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I see our younger generation as Nephi- setting an example for the older generation. I’ve learned to love the older generation by experiencing the love of God.

Nephi is a broken human too. I believe the spirit of fear is the spirit of our natural man. I believe Nephi was leading with the spirit of fear which led him to kill somebody- breaking a commandment. The spirit of love leads to life, creativity, and growth - good things. Fear leads to bad things.

I felt sad reading these pages. I felt a great pressure to be in a certainty(prideful) mindset/black and white thinking. “It actually happened”… Changing and growth happens in uncertainty, in humility. I don’t believe in the BOM literally, but I find a greater understanding of God looking at everything symbolically.

I draw attention to the suffering of the Mother of Jesus, Mary. Suffering brought Jesus into the world. Miracles can not happen without suffering. That is the price. That’s reality. Here’s the poem I read by Kaitlin Shetler sometimes I wonder

if mary breastfed jesus

if she cried out when he bit her

or if she sobbed when he would not latch

and sometimes I wonder

if this is all too vulgar

to ask in a church

full of men

without milk stains on their shirts

or coconut oil on their breasts

preaching from pulpits off limits to the mother of god

but then i think of feeding jesus

birthing jesus

the expulsion of blood

and smell of sweat

the salt of a mother’s tears

onto the soft head of the salt of the earth

feeling lonely

and tired

hungry

annoyed

overwhelmed

loving

and i think

if the vulgarity of birth is not

honestly preached

by men who carry power but not burden

who carry privilege but not labor

who carry authority but not submission

then it should not be preached at all

because the real scandal of the birth of god

lies in the cracked nipples of a

14 year old

and not in the sermons of ministers

who say women

are too delicate

to lead

Confirmation bias was when I placed my beliefs above reality. Faith crisis I disconnected from beliefs and placed reality above beliefs. I was able to reconnect to scripture and beliefs using critical thinking. Making my beliefs fit my reality.

We will be given a place on the throne if we conquer the inclination to hate, the inclination to be better than others. Humility is the doorway to the throne❤️

I believe relationships are essential for us to become whole, healthy, and happy. Accepting that I had infinite worth is accepting Gods unconditional love is accepting the Atonement. It’s helped me to see infinite worth in others and be able to become more kind and more compassionate.

Teaching that God’s acceptance is conditional is a destructive opinion. Constructive is knowing God always loves and accepts us. This is accepting Grace, a gift from God.

God’s truth doesn’t have limits. God’s love and acceptance has no conditions. When I overcame the world, the need to be better than another- humbly I accept everyone’s truth as equal in importance to mine. Now that I don’t doubt-There’s no limits to what I can learn from others and no limits on how much I can grow from learning. My focus is on what’s good and what’s evil. I am a seeker for good (love) and don’t want anything to do with evil(hate).