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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
I love family vacations, but I’ve got to admit my kids aren’t the best road trippers. Anything I can do to change things up and get the kids interested in the road trip really helps. Our latest family road trip took us to SoCal, where we visited Universal Studios, to check out the new Wizarding […]
Read about the hike that my family and I took to Fairy Falls in Yuba County, California and how my sponsors at Puracyn® OTC Wound & Skin Care Solution told me about a great product that we will take on the journey with us, next time we go. This is a product-provided, sponsored conversation that […]
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RECIPES
Yesterday I was informed the 4th of July is next week, and I’ve got to say I was a little shocked. How could it be nearly July already? Where did June go? We’re still trying to firm up our plans for the 4th. We can’t decide between going to a firework show or doing our […]
When you eat a meal that you know you won’t forget, then it was either really terrible or pretty darn delicious! I experienced the latter just this Sunday when I prepared a feast of Asian food. I make a pretty tasty sweet and sour chicken and pineapple fried rice, as well as a decent veggie […]
Double Stuffed Grilled Cheese I used to wonder why people would create sandwiches that took as much time and/or effort as a regular entree. I thought sandwiches were meant to be quick and easy. Boy was I wrong. After creating what I will call the Double Stuffed Grilled Cheese that we had for dinner tonight, I […]
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