One morning before school, my son had a melt down that, in the rush of getting him out the door, I didn’t feel that I handled correctly. It was a tricky situation though, and I didn’t really know what the right thing would have been. Frustrated, I prayed after dropping him off, wanting to know … More “Blessings come not so much because of our abilities, but because of our choices.”
Did you know that lemons are the unnatural result of crossbreeding a citron and a bitter orange? Meaning, life never gave us lemons. We created them all by ourselves. I think there is powerful symbolism in that. Adam and Eve created a bitter experience by choosing to eat the fruit… the Lord telling Eve, “I … More “If the bitter cup does not pass, drink it and be strong, trusting in happier days ahead.”
A couple years ago we didn’t have a bath at our house, so I would just throw on a swimsuit and shower with my kids. One day, I was in the shower with one child and the other child just. wasn’t. coming. I was having to get in and out of the shower, getting the … More Your child’s agency is not your job – loving and teaching is.
Have you heard of the zombie ant fungus called the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis? The fungus infects carpenter ants and slowly takes over an ant’s nervous system, eating the ant from the inside out. When the fungi has control over the ant’s muscles, it compels the ant to leave its nest and climb a leaf almost exactly … More “There is one thing the power of God and the power of Satan have in common: neither can influence us unless we allow them to.”
I am ok if Eve had everything planned out in her mind before eating the fruit, and I am also ok if she didn’t. I feel that either way you look at it, you have to do some mental gymnastics. Conference quotes and even the actual scriptural accounts of the fall just don’t all perfectly … More “We need women who have the courage and vision of Our Mother Eve.”
For those who don’t feel like they fit in the family proclamation… Remember, the most important relationship we will have in this life is with our Savior. As we cling to Him, we can feel peace in any circumstance we find ourselves in. I had a single friend tell me that in her thirty years … More “To anyone who feels they don’t fit in at church – you truly do. We all have imperfections, and we all need each other’s support.”
Joseph F. Smith had a rough life trajectory going. As a child, he had to peek over the coffin to see his father, Hyrum’s, bullet-ridden body. Then, his mother died when he was 13, leaving him an orphan. Joseph described the year and a half after his mother died as “perilous times. . . . … More “We can’t direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.”
You know that classic story of the switchman in St. Louis who moved a piece of steel three inches and a train that originally was headed for New Jersey ended up thirteen hundred miles away in New Orleans? I think about that story a lot. I thought of it just last night when I was … More “Decisions determine destiny.”
There once were two boys trying to get home. They got halfway across the field and a bull started charging at them. One boy said “I’m going to stop and pray” The other boy said, “you can do what you want, but I am going to run and pray! Run and pray. This story reminds … More “Often, the answer to our prayer does not come while we are on our knees but while we are on our feet serving the Lord.”
I was listening to the scriptures as I cleaned the dishes on Sunday and I felt the spirit strongly as I read “whosoever shall thrust in his sickle and reap, the same is called of God.” (D&C 12:4) It is interesting to look at the order here—first, you act. Then, you are called. Not the … More “God can’t steer a parked car.”
When I was sitting in the temple, trying to figure out if I should marry my now husband, I was taken aback by the answer I felt come to me. That God approved. But there were a lot more people out there that He would approve of as well. And it all came down to … More “Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions.”
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