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Maintaining a Healthy Mind

Maintaining a Healthy Mind

By Kerry Smith So many women are working really hard to get their bodies into shape. They exercise, watch what they eat, and live an overall healthy lifestyle. So what might they be missing? A healthy mind. It’s no secret that mental illness is on 

Holding Fast to Goodness

Holding Fast to Goodness

By Rachelle Allan @rachellechronicles At the beginning of the pandemic, I started experiencing what I came to realize as my first ever anxiety attacks. I couldn’t breathe. A weight sat on my chest, threatening to crush my heart and lungs. I tried to push it 

Does the Savior Need Sheepdogs?

Does the Savior Need Sheepdogs?

By Courtney Lewis Host of Hey, Sister! Podcast www.heysisterpodcast.org @theheysisterpodcast As a kid, I always loved stories about the Savior as the Good Shepherd. I grew up in Texas and while we didn’t have a farm or any sheep, we did have some property and 

3 Podcast Picking Tips to Help You Hear Him

3 Podcast Picking Tips to Help You Hear Him

By Karla Wallentine My life started way before podcasts. I would read the scriptures with a red marking pencil, and glean from seminary teachers. Then with modern technology, I started listening to scriptures over and over. My favorite Book of Mormon cassette is still in 

Poem: Like the Shepherd

Poem: Like the Shepherd

By Lauren Madsen   May my eyes be your eyes in seeing those in need. May my ears be your ears, others’ pleas to heed. May my hands be your hands, to lift, to soothe, to hold. May my feet be your feet, guiding sheep 

Christ Wasn’t Codependent: How to Love Thy Neighbor and Thyself

Christ Wasn’t Codependent: How to Love Thy Neighbor and Thyself

by Hannah Larsen “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth.” (Moroni 7:46) Charity is a long sought-after attribute among all disciples of Jesus Christ. The prophet Mormon teaches a powerful sermon on this topic in the 

Walking the Path of Discipleship: 3 Concepts to Help Us Along the Way

Walking the Path of Discipleship: 3 Concepts to Help Us Along the Way

By Elizabeth Alexander http://www.unexpectedlyperfect.com @unexpectedly_perfect “I’m not going to your wedding. For a church that claims to be so family oriented, they sure don’t support families by not letting everyone into the temple. It’s wrong that we can’t be part of the ceremony.” This phone 

And Still, I Stay

And Still, I Stay

By Heather Sheffer @pressingforward.holdingfast “I’m done. I can’t do this anymore.”  These were my thoughts as I watched my youngest sister bury her husband. Their oldest children, twins, were 7. A boy, the spitting image of his dad was next at 4 years old. The 

Living in a Promised Land

Living in a Promised Land

By Ragan Balzer, Wellness Life Coach www.seeingextraintheordinary.com @seeingextraintheordinary The past couple years have been hard, right? If you are like me, you may have found yourself being lazy, complacent, and neglectful of your commitment to building a personal relationship with Heavenly Father. As a result,