True happiness comes from living the way God has commanded so we can return to Him.
Category: Hope
You Can’t Change Who You Are
Think about the last time you cooked an egg. Maybe you hard-boiled it and turned it into egg salad. Or you fried it so you could dip toast and bacon into the yolk. You might have scrambled the egg, or mixed the egg into brownie batter or cookie dough. When you cooked this egg, you […]
Christ’s Sacrifice and Ours
I don’t know about you, but I am really good at thinking about all the ways I need to change to be a better person. All the things I am bad at, or mess up, or quit. These things pile up in my head, and it can be pretty hard to get rid of them. […]
A Little Lift
This has been one of those weeks. You know the ones. The week when I end up tired, not just physically, but emotionally. When I’m sick of dealing with problems that I can’t control. And when things haven’t started to look up yet. I’m sure you can relate. We all hit weeks like that. What […]
Repentance and Hidden Frogs
Did that title freak you out a bit? Don’t worry, it’ll make sense in a few minutes. Lately, while reading my scriptures, I’ve noticed how often repentance is discussed. The New Testament has various invitations to repent, and the Book of Mormon is absolutely loaded with these invitations. Which probably means that repentance is pretty […]
Our Second Chance from Christ
In the Logan Temple, there is a painting of Jesus calling Lazarus from his tomb. It’s one of my favorite ones in the temple right now. And with today being Easter, the story of Lazarus being raised from the dead feels so relevant. There are two things in this painting that strike me every time […]
Jesus’s Last Return to Jerusalem
Two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem for the last time. Unlike His previous entrances to the city, this last approach was lauded and celebrated. Palm fronds waved around Him as He rode serenely past on a borrowed donkey, surrounded by His followers and apostles. Jesus knew, long before this impressive entrance into Jerusalem, […]
How to Prepare for Spiritual Battles
Over the past several months, it has become more and more apparent that simply maintaining our current spiritual activity will not always be enough. President Russell M. Nelson made this clear in both General Conferences last year as he made the adjustments of ministering and a home-centered Church. He invited us to minister and live […]
When Have I Done Enough?
Sometimes, I get exhausted with the world. It’s a weight to keep going, keep working, and keep learning. You know what that’s like. It’s just part of life. But it is wearing. And when I’m worn as thin as I feel I can go, I just wonder, when have I done enough? What more could […]
Finding Hope in Fear
I know a secret. It’s about me. It’s about you. In fact, it isn’t really a secret, because we all know this – we just don’t like to talk about it: we are all afraid. Yep. That’s it. We are scared and, let’s be real here, we have some good reasons to be scared. After […]
