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Oct 18, 2020
3 min

a List of Optimism

There is *always another way to look at things Every passing second is a chance to turn it all around Allow God to be God. We find what...

May 21, 2020
2 min

When We Want to Quit

It would be so easy to quit, ya know? To give up. To go back— back where 21yrs of habit, tradition, contentment & culture lay DEEP...

Aug 14, 2019
2 min

Wildly Optimistic; Gaining New Perspective for Life’s Challenges

JUST RELEASED: CLICK HERE Life is filled with hard, unexpected, unwanted, and uncharted paths. It’s filled with challenges that make us...

Jul 31, 2019
3 min

When Things Are Dark & Undesired

Two people are on an escalator when the escalator breaks down and stops moving. One says, frustrated, “I don’t believe this,” while the...

May 13, 2019
2 min

NEW BOOK ANNOUNCED!

Wildly Optimistic: Gaining New Perspective for Life’s Challenges. Everything we wonder and struggle and ask while going through the hard...

Oct 22, 2018
2 min

Interesting, Isn't It? How Hard & Unnatural This is…

INTERESTING, isn’t it? Because of Isiah’s prophecy, for centuries, many young Jewish women had dreamed & wondered, “will I be chosen as...

Oct 7, 2018
2 min

Our MOST Bitter Pain & Anguish of Soul

For 3 ENTIRE DAYS & 3 entire nights – nonstop – he was in the MOST BITTER pain. Torment. No breaks. No let-ups. Just paralyzing anguish...

Aug 29, 2018
4 min

After I Got Baptized, Things Really Sucked…

After I got baptized, my life fell.apart. And I’m not exaggerating. Now, if you’ve heard me speak or read my book, than you know this....

Jul 10, 2018
2 min

How 'All is Well' Can Be True DURING Trials

I went to bed a few Saturday’s ago trying to think of an excuse so I wouldn’t have to go to church the next day. I don’t know why,...

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 5, 2018
2 min

I Forgot We Could Do This…!

😞AHHHHH man, I had a LONG day the other day where–one thing after another, it seemed– went wrong or got worst. I, myself, didn’t do a...

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...

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 6, 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...