My eldest daughter served a mission when communication from the field was done by post, before the days of e-mail. One morning she described a circumstance I could relate to. In fact, I can still relate. She and her companion were running late for some reason. She was on a bus, traveling to an ... Read More
“How Are You Doing?” – Short Answer or Essay
My answer to the world's most frequently asked question, "How are you?" use to be very simple. My reply was either, “I’m doing really good!” or the standard, “I’m fine" which meant, “I’m not doing so well, but I’m not giving details.” This answer was most often based on a single aspect of life. If I ... Read More
Trick or TREAT – Step 11
Yesterday my husband and I drove for four hours in anticipation of a little surprise we planned at the last minute. Just as it was getting dark we pulled into an unfamiliar church parking lot. I put on my cowboy hat and my husband put on his straw hat. (Our costuming definitely matches our energy ... Read More
The “Serenity Prayer” In Scripture
My first experience at a 12 Step Support Group was twenty years ago, many years before the development of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Addiction Recovery Program. I began my experience in recovery at a Sunday night meeting of Overeaters Anonymous. The parts of the meeting that ... Read More
“Ya Mean I Can Ask?!?!?!” – Step 7
Late one Sunday afternoon, in the middle of the family dinner, my daughter, who is only generally familiar with the principles of recovery, sat in my office feeding her new baby. She was tired. It had been a challenging day. Her mind was racing with thoughts of the frustrating Sunday morning she’d ... Read More
“She Did It!” – The Tiny Foundations of the Way We Feel About Ourselves – Step 4
My sister and I are three years apart in age. My only vivid memory of Jane as a baby has to do with something I did that was naughty. Here’s what I remember, this is the scene of the crime. Little one-year-old “Janie Bird” as they called her, is standing in her crib. She has just woken up for the ... Read More
Listening at the Kitchen Sink – The Power of Joyful Persistence – Step 12 Carrying the Message
One late afternoon after a busy day of mothering, I stood in the kitchen in a bit of a stupor. I was weary and completely blank about what to invent for dinner. Above my kitchen sink is a large window size opening into the family room. I stood pondering how a person (such as myself) could work so ... Read More
Who’s Teaching Who? – You Don’t Have to be Tall to Carry the Message
In resent years the Prophet has encouraged parents to teach their children about testimonies and then give them experience sharing their budding witness at home with their family. The hope is that ultimately children will be better prepared to stand in church and testify without the aid of parents ... Read More
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