Everyone has doubts about

themselves,

their abilities,

other people,

and yes...

faith.

"I was sure when I prayed,

but maybe it was just

my own thoughts."

or

"I've done what heaven asked,

but the promise didn't come.

Maybe..."

When doubts come,

it means you're human.

But those doubts feel so heavy.

Why do they come?

How can you keep strong?

How do you help someone else who is doubting?

Usually we try to find a logical answer to the doubt.

We tell ourselves -

or the person we love -

why it all makes sense.

The problem?

It still doesn't feel like it makes sense.

Until it feels right, our heart won't be at peace.

In this week's podcast, I share the 5 ways doubt creeps into our lives and the #1 way to doubt-proof yourself and those you love.

Ever feel like no one is listening to you?

Samuel did too.

He did what God asked him to do.

He said what God put into his heart.

And yet-

it seemed that no one cared.

Although no one has shot

arrows at you this week,

sometimes it can still feel like

you're saying things that are

true and important-

but nobody gets it.

But, what if things are going better than you think?

What if the message IS actually sinking in?

In this episode, I talk about the results of Samuel's courageous speech on the wall.

The results he probably

didn't know existed.

I always wanted enough faith to move a mountain.

Why?

I don't know.

I didn't need a mountain to move...

I just thought it would be so cool to be able to do it!

But, there are symbolic mountains in life

that I really DID want to move.

I wanted sickness to go away.

I wanted people not to die.

I wanted relationships to heal.

I wanted weaknesses to disappear.

I wanted people to be kind.

Those mountains were in the way of good things I really wanted.

And yet...

I couldn't move them.

My prayers were not granted,

and I didn't understand why.

I figured I just didn't have near the faith I needed.

So, how did Nephi have enough faith that Heavenly Father promised to do WHATEVER HE ASKED?

How did he have enough faith that Heavenly Father told him mountains would move if he just said the word?

How did he have enough faith to start a drought and then make it rain?

And how can I have enough faith to move the mountains I need moved?

It turns out Nephi probably had a whole lot of "unanswered" prayers.

Times heaven said "no" when he really wanted a "yes."

Times heaven said "go" when he wanted to "stay."

Times heaven said "speak up" when he was terrified to say the words.

But Nephi did it anyway.

He trusted the Lord.

And then he trusted him again.

And every time he did,

he came closer to TRUST

being a two-way street

between him and heaven.

The more he trusted heaven,

the easier it was to know

which mountains needed moved

and which he needed to climb.

My friend,

the Lord knows how to

move your mountain.

He also knows how to

teach you to move it...

and

how to help you climb it.

The key is learning trust.

In this episode, I talk about the 3 steps to get there.

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My house almost burned down this week.

My husband looked out the back window and saw the neighbor's barn on fire. The flames were bigger than any fire I had ever seen. Between that barn and my house stood a road and a small, dry pasture. The wind was blowing furiously in the direction of my house. I knew it could be minutes before we needed to evacuate our home.

My husband ran out to turn on the sprinklers, and I started gathering photo albums and kids.

Thankfully, the fire department was nothing short of heroic.

Our house is safe.

It was our little miracle today.

We've been told some of heaven's greatest miracles will happen between now and when He comes again

Will we see the miracles?

In this week's episode, I talk about a time in history when wickedness was like a giant fiery storm.

It encircled the righteous and threatened to destroy everything they held dear.

And yet...

they had great joy and many miracles

Why?

What was the key?

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Wish you could delete anxiety?

Anxiety is everywhere these days.

Why is it so prevalent?

Because anxiety comes when the future is unknown or unsafe.

It comes when we aren't sure what the future will look like

or when we aren't sure WE are strong enough, smart enough, good enough to do what that future will demand.

That means every time you're faced with something you haven't done before...

or something you haven't done consistently well...

your brain panics.

What if I fail?

What if I mess this up?

What if I can't cut it?

Believe it or not, even Moroni was no stranger to these feelings.

Yes- Moroni.

The one that could cause the powers of hell to shake.

So, my friend,

if you're not a stranger to anxiety,

you're also not broken.

You're in really good company.

In this week's podcast, I share what Moroni and the war chapters teach us about navigating the anxiety that is such a real part of life.

Sometimes evil wins the battle.

It makes me really mad sometimes.

Especially when Satan

gets me to doubt myself

or get irritated

or say things I wish I hadn't

AGAIN.

How does he do that?

Because he's smart

and cunning

and a crazy-good liar.

And because he knows

WHERE

and

HOW

to attack ME.

He knows where I am most likely to fail.

And, just like in battle,

he attacks my weakest point.

Ever been there?

Grrr!

In this week's podcast, I talk about how Satan wins a battle.

More importantly,

I talk about how Moroni beat Satan (or the person following his lead).

It's time to take some lessons from Moroni's playbook.

It's time to WIN.

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I remember thinking as a teenager that "enduring to end" sounding really awful. Who wants to do that? Its sounds miserable!

And then I became a mom...and there was more "enduring" involved than I had bargained for.

I endured not having any sleep.

I endured feeling like I never measured up, was never as good as I needed to be.

I endured not buying things for me so that I could take care of my family.

I thought that was all part of enduring.

I knew it would be more than worth it in the end.

The problem?

I got burnt out before the end.

What then?

 In this week's episode, I talk about Alma's message to his sons.

Alma endured well...

without getting burnt out.

He has some great counsel for all of us

on how to not let that light in us burn out!

Weeds don't give up. They can grow anywhere. Sometimes they take over.

There are also weeds in life.

Those things that cause problems but are really hard to get rid of.

Things that keep us from growing within ourselves the attributes we want to have.

Things that make life harder than it seems it should be.

What do you do when life gets weedy?

You bring in some power and till up those weeds!

Then, when the soil is ready, your seed finally has a chance.

Heavenly Father is the gardener of your soul.

Getting rid of weeds is not a problem for him.

Thankfully, he's a lot better at gardening than I am.

He doesn't even forget to water.

In this week's episode, I talk about how he gardens in our life and what he intends to grow.

Remember those cartoons where the main character had an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other? Turns out there's some truth to that.

When an answer doesn't come from the angel on our shoulder (but we think it does), we can end up feeling alone and confused when our path doesn't turn out.

In this episode, I talk about 5 reasons we can get a false answer to prayers - and what we can do to make sure the answers we get are actually from heaven! 😇

Sometimes I feel rebellious.

Like when there's a rule that doesn't make sense.

Why should I follow it?

Or when something isn't fair.

I deserve what is mine, right?

Rebellion gets a pretty bad rap.

Really, though,

we all feel it at times.

It's normal.

So, why does God condemn it?

Because rebellion against HIM hurts us,

and His job is to save us.

Yep.

That's why.

He can't help us

if we won't let him.

How does he get us to let him?

He lets us EXPERIENCE

his power working

INSIDE of us.

That's when we know it works.

That's when we CHOOSE

to let him in.

In this week's podcast episode, I talk about rebellion and how God's way of managing his rebellious children (sometimes me) can give us insight and hope as we experience flecks of rebellion (or more than that) with our own kids....no matter how wonderful they are.