Identity Rejection
Have you ever felt complete rejection at the deepest level? Rejection of your existence or identity? I do a variety of editing jobs for work. I edited a training video of a self-relationship therapist doing recorded sessions with three individuals. I edited...
Is Our Perception Our Reality?
Perception is like painting a scenery—no matter how beautifully you paint, it will still be a painting of the scenery, not the scenery itself. ~Abhijit Naskar, Human Making is Our Mission: A Treatise on Parenting I am proud to be a member of The Church of Jesus...
The Myth of the Soul Mate: Part 1- It’s a Fantasy
Welcome to part one of my Soul Mate series. In case you weren't aware, we are living in an epidemic of lies. This doesn't surprise me in the least, because Satan is the father of lies. That's all he does. He's been a liar from the beginning, and his...
Stay in the Boat
Elder Kevin K. Miskin, an Area Seventy (local representative of the Church leadership), recently spoke to the women of our stake. The entire theme of the evening was about staying strong in the Gospel, surviving our trials, and helping others in their trials. He was...
Architect
My wife loves to go house hunting. Parade of Homes, she’s there. New homes being built in our neighborhood; she has been through all of them. DIY network probably includes some of her favorite shows, and with good reason. She has done a remarkable job both on our home...
Getting the Most out of General Conference
Listen to the Spirit when Taking Notes When I take notes during the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I don’t write down what the speaker says word for word. In the age of technology, that information is available to me...
Do You Love Yourself? -Part 1
Couple and marriage relationships are always a high priority in people’s lives. We all want to be loved. We all want to love our significant other and we like to read about how we can improve that relationship. We can read about it all over the internet. I...
What Do You Do When the Lord Tells You “Arise and Go to Ninevah?”
Have you ever known anyone who tried to avoid a calling as much as Jonah? The word of the Lord came to Jonah commanding him to call the people of Ninevah to repentance. We don’t know if “the word of the Lord” came to Jonah directly through the Holy Ghost or through...
Special Needs Parenting– Finding My Footing
When I became a new mother, I was amazed at the instant sorority I joined. Motherhood. Every mother can relate to another by the simple fact that they are both mothers. They know what it is like to put the needs of their baby ahead of their own. They know the deep...
RESPECT
After taking my annual Ethics and Compliance training, and my bi-annual Workplace Harassment training, I always revert to two lines of thought. 1) Have I done anything recently to offend or anything that was less than totally ethical? 2) If we all followed our own...
Learning From The Valiant
Just yesterday I read a story that greatly moved me. It made me ask myself if I am valiant enough. Imagine with me, if you will, that you are an aristocratic woman born about 150 years after the death of Christ. This would place your birth date at approximately 183...
The Hike
The summit of Mount Timpanogos is 11,749 feet, second highest peak in the Wasatch Mountain Front. I consider the hike from the Timpooneke Trail head to be one of the best hikes in Utah. Reaching the summit will require 4 1/2 hours. The summit is 7.5 miles one-way with...
We Believe . . .
We have a creed, or rather a statement of our beliefs called The Articles of Faith. In 1836, Joseph Smith was asked by a newspaper editor, John Wentworth, for information about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joseph proceeded to write about the...
Healing Holes
When I was a child a few kids in my neighborhood wanted to play baseball at a friends house. Kevin, who’s house we were at, was up to bat. We all knew how far Kevin could hit the ball. We backed up and spread ourselves out so we could try to catch his long ball....
“I Never Want to be a Leader Again”
When these things I have not May I recall this Heavenly love When clouds impede my view That raises me to joy unbound And gives me hope anew! ~Zoe Anne Weston "Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask, and ye...
The Cure-All called “Work”
After the school bus pulled away this morning, I stood chatting with several of our neighbors. One of the neighbors owns a landscaping company. Another neighbor works for a large company that analyzes information. Even though the people working for these companies...
This Isn’t Work
When I was Primary President (leader of Sunday instruction and weekday activities for the toddlers through pre-teens), my Bishop once said to me, “Molly, this isn’t work, you can’t just fire people whenever you want to!” Well, my initial theory about my assignment...
Resentment in Doing Service for Others
Walking through the Phoenix airport a few weeks ago just put a smile on my face. I was there picking up my son from a week’s vacation back in Alabama and noticed large groups of people gathered in different areas with large “Welcome Home” signs and balloons. I...
Peace
Occasionally, a bird will fly into our front window. We love birds, so it is always a sad experience when this happens. I don’t wash that window very often to cut down on bird injuries. (That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.) Sometimes the birds aren’t hurt and fly...
Temple Marriage and its Purpose
Marriage is a time honored tradition that dates back to Adam and Eve. “Eternal marriage is a principle which was established before the foundation of the world and was instituted on this earth before death came into it. Adam and Eve were given to each other by God in...
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