I recently heard an account of President Eyring (before he served in the First Presidency, and unpublished, so unverified) talking about faith to a group of teachers.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 …
There Will Be Miracles
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, …
Interactions with the Son of God
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 …
Live As If
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 …
Judging the Past
Looking back on your pre-teen or middle school years, what is your feeling? If we’re feeling generous, most of us will look back and cringe, or at least laugh. If we’re feeling less than generous, we might look back with disgust or humiliation. And yet, at the time we were just trying our best to …