Places of Security
We all want to feel safe and protected. We all need a place we can go to retreat from the world. I’ve been thinking a lot about what President Russell M. Nelson said about places of security to the women of the Church in the Women’s Session of the October 2020 General...
Peace In This World
A hymn came floating gently into my heart as I sat down to relax tonight. I turned on the TV, and immediately something political was on the screen. So, I turned it off, and sat back searching my heart for peace. That is when the Lord send me this beautiful hymn I...
Standing With the Steadfast and Immovable Trees
I met my friend Anna at Sugar House Park, near Salt Lake City, to reconnect and chat. We both love to be outside and the idea of meeting there sounded so lovely. As we walked through the park to find a place we could sit and talk, I couldn't help but notice gigantic...
Happiness is Being True to Yourself
One of the great inhibitors to true happiness is a failure to realize our true potential. There are a lot of reasons why we settle for less—from ourselves, from others, from life. We can’t do much about what others do, or about how life turns out, but we...
The Best Part
I am passionate about preserving and celebrating the best part. When I watch a movie, I love the climax. To me, that's the best part. When I listen to a song, I frequently have a favorite stanza. My daughter Melanie went to Nepal recently, and her favorite part...
How Do I Hear Him?
Over the last several months, we have been counseled by President Nelson to think about how we “Hear Him." I have been pondering this counsel and what I’ve noticed is that I most often hear Him when I’m pondering, writing, teaching, or speaking. Before I get out of...
BYU TV: The Chosen
Last weekend my husband recommended this new series on BYU TV called The Chosen. It's about the life of the Savior. It's live action and in English, and really well done. I started watching it and I have learned so much! I need to recommend you watch it too. Now...
Sœur Summer Spendlove and Her Miracle on a Friday
I received an amazing miracle story from Sœur Summer Spendlove. I love and celebrate stories of miracles and being an instrument in the hand of God. I treasure these stories in our lives. This story that Sœur Summer Spendlove shared showed ways she heard the voice of...
Specific Prayers
After a few days of sporadic and rushed scripture study, I realized I had not really prayed to ask God for help as I tried to learn more about overcoming fear with faith. Well, I had prayed, but it was more of a general prayer that my heart was not really into. I had...
Hike the Mountain
I am not an avid hiker. So, when my husband invited me to hike Table Mountain with him, I was skeptical. Fourteen miles round trip on a trail rated difficult. But hoping it would be a fun, shared experience for us, I chose to go. We began our climb...
Unity
Many of us have struggled to make sense out of injustice and civil unrest in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. It seems everyone is cranky these days. Quarantine, claustrophobia, record-breaking temperatures, hurricanes, political nastiness, injustice, and civil...
Become Like Him
In his powerful talk "Becoming like Him," Elder Scott D. Whiting reminded members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that we are under the Savior's directive to become like Him. [A]ll are under the directive to become like Him, just as Jesus...
Courageous Parenting: Teenagers Are Fun
Teenagers are fun. That statement draws a lot of attention. Some parents are afraid of their teenagers, while others enjoy the time their children are in their teens. It takes courageous parents to guide their teenage children through the pitfalls and bumps in...
Too Busy to Be Doing Good
I remember once hearing someone say that they feel so much satisfaction when they are busy. What is that about? Why do we tend to correlate busy with successful? I have a friend whom I adore dearly who is always busy, always tired, and always overdrawn. When I ask her...
God Wants a Powerful People
Admittedly, if you participated in the recent general conference sessions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you watched an unprecedented gathering that is still just in its beginning. Millions around the world view or listen in more than 90 languages...
Why Prayer Matters
Since God will do what’s best for us, why do we need to pray?
Ways to Make Your Classroom More Autism Friendly
With school starting again I have been thinking about our kids with Autism, Sensory integration disorder, anxiety, and all types of special needs. How can teachers and schools make their classroom environment a better place to learn? This topic came up in discussion...
Crying Out to be Delivered
The kids had been climbing every rock we passed along the trail in American Fork Canyon. We paused and chatted as they scampered up and around and down the huge boulders. Along the trail was a particularly gigantic rock. The sign next to it said, "Sliding Rock." The...
Christ is the Difference
How often does something ordinary or common stand out significantly later on? That may not sound too amazing now, but I remember when the Internet was first launched to the public. It was small and incomplete. Most of the things you would search for at that...
Opposition Builds Faith
We were driving across town this morning to run an errand. I mentioned to my husband that I needed to write an article today—and yet again, I had no idea what to write about. I told him that it’s awfully hard to write articles about “Strengthening Our Faith” in times...
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