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7 Rules for Online Dating: may the odds be ever in your favor
“Our most significant opportunities will be found in times of greatest difficulty.” I’m pretty sure when our late President Thomas S....
How a Little Boy Saved Christmas
Once upon a time (about two weeks ago). In a far-off kingdom (of Portland, Oregon). Lived a (not so little) boy who loved Christmas....
Everything I Know About Mercy I Learned From a 12-Year-Old in a Dodgy Apartment
Life was hard for my twelve-year-old self. For starters: I had to share a room with my two-year-old sister. I wore hand-me-downs. I w...
American-Muslim Former Political Hostage in Iraq Gives Exclusive Interview to Mormon Writer
On January 15th, 2016, in Baghdad, Iraq, a local Saraya al-Salam militia took Amr Mohamed and two other American private defense cont...
Turning Obligations into Opportunities in your Church Callings
“What are we doing again?” “We are going to the church to set up table and chairs.” “But we did that last week.” “Yes but that was fo...
I Feel Like a Fake — Especially at Church
“They’re going to find out I don’t belong here.” “How long can I keep up this charade?” Sometimes, most times, I feel like I have no...
Winning at Being Single
Hello, my name is Megan and I am single. [Oh she’s single? Well that explains a lot.] At this point in my life (I’ve been divorced no...
A Shout Out to All the Single Dads on Father’s Day
You didn’t set out to be a single father. You set out to be the best father and that never changed. Through all of the crazy, unexpec...
The Predicament of Prayer
I remember preparing for my first sacrament talk. I was barely twelve years old and spent all Saturday evening writing and dissecting...