Sunday Sabbath Studies

BROOKE SNOW THE PODCAST – Episode 72 Treasure Hunt versus Scavenger Hunt. Do you remember this from DAY #209? It has been one of my favorite take-aways from Brooke Snow’s podcast this year. I want to spend a few minutes today on SO WHAT SATURDAY talking about the practical application of treating life and challenges …

BOOK OF MORMON – Moroni 7:3-4 “I would speak unto you … peaceable followers of Christ, and that have obtained a sufficient hope by which ye can enter into the rest of the Lord… And now… I judge these things of you because of your peaceable walk with the children of men.” In my prayer …

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS – APRIL 2018 On Monday, using some lines from Little Fires Everywhere, I took a look at some beliefs I have as a mother, and whether or not those beliefs serve me well. Let’s look at this line again: “The problem with rules… was that they implied a …

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS – April 2020 The first time I attended Education Week on BYU campus, the very first day, in fact, just after parking my car for the day, campus map in hand, a woman stopped me. “Do you know where the Conference Center is?” I thought for a second. …

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS – April 2020 I’ve read this General Conference talk by Elder Renlund a few times over now. The way I feel reading his words is how I want to feel more often in my life. He draws our thoughts toward gratitude and love and awe – these are …

Earlier this week our neighbor invited us to swim in her pool. We took her up on the offer, and we brought another family with us. It was so fun. Shortly before we left, the father of the other family got off work early and joined us in the pool. The children were thrilled! Dads …

ALL IN – Episode 64 Last night, for family movie night, we decided to watch Sherlock with the children. Brilliant BBC series! Intense, for sure. But it was also a bit scary – this particular episode, anyway. And three of the children ended sleeping on the floor in our bedroom when it came time for …

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS – April 2020 It has been a beautiful experience since writing my last SPIRITUALLY DEFINING MOMENTS post, thinking on other moments when I’ve received communication from Heaven – and I know it, and I know that God knows that I know it. “These spiritually defining moments come at …

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS – April 2020 We were challenged, as Christians, to look for ways in which we #HearHim. This has been on my mind for a long time – even before the official challenge from the Church. How do I hear Him? How does He communicate with me? Peace. …

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS – Oct 2007 I remember where I was sitting when I first heard Julie Beck’s General Conference address: Mothers Who Know. The address was short – barely 8 minutes long. And it was gutsy. I remember well the thoughts I had, hearing her speak, and the feelings …