How to Learn the Gospel Through Symbolism
We like to think that we speak in very straightforward ways. We say what we mean and we mean what we say. The truth of the matter is that almost all languages communicate heavily through symbols. The sooner we learn to see the symbols used and the way they are being...
All I Need to Know I learned as a Sunbeam
Belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the children attend what is called Primary. In essence, this is junior Sunday school class where teachers teach little ones gospel related songs like “I am a Child of God” and “I lived in...
Returning Love for Hate
This last week, as I continued this journey of learning more about the parable of the Good Samaritan, I researched Jericho Road itself. The more I learned, the more I realized that Jericho Road can so easily be a metaphor for our own lives! I learned that Jericho Road...
Old Things are Done Away
One scientific principle holds that an energetic object, like stars, can have two fates—if the star has lower energy then when it dies, it collapses in on itself or crashes into another star, but if the star has higher energy, then its internal energy ramps up and it...
Decisions and Hidden Treasures
I wasn’t ready. That’s all it really came down to. The family was ready to go, and I wasn’t, so I encouraged them to head on without me. It was my second chance to attend the Provo City Center Temple open house. I had gone already once before with my wife. But...
Sisters, Be Not Your Own Worst Enemy
I may not be a woman, but I have been around women my whole life. I know enough about you to know that if anyone can bring down a good woman, it will be first and foremost herself. Much of what makes life in your own heads so difficult comes from how you think. Men...
Family Movie Night: Penguins of Madagascar
Back in 2014 I debated whether to see Penguins because I actually have not seen any of the previous Madagascar films. The first one came out when I was just home from my Mormon mission and wasn’t really in a movie-going mode yet. Then I didn’t hear great things and so I never bothered to see any of them.
Being Kind to the Unkind
Yesterday, as I drove a friend to and from getting minor surgery, Christine shared with me a struggle she’s been having at work. She has a co-worker who has constantly been mean to her—unkind remarks, purposefully knocking over her paperwork—just generally unpleasant....
Calculating Flight Plans for Lightspeed
Long, long ago when I was in high school Calculus I asked my teacher why I would ever need to know how to calculate the area of something he couldn’t even draw. I asked him what calculus is used for in real life. He didn’t have an answer for me. I dropped the class at...
Getting Released from Primary
This article was previously published on Latterdaysaintwoman.com Whether you’re relieved to be leaving Primary or grieving, there are things to take into consideration when you are leaving your Primary students to a new teacher, especially if you are teaching very...
Sweet Niece, Wedding Cake, and an Eternal Lesson
If ever there was a female version of Cookie Monster, my 5 year old niece is it. She’s obsessed by sweets, much to the chagrin of her health conscious mother. Last Thursday night, I saw her overwhelming sweet obsession in action. And it taught me a lesson. Sweet Niece...
Self Control, and Reacting- Feeling
When do feelings matter? Benjamin Franklin said, “If you are mad, count to 10. If you are really mad, count to 100.” Taking action, reacting in any way, even speaking during an overwhelming feeling almost always leads to problems. If all feelings do is delay or...
The Work and Glory of God
Frankly, I can say with delight that I adore Moses’ scriptural account in Moses chapter 1 verse 39, where we are told that God’s work and glory is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. Read the verse again slowly and think about what he is saying....
The Pathway to Better Health
Our lives are made up of many varied paths, all of which have conspired to bring us to where we are now. If we have at times taken a wrong path, or followed the wrong advice, that is in the past. And while the past cannot be changed we can alter our course. If we’re...
Shakespeare, Weight-lifting, and Transitions
In order for muscles to grow, you must first tear the muscle tissue. This sounds counterintuitive, doesn’t it. But it is true. It isn’t until one hour after you work-out, however, that your body begins to repair the damage you inflicted on it at the gym. This period...
Why We Are Free to Choose Eternal Life – Part 3 of 3
This is part three in the three part series looking at 2 Nephi 2. In the first week’s post we learned of the necessity of the atonement and resurrection. In the second post we learned about the effects of the atonement and resurrection and the need for opposition in...
Family Movie Night: Dumbo
Last week I told you guys about Walt Disney’s 3rd animated classic Fantasia and today we are profiling his 4th classic Dumbo. For some Dumbo is seen as a controversial picture but I personally think those concerns are a bit overblown and they shouldn’t detract you...
You Make a Difference
"To the world you may be only one person, but to one person you may be the world." When I first read this quote it pierced my heart. How often do we feel insignificant, and forget the difference we make in the lives of others? When I became a mother this concept...
Lack of Faith is not Apostasy
This article was previously published on Latterdaysaintwoman.com Many years ago, I was in a difficult place in my life. My father was dying and a lot of other serious things were going wrong all at once. For the first time in a very long time, I found myself...
Everybody Could and Nobody Would
After writing last week, I felt a desire to do something MORE than just little acts of service as I go about my day—I want to make a bigger impact. So, this week, I re-committed to making a bigger effort to serve. I wish I could give the source for the following...
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