Faith and Magnolia Trees
I'm learning that conversion is not a one-time event. It's cyclical. Season by season, hour by hour, I have to let go of what I'm holding on to.
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Welcome to Navigating Discipleship
Sharing our thoughts from our life of discipleship
Mormon Matters Discussion on Obedience and Conscience
I participated in a Mormon Matters discussion on the wrestle between obedience and conscience with Mormon Matters host Dan Wotherspoon, Jana Riess, and Eric D. Huntsman. It was a pleasure to discuss with them the challenges and opportunities we have to engage in this wrestle as we seek to follow the spirit while also engaging in the church.
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I, Thou, and Church
The gospel gives us the tools to enter into the sacred “I thou” space and meet God; the church provides the laboratory.
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A Christian Response to Pain
Our Christian action is to be a response to pain and suffering, not an escape from it.
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The Allegory of the Optometrist
Partnered with our Savior we can find a combination of lenses that will allow each of us to see more clearly.
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Mormon Matters Discussion on Sustaining
The patience, grace, listening, strengthening, and lifting described in scriptures as God sustains us should be our model for what our sustaining means.
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Mormon Matters Discussion on New First Presidency
I participated in a panel discussion on about the change in the First Presidency in the LDS church. I shared the hope I have in this change & discussed why I choose to sustain leaders even while I may think differently on matters.
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Elijah and the Faith of Generations
I believe the spirit of Elijah can not only heal hearts and challenge minds across generations separated by the grave, but it can also do so across the generations of the living.
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How My Testimony is Like an Artisan Cheese
My testimony is an artisan vintage white cheddar. It has a bold flavor, hard texture and had to be aged a long time and bathed in a salt brine. It won't look, taste, or smell, like yours, but it's mine and I love it.
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