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The Atonement of Jesus Christ: How I can show my faith and trust in His love for me   Brothers and Sisters, I pray and invite the Spirt...

When my husband puts his mind to writing on a topic, he really goes all out. He was asked to speak on Daily Repentance in Sacrament...

I've received lots of private messages on this post from a few weeks ago. When I wrote it, I'd had a flood of emotion that day about my...

On a Monday morning At 11:33 am I walk in the cool of early March Phone in a pocket, earbud in my ear It's a quiet street, a quiet...

First of all, CONGRATULATIONS! Having a kid with a driver's license is a big step. Soon they will be picking up groceries and stuff for...

What follows is the manuscript of my husband's talk last week at church. He was just sustained as Elder's Quorem President as well, so...

Yesterday afternoon I was laying there in bed, attempting a Sunday afternoon nap when I started thinking about my last name. Then I...

Last year, I became semi-obsessed with one particular verse in the Book of Mormon. I thought about it - on and off - all year. Recently,...

Dear sons, You may not know this, but your leaving the church has been good for me. I didn't ever think my kids would leave the faith....

Way too many people think church is boring, or a place full of judgmental hypocrites. But that's not how it is for me at all. OK,...

As a teen, I once jumped into a freezing lake and did a headstand, but that was just for attention, not the health benefits. Since then,...

This case really stood out to me. The client was a kind-hearted and sensitive young mom who had all kinds of trouble with her family. She...

I feel like I've been gut-punched. I feel like crying and it's hard to breathe. This morning I just received an online message where...

William Zinsser's "On Writing Well" is a classic in the world of the how-to-write genre. But his "Writing to Learn" is less well known. I...

The atonement (and Christ's perfect example) didn't inevitably occur just because Christ was on a steam train bound for being perfect. It...

It's an ugly fact, but religious abuse is real.* What is religious abuse? It is when, in the name of religion, a person pulls power to...

Today I'm back on Adderall after being off for just under a year. My brain feels soooooo much better. Despite all I've been through to...

Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia, with the Rocky Mountains piled on me, I would hang on,

Cultural Literacy, by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. is an excellent read. If you are interested in educational theory, that is. Hirsch makes the...

Christ said we are to be like him. In John 16:33, he said, "I have overcome the world." What does that mean, to overcome the world? I...