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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. […]
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“This is a sponsored blog; while the views expressed here were genuinely mine, consideration was paid to me by The Northern California Honda Dealers Advertising Association to review this product.” Dear Diary You don’t know me yet, but I hope as I fill up this diary, you will come to know me as more than […]
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 […]
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RECIPES
< It’s summer! Along with all the outdoor activities, outings, mini vacations, swimming, boating and whatever else you can think of, there’s one thing I enjoy about summer — NOT PACKING SCHOOL LUNCHES. It’s a drag, it’s limiting, and it feels never-ending…until summer arrives. I like that I can be spontaneous and more creative with […]
Changing time zones frequently can really mess with a person’s internal clock. I don’t know how people do it so frequently. In the past week I have been in PDT, EDT, back to PDT, CDT and back to PDT again. That’s a lot of changing around! With the time changes I have noticed that where […]
I’m about as night owlish as they come, but my husband is the opposite. He loves his mornings! I let dad do breakfast in the morning, and he has his go-to dishes he makes. This doesn’t mean I’m off the hook with breakfast though, because about once a week we have a big breakfast for […]
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