The topic of giving to the poor is so important while also controversial. Often while traveling through town you will see individuals on the corner asking for financial help. Many of us struggle with what to do in these situations as we are good people who want to help relieve the suffering of those…Read more Giving to the Poor

  Some of us are born in unfortunate circumstance and are even forced to be in abusive and harmful environments. I have a friend who was abused by a family member and was forced to be raised in a home that was extremely problematic and harmful. As this friend grew up and was seeking to…Read more Forgiveness Is Not The Same Thing as Pretending That There’s Nothing to Forgive

  I was recently listening to someone share the enlightening experience of climbing everest, but this person stated that although this experience was wonderful, he also believed that these types of experience can occur anywhere, and I think this is important. Sometimes people will say that they do not attend church because they feel the…Read more A Place for Spiritual Things to Happen

  I love the focus on unity which can come from the gospel. I love the concepts of zion and commitment that we all make towards helping and caring for each other. As we attempt to learn, grow, and become better people there are various teachings that can help us be more successful in achieving…Read more A Few Great Master Principles

  This Weekend I has the chance to go to the movie theater where we saw the Church’s new film called “Meet The Mormons.” I felt that the program was interesting as we heard from various members of the church who were chosen to be highlighted. One of these individuals was a humanitarian from Nepal…Read more Discipline Days

  I once had an interesting experience at a Fair in Utah. It was an interaction with some volunteer Christians trying to promote an important interpretation of the atonement. They were offering a dollar to take a survey asking whether you are a good person followed by specific questions about one’s practices in regards to…Read more Don’t Believe that Jesus Loves You Because You’re So Lovable

  I believe that everyone has those moments which are less than hopeful, in which one perhaps wonders why things are the ways that they are. I have never been athletic, and since playing basketball was the way to be involved in elementary school I would sit on the side lines just wishing and hoping…Read more He Loves You Unconditionally

Anne Hathaway once shared a thought that I feel could strongly resonate with a large amount of us, at least every once in a while. She said that “Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I’m most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who…Read more Nothing Can Separate Us From The Love of God

  A while back I had the chance to have a conversation with some friends about how and why we sometimes seek to delegitimize others. In that conversation one of them brought up the question of the differing ways that one can judge. There is judging as discerning and seeking to understand as a judge…Read more You Don’t Have To Judge Another

  In today’s episode we are going to hear a story that I like which was told by sister Okazaki. “A few years ago, I was asked to speak at a high school commencement. When the students heard that the Relief Society person was coming, they thought, ‘Oh, do we have to listen to a…Read more It Was How You Delivered It