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The Weight of Obedience: When Priesthood Counsel Caused Harm
In the Mormon church, obedience is taught from an early age. Trusting priesthood leaders, even when it’s hard, is seen as an act of faith. But for me, obedience in Mormonism often meant setting aside my own intuition and handing over decisions that should have been mine. This part of my story is deeply personal. […]
TRAVEL
As most of you know, I was so very fortunate to attend the world premiere of the War Horse movie and to meet many of the actors afterward, in New York earlier this month. Last week I took my mom to see the advance preview of the film. Viewing the film a second time was […]
This spring I had a Close Encounter of the Kia Soul kind when I was visited by this spunky Alien Green vehicle. It was a blast to drive! I was amazed by the roomy cabin, offering oodles of space and storage. After a very stressful winter, I was beyond ecstatic to get invited to the […]
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RECIPES
Visiting the ER is not exactly my idea of fun. I suppose one could find fun in visiting an emergency room if you enjoy people watching, or creating giant hand balloons out of the medical gloves. I do happen to enjoy people watching, and it does get quite exciting at my local ER due to […]
“This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.” Have you heard? Bento Box lunches are all the craze! Boy have I seen some amazing Bento Boxes that look delicious, but also look as though they took forever to put together. Some people are so creative and […]
Healthy eating and healthy living is a topic that has been on my mind a lot lately. I haven’t exactly been at my healthiest in the past year or two, but I really want that to change. Between my diet, lack of fitness due to time constraints and a bad car accident, mountains of stress, […]
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