Over the weekend, I attended a cousin’s funeral. My family on my mother’s side is extensive. My mother is the youngest of seven children. When my Grandmother...
Failing Connections
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My Religious and Philosophical Writings
Writing on the existence of humankind, ethnic relations, education, and religion. I write on things that impact us every day in how we treat others and respond to diversity.
Studying the doctrines of Christ as restored through his living church, even the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Is Being a Disciple of Jesus Hard?
“I grieve for those who leave the Church because they feel membership requires too much of them. They have not yet discovered that making and keeping...
Refined by Affliction
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ is Hard Living the Gospel...
A Covenant of Peace
”and after they had entered into a covenant with him of peace they were suffered to depart into the wilderness.” Alma 44:20 It always amazes me as I read...
The Grace of Christ Works In The Darkest Places
I will open rivers in high places and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. –...
Facing Our Trials
Sometimes it is hard for me to talk about trials for a few reasons. My trials are never as hard as someone else's, I am very blessed, and I am somehow fearful...
A Prince of Peace
When we celebrate the Christmas season we tend to recite various names of our Savior. As Handel made the words of Isaiah famous, the term Prince of Peace has,...
A Return to Forest Bathing
“Wilderness is not a luxury but necessity of the human spirit.” –Edward Abbey Two of the past three days have been significant strides for me; I have been...
Overcoming the Virus of Dualism
One of the gravest affects of our time, and of history, is the effort to reduce another person, or class of people, to something other than human. It is this...
By Way of Exhortation
As Moroni finished up the compilation that we now know as the Book of Mormon, he sealed it up with a promise. Amidst the promise of being perfected in Christ...
My Favorite Christmas Story
For many of us, we may recall Christmas Eve gathered with our family and reading over the words in the Biblical account of the Savior’s birth as recorded in...
Maintaining Hope
And I would exhort you, my beloved brethren, that ye remember that he is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and that all these gifts of which I have...