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As a Member Missionary, be Yourself
To be or not to be . . . yourself. “The sister missionaries asked me to go on splits with them tomorrow.” I’d just waltzed into my li...
Does God Really Care if I’m Mormon?
Thinking back to a time when I walked away from the teachings of the Church, I often excused my incredulous attitude with a rather la...
I’ll Go Where It’s Convenient for Me, Dear Lord
“I am willing to do what the Lord needs of me, but . . .” My exhausted friend was on a venting bender and I was more than happy to li...
Public Shaming Has No Place in God’s Church
“What goes around comes around.” “You reap what you sow.” “She must have asked for it, look at what she was wearing.” “It’s his own f...
Why My Dad Had His Daughters Join Boy Scouts
“Do you trust me?” “Yes.” “Then let go.” I was thirty feet in the air with my two feet planted on the rock face in front of me. I was...
Neighbor Wars: When Revenge Is a Good Thing
It was an atypical Sunday evening with the oven on and the nice dishes placed at the table. I was hosting the sister missionaries, an...
Why Can’t My Faithful Son Be Baptized?
“But why can’t I be baptized?” My son had just turned eight, and we’d attended many of his friend’s baptisms that year, and I knew ne...
Flunking Compassionate Service
The first time I was aware of Relief Society compassionate service was when my little sister Shannon was born. I was ten years old, a...
Life’s Crazy and You Want Me to LAUGH?
I’ve been divorced and rockin this single mom thing for six years now, and through it all I’ve learned some rather off-beat yet valua...