by Alison P | Dec 19, 2007 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
It seems to be a common problem of this earthly life. Frogs do it, some birds do it, and people do it. We all tend to be guilty of trying to puff ourselves up in the eyes of someone else. We want them to think highly of us, we want to impress them, we want to prove...
by Alison P | Dec 11, 2007 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
When the weather was still nice where I live, I would go for early morning walks in a neighborhood close to the one where my daughter attended early-morning seminary. I chose the neighborhood because it was quiet, well kept, and well lit. It was also nice to look at...
by Alison P | Dec 11, 2007 | Finding Truth
This is a parable about prayer. I have two young boys, one has special needs and the other is just special. They balance each other out and keep my days very full of adventure. They are also very different in nature. Each says their prayers before bed but those...
by Alison P | Dec 11, 2007 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
It seems we don’t have to look far in today’s world to find heartbreaking examples of hatred, greed, prejudice and pain. Why is this? How has our world become so self-centered that we can not look beyond ourselves and see how our actions might affect someone else? How...
by Alison P | Dec 9, 2007 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
When was the last time you had to wait, really wait, for something you didn’t think you should have? Be it pizza delivery or a long prayed for pregnancy that never seems to come, we all have moments in our lives that seem long. To God’s perspective it doesn’t seem but...
