How I Came to Know the Book of Mormon is True
17 years ago, when I was 28 years old, I was in the temple just absolutely filled with gratitude for all that Heavenly Father blesses us with when I received a very clear prompting from the Spirit to keep the commandments more fully. I did not agree to make that commitment at that time because […]
I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
In 2013 I was reacquainted with my cousin Sindy. We are only a year apart in age and had been close as children, but because of extended family dynamics we didn’t see one another for several years. We both married, had children, lived in San Jose, California and led our own lives… even though we […]
For Time and All Eternity
During my teen years I developed an unfortunately negative view of and attitude toward marriage and children. Partly this came from experience. Though I have since learned that my parents expressed their feelings of love and tenderness in private, what I too often witnessed were criticisms and arguments. Also, growing up as the oldest of […]
Trip to Israel
I had the opportunity to go to Israel a couple of summers ago and had a marvelous time! Not only did we visit the places where the Savior and the Apostles walked and taught, but we learned so much more about the Savior’s life and what it would have been like to have lived during […]
Faith and Courage One Must Create
There are times in our lives where the refiner’s fire purifies us to the point that we go beyond ourselves and think and write things that seem above us. Maybe our true divine nature comes out and the spirit flows through us like running water. I have had this experience happen to me a few […]