Category: Journal
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Choose you this day
Laura told me that she had begun to feel unsettled about Alyssa’s queer identity and gay pride and then she thought about the contrast with Savannah preparing for a mission and she had the thought that she could not serve both masters – that she needed to choose whether she would follow the path of…
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Savannah called to serve
Savannah was shocked this morning to get the notice that her mission calling was already made. We quickly arranged for a gathering at 7 tonight for her to open the call. She has been called to serve in the Brazil São Paulo South mission speaking Portuguese (naturally) and reporting to the Brazil MTC on June…
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The gospel and the church
I never realized before that Joseph requested Oliver Cowdery to search through the Book of Mormon and draft articles of organization for the church based on what was in the Book of Mormon. It’s no wonder that so much of it mirrors what is in the book of Moroni – that had a lot of…
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“Be of good cheer”
The counsel to be of good cheer isn’t generic, it is always offered in conjunction with something encouraging. The Lord doesn’t offer this as an empty platitude but as a reminder that the things discouraging us do not constitute the whole picture. (Also, depression is discouraging but it is not the same as simply being…
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Healing insights
I look back and see that for much of my young adult life I was a withered and sickly little tree. Then as I felt I was beginning to get a handle on adult life I was smitten with the effects of bipolar as with the East wind. While still learning to balance in that…
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Winning today
We expected today to be hard because Laura was unable to get refills on a couple of key medications before today so she is only partially medicated. We thought she would spend the day consumed by the sensations of her bipolar. Hoping for some extra help same decided to go to church today (first time…
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Coming out
Today we faced what had long seemed inevitable. Laura and I have talked many times about the is of having at least one child identify as gay. For quite some time in observing Alyssa I suspected that she might identify as LGBTQ in some way. Laura took her phone for not doing her work and…
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Notice Heavenly Father’s Love
Everytime we feel a bit of love or joy in our hearts Heavenly Father is there touching our hearts. If we recognize him in each small thing (and of course any large things) we can begin to recognize the magnitude of His love for us. If we will pay attention to those feelings and experiences…
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Letter to Senator Lee
I wrote the following letter to Senator Lee today regarding the second impeachment trial for Donald Trump: Senator Lee, I’m sure you, like the rest of your GOP senate colleagues, wish that you did not have to deal with the upcoming impeachment trial of the now-former president Trump. Almost the entire GOP caucus in the…
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Brought back by small things
Colby Carroll tells a story about Brenda who was an inactive member who somewhat unwillingly accepted daily phone calls from them as missionaries. She was suffering from some illnesses, had issues with many ward members, and felt that God didn’t love her (sounds like Laura in some ways). She eventually came around to getting a…