growth outside the box

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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Faith in Jesus Christ

What is faith? It is a spiritual gift that is necessary for our salvation. Faith is the first principle of the gospel. It is a hope for things that cannot be seen but are true. (see Hebrews 11:1 & Alma 32:21) Faith is pure power and action, a principle that motivates us each day. A […]

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You Are …More

“Just because a thought knocks on the door of your mind doesn’t mean you have to invite it in.” ~ Unknown ~This post is dedicated to my baby Sissy and my sweet husband, I love you both more than words can say. Sissy, I believe in you and have absolute faith in you and your […]

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Words of Wisdom

Written January 30, 2015 I found this tucked in one of my many notebooks. It was something I wrote by hand, not sure of the reason or what inspired this writing but I feel it should be shared. Questions Lead to Gaining Knowledge Words of wisdom on believing in God the Eternal Father and in […]

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Principles of The Gospel

Here I would like to share with you Principles of The Gospel of Jesus Christ. This was once a class taught during our Sunday school hour of church, back when we had a 3-hour block at church. These principles are fundamental to our religion.  For the most part, each principle will have its own post. […]

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Gospel Principles

In this portion of my blog, I will share with you some of the most important gospel principles. haring with you how applying them in my life has made a difference in every aspect of my life.  As a disciple of Jesus Christ and a member of His church, there are principles and standards by […]

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Moving 2.0 & the Hand of The Lord

Even before my husband and I were married we talked about moving from his home. He wanted us to have a place of our own. No memories from a previous relationship gone wrong to haunt us as we began our journey together. We each wanted to have a place where we would feel we truly […]

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What it Means to Me to Take Up Thy Cross & Follow Him

Scripture

I have come to not question why my scriptures open at times where they do, rather I am extremely grateful. Sometimes it is the answer to a question that has been weighing on my mind, sometimes quiet reassurance, direction, guidance or in this instant it has caused me to ponder, followed by a flood of […]

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FAITH…Once a Weakness, Now My Greatest Strength

For those of you who know me, go back with me if you will to the year 2013, I had just converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in late February. It was something I had been working towards since September of the previous year, taking the new member lessons from the […]

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The Purpose of Life & What It Is

original post date: April 14, 2013 Recently someone asked, “what’s the purpose?” Mind you, for whatever reason, this person no longer sees the purpose nor meaning to anything. Things happen in each of our lives that can drive us to ask ourselves or even others that very question. There was a time in my own […]

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