“Ye must pour out your souls in your closets, and your secret places, and in your wilderness.” 1 This invitation from Amulek is very inspiring. The problem is that little voice that comes in your head that says “well my closet can’t even fit all my stuff, how can I […]

Squints was pretty bold when he faked drowning in the deep-end of the pool in order to get a kiss from his lifeguard crush Wendy Peffercorn. I can’t help but chuckle every time I watch this scene in The Sandlot. People will do the darnedest things to get someone to […]

Sometimes I sit and think about the great men and women (and lions) I would like to sit down and talk with in heaven. Here is a list of ten with whom this fantasy will never be possible. They are still alive though – inside of me. And each has […]

Repentance I think most people don’t repent because they don’t really know what that word means. Well, here are 6 things that repentance does NOT mean. Too many people never experience the happiness that comes from repentance because they think THIS is what it DOES mean. With Inigo Montoya I […]

I love Christmastime. The music on the radio is different, more uplifting.  The whole world is draped in dazzling white (have you stopped to appreciate how snow also seems to muffle all the regular ‘noise of the world’?), and it is the one time of the year where I can […]

Did I Really Make a Difference? It was about a year after my mission and I was stressed in school, working, and I overheard some RM’s talking about how they are still in touch with people they taught in their mission and how they were planning to go to back […]

I over ate at Thanksgiving. Again. (insert groan here) Even in the moment, I knew I shouldn’t. But somehow I found myself awake in bed at 1:51 am, readjusting from stomach pain, with the faint taste of partially digested cranberry and pumpkin rising in my throat. Why Did I do it? Was […]