Many times in my life I have heard teachers give their versions of, “Don’t pray for patience.” When I was younger I would agree with my teachers but now I don’t.
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3 Ways Latter-day Saints Are Judging Others Without Realizing it. When I talk with my non-member or less active friends and ask them how they feel about the Church I often get the same reply, “I feel judged.” But most of the members I know are not judgmental people. So I had to dig a …
3 Types Of “Testimonies” The Prophets And Apostles Have Told Us To Avoid. The first Sunday of each month always was the most nerve-racking as a missionary. Never knowing what fast and testimony meeting was going to hold. Often testimony meeting was treated like an open mic night at church. When the testimony meeting went …
Four Ways The Shame Culture Is Corrupting Mormon Culture. There is a thriving shame culture in the world today. The shame culture is cancer; and sadly, it has infected in many aspects of Mormon culture. Having lived in The South I experienced persecution for being a member of the church by those outside the church. …
Dating can be one of the hardest experiences one can go through. For some it is short, my older sister was married at 18, and for others it is long, my oldest sister was married at 26. For those who end up staying in the dating phase of life longer than they planned, it becomes …