Does your mission seem impossible? You spend too much time reading all those textbooks. Why don't you read Harry Potter? advised my mom. You don't read much fiction do you? observed my sister. Those topics would interest YOU," my friend said to me with a hint of condescension. (We had just seated ourselves for a Relief Society meeting when I noticed three words written on the chalkboard: "sexism, racism, and doctrine," and had pointed them out to my friend.) My mom, my sister, ... VIEW POST
Your Mission…Should You Decide to Accept It…
“You Don’t Have to Walk the Plains to Be a Pioneer”
Tired of pulling your handcart? In 1996, two of my kids attended the Especially For Youth Conference (EFY) sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "Living the Legacy" was the conference theme and the EFY CD (compact disc) featured Brett Raymond's song, "You Don't Have to Walk the Plains." During this time, I struggled under my workload as a wife, mom to four kids, and as a student pursuing my master's degree. Two additional factors added to my ... VIEW POST
Part 3: Suffering a Crisis of Faith? A Bitter Root Produces Bitter Fruit
Got a shovel and clippers? I'm not into gardening, but I did marry an Idaho farm boy. My husband can grow almost anything. Over the years, he has taught me some basic principles about planting, sowing, and harvesting. (I've always been familiar with scriptural metaphors of bitter roots producing bitter fruit, but I was clueless regarding the earthly components of this spiritual and temporal principle.) I've come to appreciate more fully the miracle of planting and harvesting. Furthermore, ... VIEW POST
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