As I have pondered about Christ this Easter season, my heart has once again been full of gratitude for His life. He spent His entire life in service of others, ultimately giving His life for our salvation. D&C 88:15 states, “And the spirit and the body are the soul of man.” This speaks to the […]
I wasn’t sick, I didn’t have a big project that I was working on, and I didn’t have any “real” reason to ask for a Priesthood blessing, but at the back of my mind was that whisper of the idea to ask for one. A day went by and in the middle of a conversation
My oldest daughter is currently serving a religious mission in California. A couple of weeks ago she called and said “mom, I want to talk to you alone for a while.” This statement makes a mom’s heart fall into her stomach. I’ve been around long enough to know I need to brace myself for the
I ran cross country and track in college. At the end of my freshman year, my coach conferenced with each of us about our goals for the upcoming year. He also discussed with us our BMI, or Body Mass Index. Although my BMI was within the suitable range for an NCAA athlete, he was not
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When our beloved prophet, a man called of God to lead and guide us all in these latter-days. A man we sustain and look to for guidance and direction when he stands and says that faithful women are “vital associates during this winding-up scene,” and these women are the fulfillment of prophecy, I believe him.
It seems like God took off the training wheels this year. Or even more–took off the training wheels from the bike we didn’t even realize had training wheels. To say that 2020 has rocked us is an understatement. Whether it is because of social distancing feeling like emotional distancing, health worries, economic ramifications of this
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“You seem like you’re really irritated that I just asked you a question.” As I pondered this statement from my 10-year-old daughter, I glanced down at the kitchen counter in front of me and saw the prescription bottle I had just brought home from the pharmacy. The medication was an anti-anxiety pill, it had been
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It was Monday. We had planned a trip to pick up a new table. One hour and forty-two minutes to travel down and one-hour and forty-two minutes to get back home. But sometimes plans go horribly wrong… My family of six piled into the truck at 12:00 noon, prayed for a safe journey, and we
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There I was. Crying, again. Just lying on the couch, looking up for answers. The pain in my heart, so overwhelming. So difficult to pass through, to pass over. I wanted to move forward, to forgive, to heal, to be made whole. But, how? How could I do those things on my own? How could
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My husband is currently serving as the bishop of our congregation. So he’s gone a lot more on Sundays. This past sunday was an especially busy day. It texted him to ask when we could fit in our family Gospel study, Come Follow Me time for the day. I had to be ready for when
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