by Amy Carpenter | Jan 25, 2019 | Amy Carpenter: The Strength to Endure
I’ve always been a people person. I enjoy talking with people, getting to know them, and developing meaningful relationships with them. Throughout my life, I’ve created connections with so many wonderful people, and I’m forever grateful for that. But...
by Amy Carpenter | Jan 3, 2019 | Amy Carpenter: The Strength to Endure
In my experience, sometimes it’s really hard not to lose hope. Not hope in God, exactly, although certainly that is a legitimate, painful struggle for some people — but hope that things will ever get better. Maybe it’s after your 15th doctor...
by Amy Carpenter | Nov 23, 2018 | Amy Carpenter: The Strength to Endure
This article was originally published in August 2018 on Third Hour’s website. Minor changes have been made. I’ve always been fascinated by Church history. As a teenager, my favorite vacations were spent in Nauvoo, Palmyra, and Kirtland. But as anyone who is a...
by Amy Carpenter | Nov 6, 2018 | Amy Carpenter: The Strength to Endure
There are times in life — perhaps even more often than not — that we feel insignificant, inadequate. We wonder about our purpose and if we’re fulfilling it. We wonder if God is pleased with us. Sometimes when we’re feeling especially imperfect and...
by Amy Carpenter | Oct 20, 2018 | Amy Carpenter: The Strength to Endure
It’s the same in Every. Single. Movie. Really, though. Every fairy-tale, every so-called “girl-power” chick flick. They all seem to end in exactly the same way: with the swoon-worthy guy at the end. Minus, you know, Disney’s Brave. But...
by Amy Carpenter | Sep 25, 2018 | Amy Carpenter: The Strength to Endure
Whenever I need inspiration about what to write, what to use in a talk, what advice I can give someone, etc., I always turn to one place — the letters my father sent me on my mission. My father is a man of few words, but he wrote me faithfully every single week...
