One of my favorite chapters in scripture is Proverbs 31, that of the virtuous woman. Since I was a teenager, I’ve had a desire to be similar to that woman Solomon talks about. Each verse in the chapter lists task after task that the virtuous woman does, from...
Within the Book of Mormon, Alma, the son of Alma, had three sons: Helaman, Shiblon, and Corianton. Alma’s sons were all ministers, and Corianton was the youngest. Alma set out on a very important missionary outreach to reconcile the Zoramites to the Gospel. A...
A little over a year ago, I began contemplating going back to school but really didn’t want to. I came to a crossroads with work and asked for prayer at the 2015 October conference. When I left, a few of the brothers who prayed for me offered to fast and pray...
Who doesn’t like being described as good? It is a compliment, an acknowledgement of value and worth, something to our credit, a source of pride. As a young woman, I found accepting compliments awkward and would find myself dismissing or explaining them away till...
I’ve always been a bit of a mad scientist. The urge to figure out exactly the way things work is simply part of my DNA. So, as a boy, it was no surprise to find me nose deep in a book, the computer, or the lawnmower (sorry, Dad) trying to figure out what makes...
Today is the first article in a series by Brother P. — mysterious pseudonym used on purpose. That’s because over the next few months he’s going to share stories from his workplace, a nursing home. So, he’ll use all sorts of aliases to protect...
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