How does our understanding of “grace” combat our perfectionism, shame, depression, or anxiety? BYU Studies explains. There is a recurring thought in my mind: “I am not the person I wish I were. I do not have the capacity to be that person.” Many overly occupied, ambitious, and earnest people… Continue reading
Keeping silent about Heavenly Mother often leads to incorrect assumptions, proving more problematic than protective. We’ve all heard explanations about why we don’t discuss Heavenly Mother. Some say that we don’t talk about her for fear of sullying her name, like the world has done to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.… Continue reading
Hearing others’ stories of how God’s amazing grace is at work in their lives can help us see that he is also working miracles in our own lives. Too often, perhaps, we think that God’s grace can arrive only after we have somehow earned it. After all—as we read in… Continue reading
Life is messy. Luckily, there is holiness in the mess. In her essay titled “This Holy Mess,” Sharlee Glenn shared an experience she had while in Italy. Glenn’s tour guide said something that struck her as they were rushing to make it to mass: “Hurry!… We can’t be late for… Continue reading
Like he did with the Israelites of old, Heavenly Father teaches us according to our understanding, tradition, and culture. Sometimes it seems like there’s a disconnect between what the Creation account in Genesis 1 and 2 teaches and what we know from modern science. Can we find truth in the… Continue reading
Through our suffering, we learn to have Christlike empathy for others. If God loves us, why do we suffer? Most of us have had to face this question, and modern revelation provides sound, intellectual answers. But when we’re struggling through trials, sometimes the intellectual answer isn’t enough to carry our… Continue reading
