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Proving the missionaries wrong was all any of it was to me. I was happy & content when I met them! I thought religion was only something...

And I was right there with them. I was nottttttt going back to church. Adamant. Nothing in me wanted to go back for any reason. To them...

The most intimate thing we could ask someone to do is get baptized. B/c when we ask that, we’re asking them to change almost everything—...

I AM FROM WHERE IT STARTED. I had my lessons with missionaries in the Sacred Grove. The first time I ever spoke to God was in the same...

Ben & I have been taking a lot of showers together to talk. It’s what we do. If you have been following us on social media, you know very...

We don’t really realize that this is one of the most intimate things we could ask someone—- intimate because it’s completely personal,...

It would be so easy to quit, ya know? To give up. To go back—  back where 21yrs of habit, tradition, contentment & culture lay DEEP...

STOP— just stop scrolling for a sec to read this. Ten years. It’s been 10 years and still this morning I woke up & the first thing that...

Is God good even when things are not? I found myself saying, “God is so good,” the other day after finally hearing good news for once at...

Ever wonder where God is? Ever yell at Him wondering why things are/were so indescribably hard? Wonder if all your prayers really are...

It is well known the raging storm that caused the apostles to yell, “Carest thou not that we perish?!” But perhaps maybe we can more see...

INTERESTING, isn’t it? Because of Isiah’s prophecy, for centuries, many young Jewish women had dreamed & wondered, “will I be chosen as...

For 3 ENTIRE DAYS & 3 entire nights – nonstop – he was in the MOST BITTER pain. Torment. No breaks. No let-ups. Just paralyzing anguish...

*THIS IS IT!! ** This was my apt. when I met the elders!!! This is where it ALLLL started. This is where I told the missionaries I...

HEAR ME OUT: I literally never thought I’d get married. Lot’s of reasons & here’s a quick summary: -I would notice the kind of girls...

IS GOD PUNISHING ME?!! Why did it have to happen to me and not them? Did I do something wrong??? It isn’t fair, it wasn’t supposed to be...

I went to bed a few Saturday’s ago trying to think of an excuse so I wouldn’t have to go to church the next day. I don’t know why,...

IF ONLY people knew how many messages I get every.day. from young teenaged girls who struggle with pornography – maybe we wouldn’t have...

I JUST got baptized, and I still didn’t know much about anything as far as the gospel and how things worked: like prayer, I still didn’t...

Five years ago this week Ben came home from his mission. Also 5 years ago this week was our first date anniversary! So, in spirit of this...