Rejection vs. Redemption

Rejection vs. Redemption

Rejection and I are good friends…too good of friends.  In fact, rejection is one of those friends who can’t seem to take the hint that I’m in a hurry and have things to do and places to go and people to see, but instead begins another conversation as I’m walking...
The Time I Trusted

The Time I Trusted

The title of this blog is somewhat silly, isn’t it? The “time” I trusted? Just once? Shouldn’t it be “times” plural? Hold that thought.  I have shared my testimony about God providing for me (and our family) in the past. Reading others’ testimonies of how He...
Let Go of the Legos

Let Go of the Legos

It’s a normal Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. I’m in the kitchen sweeping crumbs. Or washing dishes. Or trying to write a blog article real quick. From a faraway corner of the house, I hear an unmistakable sound.  The sound of whining.  My youngest son is...
Tomorrow

Tomorrow

This month’s Friday column is brought to you by the young people from the Lake Worth Branch, Florida. Over the next few weeks, they’ll be sharing spiritual thoughts with you on Fridays.  Today, Brother Chuck Maddox, Jr. is kicking off the series with...
Dear Mom

Dear Mom

In honor of Mother’s Day this weekend, we’re republishing this post from May 16, 2017. It’s a hypothetical letter from one of Helaman’s 2,000 stripling soldiers to his mom. Dear Mom, Happy Mother’s Day! I hope you, Dad, and the family are...