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Mar 27, 20211 min read

last supper

Tonight, when you sit down for dinner, think of Jesus, sitting down for dinner, with His friends, for the last time. Tonight, when you...

Jul 19, 20204 min read

it’s INTIMATE

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

May 21, 20202 min read

When We Want to Quit

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...

Mar 20, 20203 min read

“Nothing about this woman is Mormon anymore.”

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...

Jan 5, 20203 min read

Why Trusting God is Hard

honestly…I was a little bit apprehensive about this year.A lot of unanswered questions and big big decisions that are out of our hands...

Oct 13, 20192 min read

My Time With Inmates

Utah STATE PRISON: While visiting Utah for my book tour, I postponed us getting on the road to drive home by 7 hours so I can make...

Aug 11, 20195 min read

Is God Always Good?

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...

Jul 31, 20193 min read

When Things Are Dark & Undesired

Two people are on an escalator when the escalator breaks down and stops moving. One says, frustrated, “I don’t believe this,” while the...

Nov 10, 20181 min read

Choosing God in Hard Times

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

Aug 29, 20184 min read

After I Got Baptized, Things Really Sucked…

After I got baptized, my life fell.apart. And I’m not exaggerating. Now, if you’ve heard me speak or read my book, than you know this....

Aug 7, 20182 min read

IS GOD PUNISHING ME?!!

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...

Jul 10, 20182 min read

How 'All is Well' Can Be True DURING Trials

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,...

Feb 9, 20183 min read

Judging is NOT an LDS Thing

I just released a new video this past week called LOVE EVERYONE, that talks about how everyone is welcome to partake of the love and...

Feb 1, 20181 min read

Love Everyone -YOU ARE NOT A BAD PERSON! [4k vid]

I had a blog post go viral last year so we turned it into a video! Love EVERYONE - You Are Not a Bad Person!! [4k] I don’t care if you’re...

Dec 20, 20175 min read

We Wouldn't Have *this* if He Wasn't Born! – [Christmas vid]

Hiiiiii! A message from me to YOU as we celebrate Christmas! When we celebrate Christ’s birth, we are celebrating everything we wouldn’t...

Dec 3, 20172 min read

Al's Ultimate Sunday Music Playlist

I tried to get a mix of a little bit of everything in here. Some of the songs I wanted to add aren’t on YouTube, so this will have to do...

Dec 2, 20171 min read

Drinking Dirt + Learning LDS Water Resources

Day 2 of the #LightTheWorld campaign was WATER. Hear more about what the LDS Church is doing worldwide to help others get clean water,...

Sep 27, 20173 min read

How We've Been Teaching the Most Important Thing Wrong

[Don’t feel like reading? Listen to the AUDIO version, HERE.] “I was sitting in a lesson at church and the teacher said that all people...

Aug 14, 201713 min read

My Sacrament Talk

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Jul 23, 20174 min read

DO WE REALLY KNOW WHAT WE'RE A PART OF?!

After baptism, I (naively) was surprised that there were people who had the gospel their whole life and didn’t care, or didn’t do...