‘Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it unto me according to thy word’ (Luke 1:38). What was it that allowed Mary to respond in such a way to such an incredible, incomprehensible calling from the Lord? We know little about the facts of Mary’s life. We assume she was a young woman, a teenager, …
I recently heard an account of President Eyring (before he served in the First Presidency, and unpublished, so unverified) talking about faith to a group of teachers. He thought for a long time and said, ‘I don’t really know what faith is, but I do know what faith looks like.’ ‘Faith looks like those who …
TWBM is an acronym affirmed by the humanitarian organization, HXP. There will be miracles. It expresses hope and faith and the knowledge born of experience over time. It’s an inspiring, encouraging, reassuring mindset. I think I would like to live my life with that outlook. When obstacles come, there will be miracles. When darkness threatens, …
The girls sat with covered eyes and open hands, listening to events and interactions of mortal beings with the Son of God. Into their hands, we passed tangible evidence of those interactions. Straw to represent His mother’s first moments caring for her newborn son. A tassel at the hem of a garment, touched in desperate …
We tend to be bad at waiting, which is unfortunate because much of life is waiting. Waiting places can be hard. Many years ago I was struck by a little verse in a little book in my scripture study. Jarom 1:11 talks about the prophets, priests and teachers of the people of Nephi working hard …
