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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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How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular Are you due for an exciting adventure? Take your kids to experience dragons, vikings, romance and more, with How To Train your Dragon Live Spectacular. This past week, I took the entire family to the Sleep Train Amphitheatre, get to know Hiccup and his clan of Scottish vikings. […]
To celebrate my sisters’ milestone birthdays, I got to fly out from New Mexico to spend a girls’ weekend in California. Along with our fabulous Mother, we spent a couple of days in Sonoma. As the cherry on top of our little trip, we woke bright and early on Saturday morning and drove to Napa. […]
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Homemade Country Vanilla Ice Cream Nearly everytime we visit my in-laws, grandpa has the kids help him make homemade ice cream. It’s kind of their thing to do together. Most ice cream makers these days have an electric feature, but grandpa still has the kids do a little old fashion cranking, just for the experience. […]
With talk and plans of Thanksgiving, I’m sure there is a bit of worry for those with dietary restrictions. I’m hosting 30 people at my house, so you better believe there are a few with different dietary needs (gluten free, dairy free, vegan, etc). I don’t have an extreme diet I need to adhere to other […]
It is so hot in Northern California!!! We’ve had temps in the triple digits, but for some reason it feels so much hotter right now than it has all summer. It’s only going to get worse as the week goes on, too! I don’t know about you, but I hate turning on the stove or […]
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