It’s a challenge to be a Christian in today’s world. Anytime we voice our opinions and beliefs, we are liable to be railed against by…
Category: Faith
Garden of Belonging
Parched, cracked slabs of grey-brown earth reaching to a brown-grey horizon. Desolate expanse of lifelessness. Helpless, hopeless, barren, alone. A curled figure sits on the…
The Problem of Celebrity
Our society has become one where fame matters. The line between admiration for a celebrity and worship of a celebrity can be very thin. Everywhere…
InthenameofJesusChristamen
Last year, I was asked to speak in my ward’s Sacrament meeting. We moved to Bluffdale, Utah, in July of 2020 and, because of my…
Motherhood & the Book of Mormon
I’ve been short-tempered lately, especially with my children. I told myself it’s because of self-isolation and social distancing. We’ve been inside for too long. With…
The Hope of Easter
Easter has long been my favorite holiday. As a girl, I loved picking out a new Easter dress, dyeing and hunting for eggs, and getting…
The God of Miracles
Life isn’t meant to be easy. We know that. Many of us have heard it since we were children. We need to stretch and grow,…
Remembering Christ at Easter
Originally Published March 2018 Easter is my favorite holiday. As a girl, I loved getting an Easter dress every year, dyeing eggs with my family,…
My Testimony of the Prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Originally Published January 2018 I am a Christian. When I was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I made a promise…
Finding My Testimony of Jesus Christ
Growing up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I have always believed in God. I attended Primary, was baptized at age 8,…