Rare Faith Blog

This was an important question about how to live the principles of Rare Faith when you're absolutely depleted, emotionally or physically. This came in from one of our Mindset Mastery program participa...

There is nothing more deeply fulfilling than discovering and stepping into your divine purpose. You were born with a mission—something only you can accomplish—and this guide is here to help you find t...

Here’s a question that comes up all the time—so let’s settle it once and for all:

"How am I supposed to apply the principles to achieve a goal if I don’t even know what I really want?"

I get it. You...

Following are notes from my presentation at the ListenU Speakers Series on June 7, 2018.

Providence Moves, Too

During a period when my husband and I endured more than a decade of financial struggle,...

Today's Tender Mercies story comes from Mindset Mastery participant Stephanie Lee. She writes:

Something interesting happened to me this week.

Over a year ago I had started a business making baby cl...

By Cristie Gardner

I watched in awe as our daughter delivered a healthy, 7 lb 10 oz baby boy, Caleb. We were with her through the final stages of labor, and it was clear why they call it "labor"—it's...

By Cristie Gardner

In his book The Science of Getting Rich, Wallace D. Wattles describes the Law of Perpetual Transmutation. In simple terms, it means energy from the formless realm is always flowing...

By Cristie Gardner

Recently, our four-year-old granddaughter was trying hard to express something she wanted very much: extra playtime when it was clearly time for rest. She was doing her best to com...

By Cristie Gardner

As a little girl, I loved going to the park and playing on the seesaw with my sister. We delighted in shifting our weight just right—so we could lift the other side higher and long...

By Cristie Gardner

Albert Einstein is credited with saying, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”

And if he didn’t say it… well, he shou...

By Cristie Gardner

More Lessons from the COVID-19 Days

In Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2, Hamlet tells Rosencrantz that Denmark feels like a prison. Rosencrantz replies with something along the lines of, “I...

A few years ago, my family spent spring break pulling a trailer on a road trip between Mesa, Arizona, and Salt Lake City, Utah—when the kids were younger.

Oh, I could tell you volumes about the adven...

I remember when my husband and I were trying to live on about $1,200 a month. We were both working full-time and fighting a losing battle just to stay afloat.

We listened to motivational audios that ...

On a Sunday years ago, I woke up and made Trevan a special birthday breakfast. Well, not incredibly special, just pancakes with whipped cream and strawberries, and scrambled eggs with sausage. But I d...

Here is another installment in my series about Tender Mercies. Now YOU can submit your OWN stories at ANY time right here.

Today’s story comes from Cosette Snarr, who writes: 

My husband started hav...

This is part 2 of 2 – an insider’s look into the Mindset Mastery Program (previously called FTMF). Participants submitted their questions and I addressed each one with tips, thoughts, and perspecti...

"For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I prepared all things..." (D&C 104:17)

After I issued my "call for stories" on the themes of Rare Faith and Tender Mercies, I received t...

By Stephanie Francom

I could tell by the look in her eyes—it wasn’t good news.

After hours and hours of hard labor with my fourth child, my midwife broke the news: I hadn’t even begun to dilate. In ...