“Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” -Luke 2:52 I recently ended eight years of serving in the youth programs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the church we are asked to serve in different callings at different times, and I really enjoyed and grew …
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Afraid of Bats, Pirates, and Meteors
Over the past few months, our 4 year-old Ginny has had a few fears. The first was the fear of bats coming to suck her blood. She came in from a backyard tent campout once from this one, but the next time she faced her fear and slept out there with us all night. While driving home …
Why does He feel compassion?
I read this from the Book of Mormon this week, about Jesus Christ: And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.And he will take upon him …
How do you Hear Him?
God is our Heaven Father and He really wants to communicate with us. The nature of this earth life is that we are temporarily separated from God so we can learn to live by faith. A central purpose of life is to reconnect with Him. It is an ongoing process. But our Father really does want …
The Questions of a Teenager
As I post this, the headlines are full of urgent coronavirus updates, so it may seem off-target to write now. But the history matters and applies now as much as ever. This spring 2020 marks the 200th anniversary of what we call the First Vision. In 1820, a 14-year-old farm boy in New York went …
What influence has Jesus Christ had on your life?
12/19/2019 – 12/25/2019 I have been turning this question over in my mind this week as we led up to Christmas: “What influence has Jesus Christ had on my life?” That’s a pretty personal question, but I am working on becoming comfortable talking openly about this. Some of the ways He’s made a difference and …
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Who is our Father in Heaven?
The man named Jesus of Nazareth taught often about “our Father which is in Heaven.” He spoke of our Father as a Person who watches over all his creations, who “makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” Matt. 5: 44-45 Jesus said …
Thoughts on the path of life…
My hometown is Bozeman, Montana. I was born to loving parents, who taught me and my siblings to work hard, study hard, and help others. When I was about 8 years old, my then 3-yr-old sister, contracted a serious case of pneumonia. She had to be flown to another state for several months of intensive …
On the Path of Life... 