Category Archives: Gospel

I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It affects every aspect of my life. It means so much to me and I love sharing it with others.

Not because He died. But because He lives.

Categories: Gospel

But it is not because he died that my troubles and woes can become peace and hope, that my worries and pains can become joy. It is because He lives. Keep reading

A blessing on the food

Categories: Food, Gospel, Happy Things

I started to wonder exactly why I was asking a blessing for the food. Just what kind of blessings does a plate of tacos I’m about to consume need? … This time I knew what blessings our food needed. Keep reading

See your body as your temple

Categories: Gospel, Musings

The beauty of my body is not just what it looks like, but what it does and what it has been through. The greatest miracle we see each day is the one we see when we look in the mirror. Keep reading

The best of 2013

Categories: Education, Family, Gospel, Happy Things, Infertility, Politics, Work

As I was thinking back over 2013 it seemed there were really only 2 “top stories,” and we mentioned those in our Christmas letter, so making a bigger list seemed silly. But I think I can still pull out 13 “top stories” for the year. Here we go: Keep reading

Give. Remember. Seek.

Categories: Gospel

During a season when it’s easy to get overwhelmed with how much we think we need to be doing, it’s important to give thanks, remember the reason we are celebrating, and seek to have not just the spirit of Christmas, but the Spirit of Christ. Keep reading

Marriage & Wealth

Categories: Family, Gospel, Politics

The idea is that wealth leads to marriage. But what if it’s the other way around. What if marriage leads to wealth? Keep reading

Trials and Temptations

Categories: Gospel, Life, Musings

When we are suffering trials we are often tempted to give up faith and hope, to give in to pride and anger, to blame God rather than turning to Him. The temptations we feel are trials of our conversion and testimony. Keep reading