Mormon Insights
I wrote four articles for the online publication Mormon Insights.
1. One Day, Maybe
If you think a faithful life sounds great—but not right now—here are some ways to procrastinate developing your testimony.
You’re young. You’re free. This is the time to live for the moment—no commitments, no restrictions. Of course, there’s that lingering feeling that the gospel is in fact true, but you don’t want to think about that now. One day, maybe, you’ll fit “living faithfully” into your plans.
For now, you can follow Elder Neal A. Maxwell’s plan to hide from testimony. Yep, in his general conference address “Why Not Now?,” Elder Maxwell outlines a sixteen-step plan to delay commitment.
Read the rest of my article and the comments here.
You’re young. You’re free. This is the time to live for the moment—no commitments, no restrictions. Of course, there’s that lingering feeling that the gospel is in fact true, but you don’t want to think about that now. One day, maybe, you’ll fit “living faithfully” into your plans.
For now, you can follow Elder Neal A. Maxwell’s plan to hide from testimony. Yep, in his general conference address “Why Not Now?,” Elder Maxwell outlines a sixteen-step plan to delay commitment.
Read the rest of my article and the comments here.
2. Sunday Blues and Sabbath Delights
I dreaded Sundays. I wanted to enjoy them, but I didn't until I learned to focus on my relationship with God.
In his talk “The Sabbath Is a Delight,” President Russell M. Nelson uses the word delight sixteen times. To me, delight meant eating ice cream or watching a romantic comedy; it did not in any way describe my Sundays.
Week after week I struggled emotionally on Sundays. I would go to church and manage to stay the tears for the three painful hours. Then I would go back to my lonely apartment and fall apart. Reasons for my emotions varied. Sometimes it was loneliness. Other times it was homesickness or anxiety. I was caught in a terrible pattern, and I grew to hate Sundays.
Read the rest of my article and the comments here.
In his talk “The Sabbath Is a Delight,” President Russell M. Nelson uses the word delight sixteen times. To me, delight meant eating ice cream or watching a romantic comedy; it did not in any way describe my Sundays.
Week after week I struggled emotionally on Sundays. I would go to church and manage to stay the tears for the three painful hours. Then I would go back to my lonely apartment and fall apart. Reasons for my emotions varied. Sometimes it was loneliness. Other times it was homesickness or anxiety. I was caught in a terrible pattern, and I grew to hate Sundays.
Read the rest of my article and the comments here.
3. From God to You: Your Patriarchal Blessing
Do you ever wonder who you are or what message God wants you to remember throughout your life that is specifically for you? Your patriarchal blessing gives some answers to these questions.
We sometimes lose sense of our divine nature. We stand, looking at our reflection in the mirror, wondering if we have any special importance. Although we may question our worth, God never does. He knows all of our unique, marvelous qualities.
Our patriarchal blessings are words from God to us that testify of our special value, our divine natures, and our eternal worth. In a BYU devotional address “A Patriarchal Blessing: A Message of Identity, Promise, and Love,” Robert S. Patterson testifies, as a patriarch, that these blessings come from God.
Read the rest of my article here.
4. Women Speak, Preach, and Teach
We're quick to say that we love Elder Holland’s fiery sermons and President Uchtdorf’s plane analogies. But what are our favorite talks given by women?
Men are ordained to offices of the priesthood. Women are not. But that doesn’t mean that women aren’t leaders and teachers in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Mormon Newsroom article “Discourses by Mormon Women Released in New Book” announces a new book compilation of 54 speeches given by LDS women. The speeches come from every decade from the 1830s to the present. It’s only fitting that the book, published by the Church Historian’s Press (an imprint of the Church History Department), is called At the Pulpit.
Read the rest of my article and the comments here.
Men are ordained to offices of the priesthood. Women are not. But that doesn’t mean that women aren’t leaders and teachers in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Mormon Newsroom article “Discourses by Mormon Women Released in New Book” announces a new book compilation of 54 speeches given by LDS women. The speeches come from every decade from the 1830s to the present. It’s only fitting that the book, published by the Church Historian’s Press (an imprint of the Church History Department), is called At the Pulpit.
Read the rest of my article and the comments here.