Not all Natural Substances are Healthy
Our diets influence how we feel on a day to day basis, and in large part determine our overall long term health, but unless you have an obvious allergy, or serious food sensitivity you may not even realize what is behind those nagging symptoms that are causing you to...
From the Ashes
What an incredible week it has been. I think I shed more tears during the celebration and unveiling of the magnificent Provo City Center Temple than I did the day the tabernacle burned down. “How could that be?” you ask. I know. It surprised me probably the most. But...
Showing Love Through How We Communicate
The Clark’s Grebe is a water bird with a curious mating ritual. When a female grebe thinks she might like to see what the male has to offer, she invites him for a walk. But this isn’t just any romantic walk, it’s...well, it’s a walk on water. With incredible...
Why We Are Free to Choose Eternal Life – Part 2 of 3
This is part two in the three part series looking at 2 Nephi 2. In last week’s post we learned of the necessity of the atonement and resurrection. This week Lehi continues talking to his son Jacob about the effects of the atonement and resurrection and the need for...
Family Movie Night: Fantasia
Very rarely in life can you have a truly unique original experience. Often you will have times that are exciting or that do themes and genres well but originality is tough to come by. That is why Walt Disney’s 3rd animated classic Fantasia is such a special film. It...
“You would do the same for me.”
I remember a beautiful story told by a sister missionary about the generous nature of strangers. While serving in a foreign country, she was struggling to find the right currency to use at a postage stamp machine. The bills she had would not take, and she was getting...
Improving Our Ability to Recognize Promptings
This article was previously published on Latterdaysaintwoman.com Learning that I could pray for information rather than just concrete, material answers was a huge discovery for me. It changed everything. I am not a risk taker. I hate to choose a side and then realize...
What Are You Doing For Others?
Martin Luther King, Jr. is quoted as saying, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” This journey of mine, to really focus my life on living as the Good Samaritan, has opened my eyes to a whole new level of “doing for others”....
Born This Way- But still Wonderful
There is a new television show called “Born This Way” that a number of people have been asking me about. Have I seen it? What do I think of it? I hope I don’t disappoint people who think I might be interested in it when they talk to me. First of all, I’ve always...
Keeping Hearts Open to Conviction
Joseph Smith told Brigham Young to “tell the brethren to keep their hearts open to conviction, so that when the Holy Ghost comes to them, their hearts will be ready to receive it.” So when we think that we know something, or are sure about something, we will still be...
Forgiveness. The Struggle is Real!
When I think of forgiving other people, I think of, “But what they did was wrong! They don’t deserve to be forgiven.” Well, guess what? I’m wrong in thinking that. It is not our place to decide who deserves our forgiveness, our love, our compassion, or our help. ...
Times Square Epiphany
We did something this year that we have always wanted to do. I took my family to Broadway to see Wicked and experience a Times Square holiday. Mom has wanted to do that for many years. She loved being in Times Square for New Year’s Eve and was able to check that item...
Let Your Light So Shine: A Tribute to Joan of Arc
Why is it important to be in ‘good standing’ with God? And can our own light really shine forth in the darkness to make a difference? Let’s go on a bit of a journey to north-east France, to a town called Domremy in 1412 to find out. But first, a short side-journey to...
Why We Are Free to Choose Eternal Life – Part 1 of 3
This multi-part series is an explanation of and commentary on 2 Nephi 2. Lehi is talking to his son Jacob one last time before Lehi dies. He teaches Jacob how he, Lehi, knows that Jacob’s soul is redeemed. He then teaches Jacob how the way was prepared for all people...
Family Movie Night: Song of the Sea
I recently published my top 15 films of 2015. Topping this list of great films was Pixar’s masterpiece Inside Out. It already made 13th place in my top 50 animated films of all time and I anticipate it moving up the list the more I watch it. However, Inside Out was...
Go with Your Gut
I'm a big fan of NCIS, and even though they seem to get crimes solved almost too smoothly, I've learned something from the show. One of the characters always says to "go with your gut." They are talking about solving crimes, but I think it's a lesson for life. I am...
Times Tables
I have spent a good deal of time lately helping young people with Algebra. I have been tutoring others as well as working with my own children. Of those who need help, one frequent problem keeps popping up…they don’t know their times tables. Even basic algebra...
Kindness Is Just Love With Its Workboots On
I am a strict Mom. I am a playful, snowball fight, jump on the trampoline with my kids, and eat fresh chocolate chip cookies, Mom. I am a Mom who believes that God has set standards that He expects us to keep ourselves and for parents to teach to their children....
Delivered From my Fiery Furnace
As I washed dishes, my mind rehearsed a recent conversation with a friend. She’s an amazingly strong and wonderful woman. She’d recently miscarried and confided a little about her ongoing experience and disappointment. She’s struggled with hormonal swings after the...
The Hardest Thing I Ever Loved to Do
I have been in the Church my entire life and seen firsthand what a mission does for the missionary. There are situations so acute and influential they stick with you throughout your life. These instances leave a mark that will never be forgotten. We all have them....
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