Are Mormons Christian? Mormons cannot help but note the incongruity in that statement. Early missionary efforts brought astounding results because they carried the message of the restored Christian church. In England when Wilford Woodruff met the Benbows and their United Brethren, he had no idea the large numbers of people prepared to receive the message.… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Faith
The Parable of the Currant Bush
Some times in life things don’t seem to go the way we want. We try as hard as we can and yet sometimes opportunities are denied and disappointments occur. We feel like a currant bush that has been severely and painfully pruned. The Master Gardener has a plan for us. While it is sometimes… Continue Reading
Choosing to Live “After the Manner of Happiness”
Not long ago, in an online discussion, I suggested that happiness was a choice we make. I was quickly rebuffed by a woman who stated that it’s not a choice. Our happiness is dictated by the events of our lives. If bad stuff happens we will be unhappy. If good stuff happens, we’ll be happy.… Continue Reading
Learning to Receive Revelation
Receiving revelation is critical to completing our mission in life. It seems like it ought to be such an easy thing, but so often we find ourselves floundering around, feeling like we’re not getting the revelation we need. It is an easy thing, but revelation rarely comes unbidden or to the unprepared. We need to… Continue Reading
Lessons from Lupus
Today we are privileged to have a guest post from a wonderful fellow blogger, Tiffany. Her blog is always on the top of my to-read list and I love this post because I get a little more of a glimpse into Tiffany and her life. A little more about Tiffany and a link to her… Continue Reading
Sunday Service–Pass it On
Tomorrow is Memorial Day. I have a special blog post planned. It will be on my other blog at Marie Leslie Media because two blog posts for the same event is more than my brain wants to process this year. As I was pondering what to share here this week, I found a video from… Continue Reading
You Know Enough
I have what my family teasingly calls a “need to know.” I don’t do well with uncertainty and I really don’t do well with the unknown. As you can imagine, having a need to know can sometimes make faith problematic. Faith and my need to know sometimes collide head on. Sometimes I feel like I… Continue Reading
Jesus Christ: He is Risen!
Happy Easter! May your Easter celebrations include more than colored eggs and chocolate bunnies and may you always remember Him and His sacrifice for you. I feel truly blessed to have a testimony of Jesus Christ, of his divinity and his mission and to have accepted him as my Savior and to call… Continue Reading
The Holiest Holiday of Christianity
Today is Good Friday and marks the beginning of Easter celebrations around the world. While as a Mormon, we don’t have any special church services or rituals to observe Good Friday (which always puzzled me as a child, but that’s another story), I do spend time in reflection on this day, thinking of Christ and… Continue Reading
Believe. Hope. Endure.
I work with the young women in our church. I love it. It has always been my favorite thing to do. I love teenagers (yes, I am crazy, but it doesn’t change anything). I love being with them, I love listening to them, seeing them grow from their little-girl selves, a little shy and unsteady… Continue Reading