by Delisa Hargrove | Jan 7, 2016 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
A new year is always an exciting and motivating time for me! I really love the metaphorical prospects for fresh new starts. But, sometimes, I look back at the closing year and what I didn’t accomplish. I let myself feel discouraged when I see little, or no, progress...
by Delisa Hargrove | Dec 30, 2015 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Oh, I love receiving gifts. Do you? I love gifts that create experiences and memories. Especially at Christmastime, I think of the thoughtfulness and love that bring gifts into our lives. As I listened to our Christmas Sacrament meeting, my thoughts were drawn to how...
by Delisa Hargrove | Dec 11, 2015 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
I’ve been studying this profound notion that the Savior commanded us to do the things He did. “And I give unto you a commandment, that ye shall observe to do the things which ye have seen me do, and bear record of me even unto the end” (JST Matthew 26:25). I feel...
by Delisa Hargrove | Dec 3, 2015 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
It hit me like a jolt. The five wise virgins awoke from their sleep, got up, and started doing something. You know how the Holy Ghost uses a story you love and flips on light switches in your brain in an instant? I’ve watched the horrible plight of refugees. I’ve made...
by Delisa Hargrove | Nov 19, 2015 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
I sat forward riveted to the chair while my young women’s president taught us about Light and Truth. I remember finding our surroundings ironic. We sat in the darkest room in the building—the windowless classroom on the stage. But, light and truth burst onto the stage...
by Delisa Hargrove | Nov 12, 2015 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
As I walk, I step on scattered palm seeds. The palm trees tower above me. The seeds are tiny in comparison. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. Seeds are the promise of a future generation. I’ve thought a lot over the past few days about generations, of parents and children. How...