Abigail
Fearless Peacemaker
Divorce is as Hard as Death
Eleven years ago my aunt died. She was an incredible person– beautiful, vivacious, kind. Her death was completely unexpected and it was a tragic shock for her three daughters and for our entire extended family. When my Dad called to tell me she had died I was at work, and since I was living near…
Does the Journey Seem Long? : Ethel Reynolds Smith
This year in Relief Society we are studying the life and teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith, the 10th prophet of the church. As I read through the short biography of him given in the front of the manual I was very touched by a story about him and his second wife, Ethel Reynolds Smith. Joseph…
Forgiveness is Complicated by Leslie G. Nelson
Forgiveness is complicated. As a survivor of severe childhood abuse, it is a topic I have spent much time considering. Forgiveness is beautiful, but it is often not easy to understand or apply to our lives. Part of the problem is that when people discuss forgiveness, they have different definitions in mind. To one it…
Gomer
Woman Redeemed
Rent in Twain
My first baby was hard to push out. After an extended length of pushing he was born and we saw that he’d had his elbow up by his head (try reaching your arm to your opposite ear and you’ll have the right position, except he was so flexible his elbow was in line with his…
The Biggest Battle that Ever was Won
For the last several months I have been wrestling with a trial of the soul. It is one that has brought me to my knees again and again and has had me crying out for relief. In many ways I feel a bit like Job, whom the Lord allowed Satan to tempt and persecute, not…
The Birth and Re-Birth of My Children
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily,…
Womb to Tomb
This Easter thoughts about “the womb” and “the tomb” have been on my mind. I have been thinking a lot about the lesson I learned after Abraham’s birth. In his birth story I wrote: I got in the shower to clean up. As I rubbed soap over my belly I couldn’t help but think how…