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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
A while back, I had a facebook discussion about where my husband and I should go for our next anniversary. Many voted for a Hawaii vacation for my 10 year anniversary. What do you think? This coming November, hubby and I will have been married for 10 years! It hasn’t been the easiest 10 years, […]
I can’t believe it has been nearly a week since I attended Disneynature‘s Chimpanzee Red Carpet Premiere! You can read my full “chimpanzee” movie review here, but be warned that there may be spoilers. If you want to read about all of the fun stuff leading up to the premiere, then keep on reading right […]
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RECIPES
Heat up the grill because it’s burger night! During the summer months my family and I frequent burger night on a very regular basis. They’re easy to make, you don’t have to heat up the house with the oven when it’s already hot out, and there is so much versatility when it comes to hamburgers! […]
Glass Block Holiday Jell-O My mom tells me that Jell-O was a big thing of the 70s. You weren’t considered a real cook if you didn’t make a decent Jell-O dish. In fact, I still have a copy of the “Joys of Jell-O” cookbook, which belonged to my mom. In the beginning of the cookbook, […]
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 […]
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