growth outside the box

My Journey to Be One With Christ

Good morning, brothers & sisters. I have opted to forgo the usual introduction new ward members offer and dive right into my talk. I pray that as I do so, the Holy Ghost will be with us all, opening our hearts to hear the words that our Father in Heaven would have us hear.  I […]

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The Things of My Soul- My Relationship with God

Good morning brothers and sisters, what a beautiful day this is. I feel blessed and humbled to have the opportunity to speak with you today. I can only imagine the thoughts that crossed Brother Richards’ mind last week when he called me and I didn’t answer the phone. To be fair, I didn’t recognize the […]

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How Can Jesus Christ Help Me Change Individually

Good morning brothers & sisters, my dear friends. I pray that as I speak the spirit may be with each of you, I pray also that the spirit may be with me, that I may convey the words to you our Father in Heaven would have me share with you today. I was excited to […]

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Rebuilding-Old Things Made New in Christ

As I sit here in front of the Salt Lake temple I think of the times I have felt so much here. The time where I learned that it took Him 40 years to build me. The time just after they started renovation here where I felt He was also rebuilding me. To look at […]

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Change-September 12,2019

I feel like I am in a constant state of change…a wonderful, beautiful process with lasting eternal consequences. I have gone from this person who wanted nothing to do with religion and have been reborn, almost completely. I see the Atonement taking hold of me, my heart, and my life and transforming it all into […]

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Gratitude in Everything-The Lincoln logs of Life

This was a lesson I prepared for the Young Women back in November. As I was preparing for this lesson, reading various scriptures & the lesson material there was something that seemed to stick out to me. That was the phrase “gratitude in all things”. That caused me to really think. We all know what […]

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