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Jun 21, 2018
2 min

Our Youth Are Struggling (& maybe it's our fault).

IF ONLY people knew how many messages I get every.day. from young teenaged girls who struggle with pornography – maybe we wouldn’t have...

Jun 9, 2018
2 min

When Promised Blessings Don’t Come

I JUST got baptized, and I still didn’t know much about anything as far as the gospel and how things worked: like prayer, I still didn’t...

Feb 26, 2018
2 min

MY SECRET VIDEO EXCHANGES w/ ELDER CARRAWAY

Five years ago this week Ben came home from his mission. Also 5 years ago this week was our first date anniversary! So, in spirit of this...

Feb 9, 2018
3 min

Judging is NOT an LDS Thing

I just released a new video this past week called LOVE EVERYONE, that talks about how everyone is welcome to partake of the love and...

Jan 29, 2018
1 min

I DID IT! I Finally Started a Vlog!

there's several reason why I didn't start one yet, but regardless of how I feel about vlogging, it IS a reoccurring thought. And I have...

Dec 29, 2017
3 min

Maybe It's Not Them…Maybe It's Me…?

I GET IT. I totally, 100% get it. It’s easy to feel on the verge of losing our mind b/c OH MY GOSH, if ONE MORE PERSON posts that they...

Dec 20, 2017
5 min

We Wouldn't Have *this* if He Wasn't Born! – [Christmas vid]

Hiiiiii! A message from me to YOU as we celebrate Christmas! When we celebrate Christ’s birth, we are celebrating everything we wouldn’t...

Dec 3, 2017
2 min

Al's Ultimate Sunday Music Playlist

I tried to get a mix of a little bit of everything in here. Some of the songs I wanted to add aren’t on YouTube, so this will have to do...

Dec 2, 2017
1 min

Drinking Dirt + Learning LDS Water Resources

Day 2 of the #LightTheWorld campaign was WATER. Hear more about what the LDS Church is doing worldwide to help others get clean water,...

Nov 2, 2017
4 min

I EARNED MY PERSONAL PROGRESS MEDALLION!

I DID IT! I FINALLY EARNED MY YOUNG WOMAN’S MEDALLION! This is a huge deal to me, and my convert heart is elated! It took me 2 months to...

Sep 27, 2017
3 min

How We've Been Teaching the Most Important Thing Wrong

[Don’t feel like reading? Listen to the AUDIO version, HERE.] “I was sitting in a lesson at church and the teacher said that all people...

Sep 5, 2017
4 min

I Wrote a NEW BOOK!

I WROTE A BOOK WITH MY HUSBAND! Quick Links: Amazon| Deseret Book | Audio | eBook Everything we learned was poured into this thing. It’s...

Aug 25, 2017
2 min

Don't Let Anyone Tell You You Can't Do These Things!

Don’t let people tell you marriage becomes boring. Don’t let people tell you kids ruin or take away from things. Don’t let people’s...

Aug 14, 2017
13 min

My Sacrament Talk

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Aug 2, 2017
1 min

5 Tips for Using the Gospel Library App – [video]

I teamed up with the designer of the Gospel Library App for 5 tips you’ll want to know that will increase your study experience! Here are...

Jul 23, 2017
4 min

DO WE REALLY KNOW WHAT WE'RE A PART OF?!

After baptism, I (naively) was surprised that there were people who had the gospel their whole life and didn’t care, or didn’t do...

Jul 7, 2017
5 min

Is the Church of Jesus Christ for You?

When I was living in Arizona, missionaries invited me to join in on a lesson they were having with an investigator through video chat....

Jun 15, 2017
3 min

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE without judgement

MY FIRST CHURCH! This little cutie used to be a small post office, but was my very 1st LDS Singles Branch I went to when I was...

May 9, 2017
3 min

Not Your Typical Mormon Mom

[Don’t feel like reading? Scroll down for the video version] I am not a typical “Mormon mom,” although I’m not really sure what that...

May 3, 2017
2 min

Things Are Hard Right Now, But…

Things have been hard for me for a bit and I don’t see it ending quite yet. You know when you’re so exhausted your body hurts and you...