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Jan
21

A Change of Heart: Real Life, Part III

A Change of Heart: Real Life, Part III Recently my wife and I were released from serving in our church calling at the Utah State Prison, and though we are saddened by this gut wrenching change in our lives, I felt the need to write yet another short article about my observations of prison life as a third in the series of articles titled, A Change of Heart.  This article similarly discusses our experiences facilitating Latter-day Saint related...
Nov
8

Music and the Spoken Word Remembered

Music and the Spoken Word Remembered After watching the presentation and historical background of the Latter-day Saint broadcast, Music and the Spoken Word, I remembered one unique broadcast that gave me several new perspectives on life and my relationship with God. About thirty years ago I was piloting my Naval aircraft on a long mission over the North Atlantic.  We took off at a very early hour into a miserable overcast, sleeting, wintery...
Oct
31

Pointers for a Successful Adoption and Wonderful Experience

Pointers for a Successful Adoption and Wonderful Experience We have plans to publish our Russian adoption story more fully, but since that is a project in the making, I felt to share the lessons we learned that lead to what my wife and I feel was a successful adoption and wonderful experience. Many of these lessons apply to any adoption scenario and with any nationality. Enjoy and God Bless you as you consider or pursue this worthwhile endeavor. We are the ones who...
Oct
22

Celestine Publishing Provides New Topical Guide Service for Anyone Who Wishes to Catalog the Wisdom of Their Lifetime

Celestine Publishing Provides New Topical Guide Service for Anyone Who Wishes to Catalog the Wisdom of Their Lifetime Celestine Publishing now offers a Topical Guide service on a more personal basis.  If you have written or given twenty-five or more dissertations, speeches, or lectures and have those works in electronic form, we will extract the fundamental principles you have taught and arrange those principles into a Topical Guide you can share with your posterity, extended family, friends, and associates.  At your...
Oct
16

A Change of Heart: The Infinite and Personal Reach of the Atonement, Part II

A Change of Heart: The Infinite and Personal Reach of the Atonement, Part II Every time I attend the prison and meet with the inmates, male and female, I experience the Spirit and come away having learned something new. The first article, A Change of Heart: Part I, has been widely circulated among the female inmates and volunteer staff there. It was written to express the profound experiences felt there by volunteers about how the atonement of Jesus Christ is affecting the...
Aug
17

A Change of Heart: The Infinite and Personal Reach of the Atonement, Part I

A Change of Heart: The Infinite and Personal Reach of the Atonement, Part I A recent calling to serve as a volunteer providing church services at the Utah State Prison and recent loss of a son to substance abuse has changed my perspectives on judging another person based on what we see with our eyes and not in righteousness. This article discusses my observations of the inmates who pursue a change of heart that accompanies the sincere application of the atonement of Jesus Christ...
Jul
21

Don’t Forget the Children!

Don’t Forget the Children! During one of our adoption visits to Russia we stopped at an orphanage unrelated to ours to let our escort do some business.  My wife and I waited in the air-conditioned van for about thirty minutes in 110 degree weather when I announced I had to use the bathroom – an outhouse with a hole in the ground behind the orphanage.  The driver got permission and we walked through the orphanage to the...
Jun
21

Three Words: The Only Difference Between Latter-day Saint Beliefs and the Rest of the Christian World

Three Words: The Only Difference Between Latter-day Saint Beliefs and the Rest of the Christian World Having participated in many multidenominational Bible studies and discussions, thoughts about what the root differences are between Latter-day Saint beliefs and the rest of the Christian world have weighed heavily on my mind for some time.  Recently, I came to believe that all of the differences in the world can be summarized in three words found only in the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus...
Jun
9

Saved by Grace

Saved by Grace As a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and having grown up on the East Coast, I have had many opportunities to participate in multi-denominational Bible studies. During those studies, I have often be told by my Christian brethren that they were saved and was asked on numerous occasions what Latter-day Saints believed on the topic.  Oftentimes our discussion would move in...
Mar
20

Celestine Publishing Releases the Second Edition of its Hallmark Topical Guide – Principles with Promise for Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Celestine Publishing Releases the Second Edition of its Hallmark Topical Guide – Principles with Promise for Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “Celestine Publishing released its Second Edition of Principles with Promise: For Members of The Church of  Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” Celestine Publishing (www.celestinepublishing.com) announced the release of its Second Edition of its hallmark topical guide in the Principles with Promise series.  Principles with Promise: For Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was...
Mar
18

Combating Pornography – Nuclear Blast Cover Edition NOW Available

Combating Pornography – Nuclear Blast Cover Edition NOW Available .   This Edition of Combating Pornography: Messages of Warning, Counsel, and Hope is identical in content to the original publication which is also available (see the tab above labeled Combating Pornography).  However, this cover conveys a more powerful message and is consistent with the Author’s intent. Combating Pornography is recommended for everyone, everywhere.  Professional offices, church...
Mar
15

No Need to Wrestle with a Hard Copy of Celestine Publishing’s Best Seller, The 99th Match, Now Available Digitally at the Kindle Store through Amazon.com

No Need to Wrestle with a Hard Copy of Celestine Publishing’s Best Seller, The 99th Match, Now Available Digitally at the Kindle Store through Amazon.com The 99th Match, an inspirational and motivational story that captures man’s universal struggle with life’s challenges, is now available at the Kindle Store through Amazon.com for Kindle, Kindle DX, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry, and Android-based devices! Celestine Publishing announced the release of its bestselling book, The 99th Match, by author Vinny DiGirolamo, through the Kindle...
Mar
14

Apex Reviews Awards The 99th Match Its Highest Five Star Rating

Apex Reviews Awards The 99th Match Its Highest Five Star Rating   “A quick and easy – yet timeless read, The 99th Match is a highly invaluable motivational tool. “ “The 99th Match is a rich, rewarding, heart-warming tale sure to inspire readers of all ages. Coming in at just under 150 pages, author Vinny DiGirolamo’s compelling narrative provides the reader with a practical, tangible example of the success that awaits us all on the other side...
Mar
10

General Conference Principles – New Publications in the Principles with Promise Series

General Conference Principles – New Publications in the Principles with Promise Series Available Now: $12.95 October 2010 started the beginning of Celestine Publishing’s latest venture to capture the principles taught at each semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  These principles are cataloged and arranged in a topical guide under hundreds of topics. The October Conference addressed more than 1,000 principles – equivalent to the...
Mar
8

Celestine Publishing Published its First Topic Focused Concordance on Pride

Celestine Publishing Published its First Topic Focused Concordance on Pride   “The Christians are right: it is Pride which has been the chief cause of misery in every nation and every family since the world began.  Other vices may sometimes bring people together: you may find good fellowship and jokes and friendliness among drunken people or unchaste people.  But Pride always means enmity-it is enmity. And not only enmity between man and man, but enmity to...
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