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Feb 1, 20217 min read
Contentment and Patience: "Run with Patience the Race That is Set Before Us"
John Stewart | The Voice of Zion February 2021 - Home and Family Article -- Spring is the time of year that especially brings hope and...
Feb 1, 20212 min read
Care For Us, O God of Grace
Tommi and Liisa Kinnunen | Shepherd's Voice 2021 February/March - Home and Family Article -- In life, we take many things for granted. We...
Jan 1, 202114 min read
Hope and Hopelessness
Elaine Nikula | The Voice of Zion January 2021 - Home and Family Article -- Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation, continuing instant...
Dec 1, 20202 min read
It Is More Blessed to Give Than to Receive
Jouko Haapsaari | Shepherd's Voice December 2020/January 2021 - Home and Family Article -- When I was a little boy, I had the habit of...
Dec 1, 20203 min read
Freely Ye Have Received, Freely Give
Erik and Kyra Wuollet | 2020 December Voice of Zion | The Christmas season is a time of advent when we await the birth of Jesus Christ,...
Oct 31, 202015 min read
What Is Kindness?
Ben and Jen Waaraniemi | 2020 November Voice of Zion | “Think and speak well of him and put the best construction on all he does.” –...
Sep 30, 20202 min read
Jesus and Forgiveness
Darren Hendrickson | 2020 October/November Shepherd's Voice | I remember a time when I was a boy in elementary school. An argument had...
Sep 30, 202011 min read
Grief, One of the Strongest Emotions
Various Contributors | 2020 October Voice of Zion | Brett Nikula, Marriage and Family Therapist (LAMFT) We live in a world of emotions....
Aug 31, 20209 min read
Angels Among Us
Various Contributors | 2020 September Voice of Zion | Marguerite Ojala “And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who...
May 31, 20202 min read
Be Kind At Church and Haps
Adrian Pirness | 2020 June/July Shepherd's Voice | Do you remember the first time you went to camp? How did you feel? I remember the...
Dec 1, 20196 min read
Angels Among Us
Various Contributors | 2019 December Voice of Zion Angels are God’s messengers. There are many examples in the Bible of angels bringing...
Oct 1, 20192 min read
Being Humble
Ross and Kayla Fredrickson | 2019 October-November Shepherd's Voice God gave Moses the task to go talk to Pharaoh about freeing the...
Mar 31, 20183 min read
Keep Faith and a Good Conscience
Nathan Muhonen | 2018 April-May Shepherd's Voice -- Dear God, Can You See into My Heart? We often wonder, what is God like? Is He big or...
Aug 31, 20175 min read
Home and Family, Diaconal Workshops Guide and Support
Various | 2017 September Voice of Zion -- The LLC’s Home and Family committees were established in 2012. In September of that year,...
Aug 1, 20173 min read
Care For the Conscience
Mark Pikkarainen | 2017 August Voice of Zion Free from Sin Do you remember how good it felt as a child, when the forgiveness of sins in...
Apr 1, 20178 min read
Building Hope Girls' Home
Various | 2017 April Voice of Zion There has been a considerable amount of chatter about the newly established girls’ home in Monticello,...
Jan 1, 20172 min read
A New Year - A New Start
Paul Waaraniemi | 2017 January-February Shepherd's Voice A New Year—A New Start Have you ever heard a grown-up talk about making a New...
Nov 1, 20165 min read
"Thanks for Joy and Thanks for Tears" SHZ 351
Janelle Huhta | 2016 November Voice of Zion “Thanks for Joy and Thanks for Tears” (SHZ 351) Thanksgiving is an official government...
Oct 1, 201618 min read
At Peace With Singlehood
Various | 2016 October Voice of Zion At Peace with Singlehood Though aware of the many blessings I’ve received in life, how can I be at...
Sep 1, 201615 min read
Accepting Children - A Matter Of Faith
Various | 2016 September Voice of Zion On These Pages: We live a time when human reason fiercely battles against faith on many fronts....
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