by Sonja Hopkins | May 1, 2020 | Sonja Hopkins: Sonja's Safe Harbor
You can’t heal the people you love. You can’t make choices for them. You can’t rescue them. You can promise they won’t journey alone. You can loan them your map. This trip is theirs. Be gentle with yourself — it’s hard work to be present to the freedom of the Other....
by Marie Yvonne | Apr 30, 2020 | Marie Yvonne: Triumph Over Trial
Fourteen years ago I was expecting my third child. It was my fourth pregnancy, but my third child, as I had lost my first pregnancy to miscarriage. Each pregnancy had brought on its own set of complications, and this one was no different. My baby’s due date was July...
by Walter Penning | Apr 29, 2020 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
Do you remember the old days when we gleaned support and comfort from youth conferences and education week? “Old days?” you ask. We still do that, but now technology makes it is so much easier. Others’ words can become our own when we devote the necessary effort...
by Tudie Rose | Apr 28, 2020 | Tudie Rose--Marriage
President Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as other Church leaders have been stressing the importance of increasing our ability to receive personal revelation. While I was already working on that challenge, a...
by Abby Christianson | Apr 27, 2020 | Abby Christianson: Living in Harmony
It’s been over a month since my family cut off most of our interaction with the outside world, thanks to the Pandemic. And many people complain that they are struggling to stay sane. So I put together some of the ways my family has adapted to keep our sanity, and...
by Delisa Hargrove | Apr 26, 2020 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Last Sunday, my husband Anthony pulled out this gem to share for our home church. He gave this talk in the Hauula 2nd Ward in 2012. I was shocked at how applicable it felt to our current coronavirus experience and asked Anthony if I could share it here. During...
by Ashley Dewey | Apr 25, 2020 | Ashley Dewey: A Light in the Darkness
“I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me.” The words echoed so beautifully from the voices of all in our living room. The Spirit fell upon us as everyone quieted down and reverently prepared to partake of the sacrament. The ordinance itself was rather...
by Adam Simpson | Apr 24, 2020 | Adam Simpson: Simple Insights
What a beacon of light this general conference was! It seemed that every moment was filled with hope. Indeed, nothing is more hopeful than discussions of God and His love, of Christ and His saving mission, of the Restoration and eternal opportunity. We would do well...
by Marie Yvonne | Apr 23, 2020 | Marie Yvonne: Triumph Over Trial
I’ll never forget the phone call that I received on October 1st, 2018. It was a Monday morning and I was busy going about my typical Monday morning routine of washing laundry and cleaning up from a weekend spent at home when my phone rang. The call was from the high...
by Walter Penning | Apr 22, 2020 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
We don’t know any of their names—not one. Yet their story is one of the most-recognized and well-known experiences shared in the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. Even if we knew their identity, there are too many for us to enumerate. To me...
