by Shawna Smart | Dec 18, 2018 | Shawna Smart: Strength and Adversity
This blog post contains mature themes dealing with abuse that may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is advised. At age 48, I sit reading my most prized possession. It’s worn from years of holding it too close to my panicked heart, yet the...
by George Domm | Dec 8, 2018 | Guest Posts
One of the greatest gifts from our Heavenly Father is the ability we’ve been given to communicate with one of another. We have many senses—including smell, touch, vision and hearing—that we use to communicate. But none of these equal the power of our ability to...
by Patty Sampson | Nov 24, 2018 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
When I was in high school, I was a terrible gossip. I remember the day I got my Patriarchal blessing and the Lord told me to stop gossiping, I felt so lost. I had no idea how to do that! I honestly thought that if I stopped gossiping, I would have to remain silent the...
by Abby Christianson | Nov 8, 2018 | Abby Christianson: Living in Harmony
I had my temple recommend interview tonight with a member of my stake presidency. He opened the interview by telling me a story. A family friend of his had recently lost his mom, and as he was digging through the boxes to settle her estate, he found a collection of...
by Amy Carpenter | Nov 6, 2018 | Amy Carpenter: The Strength to Endure
There are times in life — perhaps even more often than not — that we feel insignificant, inadequate. We wonder about our purpose and if we’re fulfilling it. We wonder if God is pleased with us. Sometimes when we’re feeling especially imperfect and...
