A Widow’s Mite—the Measure of Love
“And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and...
The Vending Machine Parable: Avoiding Satan’s Unhealthy Lies
Sometimes in life, we think that what we choose may not matter on an everyday scale, but there are always those choices that are better than others. Like Elder Oaks said in his October 2007 General Conference talk, there are things that are good, things that are...
Love and Appreciation for Mom
This article was written a few days before Mother’s Day. Soon it will be forgotten and discarded, but my joy and happiness and the difference written on my heart because of Mom has eternal consequences. Today is my mom’s birthday. She is 90 years old. We are...
Baptism Miracles
This article is one in a series of stories about Lauren’s conversion. To read the others, click here. As I prepared for my baptism, there were a lot of road bumps and a lot of miracles. In the weeks prior, I had to decide who would baptize me. There was...
Waist Lines And Wasted Time
The Lord measures us by the yardstick of our character and not the measuring tape of our waistline.
“The Father That Sent Me Beareth Witness of Me”
One of the verses in this week's Come Follow Me passages that really stuck out to me was John 8:18. The Pharisees complained that the record Jesus bore was not true and that He shouldn't be bearing record of Himself. Jesus declares that His testimony is, in...
How Do Latter-day Saints Know the Prophet is Telling the Truth?
Mormons are taught to “follow the prophet.” How do they know they aren’t being led astray?
Fruits, Not Roots
I have been messaged by two people recently who either stopped believing God's prophets, lost faith in the truth of His Church, or just stopped believing in God entirely based on the behavior of past prophets and the more transparent Church history we now know about....
California Poppies: Reaching Toward the Light
In Northern California, we have beautiful orange poppies that grow in the wild everywhere. During my morning walks, I am always amazed to look up and see them spreading like orange wildfire all over the green, lush landscape. A friend of mine once pointed out...
Coming Home
I once heard the quip that a missionary should go on a mission if for no other reason than the homecoming. This sentiment sounds a little trite perhaps, but I can tell you from experience, coming home from a mission is a memorable and moving experience for all...
Knit (Or Crochet!) Together in Love
I was working on a crochet project the other day, and my mind was whirling. The yarn I was working with was multi-colored. When I first picked up the skein of yarn, the end of the strand was separated so you could see the different threads that were carefully wound...
Harmonizing My Home: Marie Kondo Through LDS Eyes
This is the first in a new column series called Living in Harmony where I will explore how to better live in harmony with my fellow man, Mother Earth, my family, and anything that comes my way. Today I’d like to explore living in harmony with our homes, specifically...
Like Lambs to the Slaughter: Martyrdom of God’s Prophets
Jesus Christ, chosen as the sacrifice to pay mankind's eternal debt, became the Lamb of God. And behold, Enoch saw the day of the coming of the Son of Man, even in the flesh; and his soul rejoiced, saying: The Righteous is lifted up, and the Lamb is slain from...
Wounds Can be Healed—Better Days are Ahead
All of us have experiences when it seems we might not have the strength to keep going. Looking back now what would we say to our “self of the past” if we could?
Smelling the Eternal Roses
On February 3, 2019, my dear mother passed away after a long battle with various health challenges. Though it was hard to say goodbye, in my heart I know It was a blessing that she could finally go and be relieved of her suffering, and also have the chance to meet and...
Liberty Keepers
Continuing our discussion on liberty, as disciples of Jesus Christ we must become liberty keepers. Our God expects us to live righteously and fight for our rights to keep our country free from bondage. It is unfortunate that those who stand for “equality and rights”...
Tools
I have always wanted to be a handyman around the house. The garage door has issues, a sink in the bathroom drips, a door lock needs to be replaced—all these are relatively simple tasks given a little knowledge and some time. But I couldn’t do any of these things...
This Easter Is Different
Easter is different to me this year. I’ve always marveled at the huge sacrifice the Savior made for all mankind, but today it’s much more personal. His triumph is an inspiration to me to keep fighting. Sick I’ve been feeling increasingly tired and sick...
A First-Person, Present Tense Easter
To celebrate the Last Supper, my seminary class and I did a brief Seder meal. As I put the Haggadah together for our class, I fixated on a comment from a Passover Seder Step-by-Step website I perused. Part of the experience is retelling the story of Israel in...
Christ Took On More Than Our Sins
It’s a heavy concept, the thought of taking upon oneself the sins of every person who ever has, and ever will, live. Even those of us with the most incredible imaginations could never hope to come close to understanding what it was the Savior took upon Himself that...
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