Sometimes my prayers are more like a tantrum of wants rather than developing a desire to know and become better. 

In this episode, I chat about identifying when we are wanting something and learn how to transform it into a desire by seeking diligently and softening our hearts. 

Have you had an experience where you realized you were just wanting something and when you got it were not ready to grow in the ways possible?

Almost every day I find myself remembering that there is opposition in all things. When I am faced with an obstacle or challenge I remember that is part of God's plan and it is because of this opposition that I develop strength, knowledge and testimony.

How do you stay positive during times of opposition?

God is speaking are you listening? 

We are taught over and over again in the scriptures that there is help from heaven, through the gift of the holy ghost we can receive personal revelation directly from our Father in Heaven. 

The catch is we need to listen! Often we find ourselves asking and asking our Father in Heaven to fulfill our needs but neglect to take the time to ponder, seek our and listen to His answer.

I hope this episode will encourage you to seek out direction from heaven and have ideas on what listening can look like to you. 

Together, I pray we can listen and receive the love and guidance our Heavenly Father desires to give each of us.

Have you ever been to court? Have you ever been to court because of your dog?? 

I can say yes to both of those questions! 

My dog has been a source of drama in my life from the very beginning but the court experience was definitely a low and mega dramatic for the books.

This week in the Come follow me, a program by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we have been reading in 1 Nephi chapters 11-15. 

The thought I wanted to share today comes from 1 Nephi chapter 15. After Nephi has been carried away in the spirit He comes to himself and gathers strength to talk to his brothers. 

Nephi's brethren say they don't understand. This is not unusual, there are many things that we don't know. It's ok to not understand but it's what we do after not knowing. 

When we don't understand we need to ask ourselves the same question Nephi asked his brothers "Have ye inquired of the Lord?"

Remember back in December when I put on the Christmas flash mob? Well, I learned a great lesson. Things didn't go the way I had planned but through God's way of teaching me line upon line it turned out exactly what it needed to be. 

As you listen to today's episode I would LOVE to learn how you have learned valuable lessons line upon line. Would you take a moment and share your thoughts?

This week in the come follow me program we have been reading a lot about Nephi's spiritual growth. 

This time as I read through Nephi's personal experience with his father's dream the mist of darkness really stood out to me. 

Before the mist of darkness always seemed like sinful temptations but this time it made me think of it as a mist of discouragement. When we are surrounded by discouragement it's easy to want to give up or wander off. 

I would love to hear if you have ever thought of the mist of darkness as the suffocating influence of discouragement?

We all are longing to belong, we are wired that way. God made us with the desire to belong. Unfortunately, many of us have thought that we can't belong because we have followed the path of trying to fit in. 

Truth is fitting in is a lie and will never work. 

To achieve the sense of belonging we must accept ourselves, others and ultimately God. In this episode I will share tangible ways you can start doing in your life.