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Category Archives: A-Z Challenge
P is for Purple Shirts
The following is taken from an email I received from one of my former seminary students who recently returned from her mission to Canada. It is not only an example of how God hears and answers our prayers, but that … Continue reading
Posted in A-Z Challenge, Life Lessons, Mission, Serendipity, Synchronicity
Tagged a-z challenge, faith, humor, missionaries
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O is for “O, My Father”
Music can inspire and uplift us. Works such as The Messiah, by Handel, are a testament to the power of inspirational music. Sometimes, music can teach us…In this hymn written by early Mormon pioneer and Church leader, Eliza R. Snow, … Continue reading
Posted in A-Z Challenge, music, Spirituality
Tagged a-z challenge, doctrine, Eliza Snow, faith, Heavenly Mother, hymns, music
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N is for Neon
This is an experience my mother had, early on in our journey in the LDS Church. She had taken my sister out to Utah to attend BYU and then went on to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City … Continue reading
Posted in A-Z Challenge, Family, Genealogy & Family History, memories, Spirituality, Synchronicity
Tagged answers to prayer, faith, genealogy, inspiration
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M is for Master’s Degree
In 2002 I began a Masters in Library Science program. Contrary to what one might think, this did not just entail reading a bunch of books and memorizing the Dewey Decimal System! I felt very inadequate at times as I went … Continue reading
Posted in A-Z Challenge, Creative Writing, Synchronicity
Tagged a-z challenge, answers to prayer, education, faith, inspiration
18 Comments
L is for Lost
Today’s post is a guest blogger, my daughter. I’ve asked her to tell her story in her own words. This is a testimony not only to the power of prayer, but of having a real, personal relationship with our Heavenly … Continue reading
Posted in A-Z Challenge, Family, Life Lessons, Spirituality
Tagged a-z challenge, answers to prayer, children, faith
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K is for kids
Nothing is more precious to us than our children. There are so many dangers and evils in the world to worry about, it is a huge job keeping our kids safe. Guess what? We can’t do it alone. No one … Continue reading
Posted in A-Z Challenge, Family, Spirituality
Tagged a-z challenge, answer to prayer, divine protection, faith
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J is for Joseph Smith
Randy Hayes, a professor of Religion at Brigham Young University-Idaho, was studying Jewish history and learned of a Jewish prophetic tradition recounting one Joseph ben Joseph (Joseph, son of Joseph) who would come and prepare the way for the Messiah. … Continue reading
Posted in A-Z Challenge, Spirituality, Synchronicity
Tagged a-z challenge, answers to prayer, children, scriptures
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I is for Inspiration
Here are a few random experiences of receiving inspiration from the Spirit: I had lost a library book that I wanted to read to my younger daughter. I looked everywhere then I prayed about it and felt impressed to ask my … Continue reading
Posted in A-Z Challenge, memories, Spirituality, Synchronicity
Tagged a-z challenge, faith, inspiration, prayer
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H is for Healing
The gift of healing is a blessing of the power of the Priesthood, which Priesthood is the power of God delegated to man by which man can act in the earth for the salvation of the human family. We believe … Continue reading
G is for Gorelston
We were witness to a tender mercy to our friends the White family, (names changed to protect privacy) who were in one of the wards [congregations] we attended in England. Brother White was deployed at the time and Sister White … Continue reading
Posted in A-Z Challenge, Mission, Synchronicity, Travel
Tagged a-z challenge, faith, tender mercy
6 Comments