A man was journeying on a boat. He fell asleep while a storm raged. His companions were scared for their life and woke him up, incredulously questioning him on how he could sleep at a time like this. They ask him to call upon God. Jesus? (Mark 4) Jonah? (Jonah 1) The parallel is striking. … More “Believe in miracles. Hope is never lost.”
I had a neighbor named Jill growing up whose husband was diagnosed with cancer in his fifties. They did everything they could to exercise faith. He continued his calling as bishop. They went to the temple, held fasts, and tried every available treatment. Her husband still died ten months later. She said her experience helped … More Faith-promoting and faith-perfecting
I had my backpack packed and was headed out the door when my religion teacher at BYU said two words: “Expect miracles.” The phrase hit me so hard, I went back to my chair, got my notebook back out, and wrote it down at the top of the page. Then, I promptly forgot about it. … More “Don’t underestimate your family on the other side of the veil.”
Many have heard the story of President Kimball helping a struggling young mother carry her child through the airport. But there is more to the story that I learned from “Priesthood Power of Woman” by Barbara Gardner. The woman in that airport was Barbara’s mom. Her mother had a daughter and then four consecutive miscarriages … More “The same priesthood power that created worlds, galaxies, and the universe can and should be part of our lives to succor, strengthen, and bless our families, our friends, and our neighbors.”
I was up early and studying D&C 109 for an impressive ten minutes before my one-year-old daughter woke up. I got up a bit disappointed to be leaving my study without any new insights. As I sat on the couch nursing my daughter, she unlatched and looked up. Then latched. Then unlatched and looked up … More “There is not one of us that he has not given his angels charge concerning.”
“The great test of life … is not to endure storms, but to choose the right while they rage..” I woke up in the middle of the second night of trek to a torrential downpour of rain and wind that was flattening tents. I was a leader (and six months pregnant), and we knew we … More “The great test of life … is not to endure storms, but to choose the right while they rage..”
“Faith is a real power. Not an expression of belief.” I remember going to seminary one day and the teacher calling me to the front of the room. She asked me to look through a magnifying glass and find and read the tiny word on the page. I scanned the whole page, but couldn’t find … More “Faith is a real power. Not an expression of belief.”
Lucy Smith was leading a group of Saints to Ohio, and they were in desperate need of help. They had already traveled five days down the Erie Canal and were hungry, cold, and exposed. So, when the haggard group saw they were stranded on an ice-locked harbor in Buffalo, they started to complain and argue … More “The Savior is never closer to you than when you are facing or climbing a mountain with faith.”
My family visited the Sacred Grove one summer. It was a powerful spiritual experience, and everyone split up for a while to pray individually. As I was praying, I suddenly heard a three year old boy break the peaceful silence and yell, “IT’S JESUS!” I looked up, not knowing what I expected to see, and … More “Don’t shine so others can see you. Shine so that through you others can see Him.”
During a World War Two bombing, a statue of Christ was damaged. Experts were able to repair most of it, but the hands were damaged beyond repair. The people in the city ultimately decided to leave it as it was and beside the statue, they put a plaque that read, “You are my hands.” I … More “As we emulate His perfect example, our hands can become His hands, our eyes His eyes, our heart His heart.”
Revisiting Mary Whitmer’s story today— She was feeling overburdened when Emma, Joseph, and Oliver stayed at her house and she was out milking the cow when an angel showed her the plates. This is such an interesting thing for the angel to do. It reminds me of two more stories. The first story is of … More “There is help, there is happiness, there really is a light at the end of the tunnel.”
About three years ago, I lost my keys at the park. I was locked out with two kids during lunch/nap time. I knelt down and prayed. Got up, looked for two hours, and still didn’t find my keys. The next day, after locking the house up and getting the kids in the car, I lost … More “…You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future”
Did the wise men make a mistake in going to Herod? What if they had chosen to search the scriptures to find the prophecy of Christ’s birth (Micah 5:2) instead? Or prayed?Or gone to the temple to get direction from Anna? But they didn’t. I could be completely wrong with this particular interpretation, but let’s … More God can make mistakes into miracles
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