am I to learn from this experience? What am I to change? Whom am I to help? How can I remember my many blessings in times of trial? "When you pray with real conviction, 'Please let me know Thy will' and 'May Thy will be done,' you are in the strongest position to receive the maximum help from your loving Heavenly Father." 

Richard G. Scott

"God is never hidden, yet sometimes we are, covered by a pavilion of motivations that draw us away from our Heavenly Father and make Him seem distant and inaccessible. Our own desires, rather than a humble attitude of 'Thy will be done,' create the feeling of a pavilion blocking Him. God is not unable to see or communicate with us, but we may be unwilling 

to listen or submit to His will and time."

Henry B. Eyring

Hope you know

Vegetable Tian

 

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp olive oil 
• 1 medium yellow onion 
• 1 tsp minced garlic 
• 1 medium zucchini 
• 1 medium yellow squash
• 1 medium potato 
• 1 medium tomato 
• 1 tsp dried thyme 
• to taste salt & pepper 
• 1 cup shredded Italian cheese 

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Finely dice the onion and mince the garlic. Saute both in a skillet with olive oil until softened (about five minutes).
2. While the onion and garlic are sauteing, thinly slice the rest of the vegetables.
3. Spray the inside of an 8×8 square or round baking dish with non-stick spray. Spread the softened onion and garlic in the bottom of the dish. Place the thinly sliced vegetables in the baking dish vertically, in an alternating pattern. Sprinkle generously with salt, pepper, and thyme.
4. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil, top with cheese and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.

 

The gift

Grace is divine

Grace is something we often fail to understand; in fact, we sometimes dismiss its importance because we hear about it so much from other faith traditions. We tend to adopt the feeling that we only have grace from the Savior after all we can do. But we don't realize what grace really is and how it unlocks the power of the Atonement in our lives every day, ALL the time. 

"Because Jesus Christ atoned, His grace is available to us every minute of every hour of every day. It is this power that ultimately enables us to do what we came to earth to do. 

Grace is divine enabling power."  

 Sheri Dew

And So Are You

Bumper stickers

"Some time ago, as I was driving, I had to stop at a red light. The vehicle in front of me caught my attention. A sticker read, 'I do what I want.'

"I wondered why someone would choose to place such a statement on his vehicle. What was the message he wanted to send? Perhaps the driver of this vehicle wanted to express publicly that he has achieved total freedom by just doing what he likes to do. As I thought about this, I realized that our world would be quite chaotic if everyone would just do what he or she wants to do."

Wolfgang H. Paul

"To you who feel harried and overwhelmed and who wonder whether you ever will be able to run fast enough to catch the departing train you think you should be on, I suggest that you learn to deal with each day as it comes, doing the best you can, without feelings of guilt or inadequacy. I saw a bumper sticker the other day, sisters, that may say it all:

"'God put me on earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind, I will never die!'

"Remember, sisters, we all have our own challenges to work out while passing the tests of mortality, and we probably often think ours are the most difficult. Recognize limitations; no one can do everything. When you have done the best you can, be satisfied and don't look back and second-guess, wondering how you could have done more. Be at peace within yourselves. Rather than berate yourself for what you didn't do, congratulate yourself for what you did."    

M. Russell Ballard

"Responsible nonmember teasing and criticism is harmless. In fact, it helps keep us on our toes. Occasionally, we need to step back and look at ourselves from a nonmember's perspective. Really now, to them, aren't we just a little bit strange? Imagine yourself coming into a Mormon community for the first time and hearing talk about gold plates, an angel named Moroni, and baptisms for the dead. Imagine seeing, for the first time, nine children and two beleaguered parents in a beat-up station wagon with a bumper sticker reading, 'Families are Forever.' The puzzled nonmember doesn't know if this is a boast or a complaint. And where do these families go to church? At a stake house. We are strange to nonmembers until they get to know us."

 Glenn L. Pace

"Last summer I saw an interesting picture as I followed a car on the freeway. It was a large station wagon that had obviously endured many road skirmishes. The top rack was loaded with luggage; the seats were loaded with people. Four bare feet hung out the rear window, and elbows and arms hung out the side windows. In the front seat, the mother was wrestling with a feisty child while simultaneously trying to calm an upset infant. The father was desperately trying to negotiate the heavy traffic. It was obviously vacation time for this family. As I surveyed the situation with some degree of empathy, I noticed a bumper sticker which read, 'Are we having fun yet?'

"I laugh about this scene whenever I recall it. I believe it is amusing because it exhibits a wry insight into human nature. It reveals a very real aspect of the human condition: the largely unfulfilled pursuit of happiness. The implications of the question "Are we having fun yet?" are profound. How many people in this world pursue happiness but find that it eludes them? They contrive pleasures, invent amusements, and invest heavily in recreation. They go abroad in search of this rare gift but fail to see that evidence of it is all around them; the source is within them."  

Jack H. Goaslind

"Driving on the modern freeways during the sunshine of summer is often a pleasant experience. Frequently, one can view the grandeur of majestic mountains and the mesmerizing surf of the sea all in a single drive. However, when the traffic is heavy, the mountains and seas are set aside, and concentration is focused on the car ahead. Such was the occasion when I read with keen interest the words of a bumper sticker readily visible on the highly polished chrome bumper of a car which was weaving in and out of the traffic stream. The words were these: 'Honk if you love Jesus.' No one honked. Perhaps each was disturbed by the thoughtless and rude actions of the offending driver. Then, again, would honking be an appropriate manner in which to show one's love for the Son of God, the Savior of the world, the Redeemer of all mankind? Such was not the pattern provided by Jesus of Nazareth."  

Thomas S. Monson

"There is a bumper sticker seen much of late that asks the question, 'Have you hugged your child today?' How fortunate, how blessed is the child who feels the affection of his parents. That warmth, that love will bear sweet fruit in the years that follow." 

Gordon B. Hinckley

"I don't know exactly how to articulate this point of not judging others with sufficient eloquence, passion, and persuasion to make it stick. I can quote scripture, I can try to expound doctrine, and I will even quote a bumper sticker I recently saw. It was attached to the back of a car whose driver appeared to be a little rough around the edges, but the words on the sticker taught an insightful lesson. It read, 'Don't judge me because I sin differently than you.'

"We must recognize that we are all imperfect—that we are beggars before God. Haven't we all, at one time or another, meekly approached the mercy seat and pleaded for grace? Haven't we wished with all the energy of our souls for mercy  to be forgiven for the mistakes we have made and the sins we have committed?"  

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Garlicky Spinach & Parmesan Frittata Williams-Sonoma

1 1/4 lb spinach

4 Tbs olive oil

1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced

Salt, to taste

6 eggs

4 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

Pinch of cayenne pepper

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions:

Position a rack in the upper third of an oven and preheat to 350ºF.

Trim the tough stems from the spinach, set aside a couple handfuls of whole leaves and coarsely chop the remainder.

In a large fry pan over medium heat, warm 2 Tbs. of the olive oil. Add the onion and sauté until tender, about 6 minutes. Add all of the spinach, season with salt and sauté until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

In a large bowl, lightly beat the eggs with the garlic and cheese. Season with the cayenne, salt and black pepper.

Gently squeeze the liquid out of the spinach, then stir the spinach into the egg mixture. In an 8-inch ovenproof fry pan over medium-high heat, warm the remaining 2 Tbs. olive oil. Add the egg mixture, reduce the heat to medium and cook until the eggs are set around the edges, about 5 minutes. Transfer the pan to the oven and cook until the eggs are set, 7 to 9 minutes more. Let cool briefly.

Life

He prays for us

The Lord has often said, "What I say unto one, I say unto all". We may therefore infer that most of the messages of the scriptures are general in nature, applying not only to the listeners, but to the readers down to the end of time. But occasionally he speaks of us directly. 

In John 17 you can find such a moment, sweet beyond words because the Savior does not merely speak of us, he prays for us:

"Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me".

The emphasis on unity—on oneness—in this prayer is significant. We are to be one as the Father and the Son are one. It is impossible to imagine an angry difference of opinion between these two members of the Godhead, is it not? Who can comprehend a heavenly rebuke to the beloved son over anything? As you contemplate the powerful personalities in the Quorum of the Twelve today, can you imagine anger or displays of temper or pettiness in their deliberations? If the Father and the Son have given us such a pattern in their family, should we not strive with all our hearts to emulate it in our families and relationships? This is at least part of the way in which we come to "know" the Father and the Son, by living the kind of lives they live, and by striving to be one as they are one.

Reading the book of Acts is a journey through the fulfillment of everything the Savior taught and prayed for in John 16 and 17. The apostles, often rejected, frequently imprisoned, even stoned and killed, were utterly faithful to their divine commission. They taught and testified and suffered and presided, and waited patiently for the fulfillment of the promise that they would see him again, and that he would give unto them eternal life.

Ted L. Gibbons

give me patience

Hello June

Smores Bites

Ingredients

7 whole graham crackers (equals 1 cup), finely crushed

1/4 cup powdered sugar

6 tablespoons butter, melted

2 (1.55 oz) milk chocolate candy bars, divided into rectangles

12 large marshmallows, cut in half

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. Finely crush the graham crackers into crumbs, using whatever method you want. I used my slap chop, but a

food processor would work or even putting them in a plastic bag and smashing.

3. Combine graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar and melted butter into a small bowl.

4. Evenly divide crumb mixture into each cup of a 24 cup mini muffin pan, grease slightly before using. Press

crumbs down to form shallow cups.

5. Bake 4-5 minutes or until edges are bubbling.

6. While that's baking, break the candy breaks into the divided rectangle pieces. Also cut the marshmallows in

half using a scissors that has been sitting in cold water.

7. Remove the pan from the oven and place one chocolate rectangle into each cup.

8. Place one marshmallow half, cut-side down, into each cup.

9. Return to oven for 2-4 minutes or until marshmallows are just slightly softened.

10. If you'd like the tops to be brown, turn the oven to broil, and broil the s'mores bites for 1-2 minutes.

11. Cool on a cooling rack for 15 minutes before carefully removing them from the pan.