Recently in Sunday school we briefly discussed the story of David and Goliath, covering the well-known basics:  David little, Goliath big; David with only five rocks and a sling, Goliath with sword and armor; the Lord with faithful David, Philistine Goliath all on his own. But there was one aspect of the story that caught [...]

(the retelling of a story I shared last Easter as well) In the Mormon church we believe, as all Christians do, that Christ was crucified, resurrected, and ascended into Heaven. We know He yet lives, and we center our hope and testimonies on this knowledge.  This is perhaps why we do not carry or display any [...]

There’s a lot more Mama Drama rolled into this story, but I’ll give you the short version:  16yo daughter screwed up, I gave her a 2nd chance – with very clear stipulations attached.  16yo daughter plowed through stipulations and blew it again, I grounded her for 2 weeks. Too bad, so sad.  The end.  Or was it? Now, if this [...]

Twice a year our church region (called a Stake in our church…maybe it’s like a Diocese in the Catholic church?…a Stake is a larger organization comprised of smaller congregational units, or Wards) gathers for what’s called a Stake Conference.  It’s our chance to hear directly from region leaders on matters of greatest spiritual interest to us [...]

At church I serve a leadership calling with the young children ages 3-11, and every so often it’s my responsibility to spend a month of Sundays teaching the group a lesson on basic gospel principles. January is my month, and the principle we’ll be studying is:  We Believe in God, the Eternal Father and in [...]

Now that my 2yo son is old enough to enjoy looking through books, oftentimes when he wakes up in the morning, I hear him over the monitor flipping through the pages of his favorite stories.  He mumbles and murmurs to himself, narrating scenes of puppies and robots and cars in the kind of gibberish that [...]

In my church – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – children are baptized at 8 years old.  The later date means they’ve had a chance for some religious instruction before they make the conscious decision about this important spiritual commitment. My older son, Isaac, turned 8 years old on Thursday, and this morning he was [...]

I managed to get all 5 kids looking reasonably happy for this Easter Morning picture.  It only took 20 tries, but that’s alright! I wanted to share briefly with you my testimony of Easter, of the sacrifice of Christ, and what it means to me.  I’ll share this testimony with you through a story I [...]

I recently joined a wonderful group of Mormon women online at the website Modern Molly Mormon.  They are a perfect mix (for me) of thoughtful, striving, faithful women in the gospel.  No snarkyness or cattiness here – but plenty of excellent food for thought and encouragement to strengthen your testimony. I’ve become a regular contributor, [...]

I just wanted to share how proud I am of my two oldest girls today. My husband has a leadership calling in our church which requires that he sometimes travel to other congregations and speak in their Sunday meeting.  Today he traveled to a Spanish congregation, which I’m sure he volunteered for, since he is [...]