©2003 by Susan Noyes Anderson, His Children, Vantage Point Press

Photograph ©2003 Anita Schiller

Lord how manifold are thy works;
We all have eyes to see.
The earth is full of thy riches;
Our hearts sing praise to thee.

©1993 Susan Noyes Anderson

Image by Camille Pissarro – The Harvest

Our great grandparents knew about the harvest:
the months of labor gathered in with care…
the gratitude for every hard-earned blessing…
the love for home and hearth…the need to share.

©1996 Susan Noyes Anderson

We gather now before thee, Lord, united by our humble hearts
and bow our heads in gratitude for every gift that thou imparts
How excellent is thy name in all the earth

©2008 Susan Noyes Anderson

Through priesthood power, the Holy Ghost descends.
This first gift of the Spirit is received
by those who are baptized, whose hearts believe
in Christ’s great plan and all that it portends.

©2008 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)

image by Baiblhav Kumar on Unsplash

I gave my friend a priceless gift.
She did not look inside.
She did not lift the lid to find
what treasures it might hide.

©1981 Susan Noyes Anderson

“Today, I was baptized,” the young boy said.
“Know what that means?
Dad put me underwater.
He said it would make me clean.

©2000 by Susan Noyes Anderson

Stand as a witness, a witness of God,
for the world has lost sight of His glory.
The truth must go forward. The battle’s engaged.
Stand with Him; let your life tell His story.

©1997 Susan Noyes Anderson, At the End of Your Rope, There’s Hope, Deseret Book

You want to make decisions for yourself,
to find out who you are and what you’ll be.
Sometimes you push the boundaries as you search
for something called your “own identity.”