Approaching the completion of our first year without Archer is such an overwhelmingly sad accomplishment. We have had to move on as much...

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I just want to a take a moment and show my gratitude. I am grateful for a wonderful and loving family. I...

Recently while we were reading in the Book of Mormon together, a certain scripture stood out, the phrasing of it feeling more poignant...

I have been questioning my past, present and future. There are many things that I have done that I feel have not mattered one bit. For...

Pure is defined as “free of contamination;” love is defined as “a quality or feeling of strong or constant affection for and dedication...

Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: that by...

Recently I have been thinking about how phantom limb syndrome, or phantom limb pain relates to losing a loved one. According to The...

In the past two years I have been focusing on digital marketing as a potential new career. I am finishing a master’s degree in this field...

No matter the amount of preparation and planning put into something, there will still be unknowns. Peter and I have been training for the...

In this life there are so many tragedies, drama, and trauma. It would be easy to assume that if God existed and loved us, life would be...

“For he will give unto the faithful line upon line, precept upon precept; and I will try you and prove you herewith.” D&C 98:12 School...

We’ve been training to ride the Salt to Saint Relay. It is a bicycle ride, your team can be 2-8 people, it runs from Salt Lake City to...

Here is part 2 of “Compensatory Blessings.” I have done my best to leave out the ones that state that you will come to the point where...

There are times in our lives when we can pinpoint to an exact date that has had enormous impact. These significant dates are often called...

Previously I had tried to find more about the Principle of Compensation, but could only find it in Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin’s talk, “Come...

In the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints families are the central unit. We know they are eternal, that the bonds that we create...

There is a common phrase that I have heard myself repeatedly say, “I don’t want to ever go back to the way things were.” This comes from...

When you are stressed, for whatever reason you will probably find that there is a greater need for rest. I have found that with my grief...

It is very easy to want what someone else has. When we are without, we desire what we don’t have even more. It is the way of this world,...

I have always preferred to invest in perennials, they come back year after year, larger and stronger. I like that the plants I have...