The families in our little Spanish-language branch in Brigham City have Problems (and I type that with a capital "P").

All families struggle, of course. Trials and tribulations come and go. But the gravity of the grief in the branch can be heartbreaking. Last Sunday, I hauled out my scriptures and we took a long look at the families in the Bible to see what we could learn.

I remember a woman once telling me that her family put the "fun" in the word "dysfunctional."

But those Bible families didn't see to be having much fun.

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