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Rare Faith - Whole-hearted Trust Dec 12, 2022

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When she was in her early twenties, Jamie Jensen fully recovered from Stage lV kidney disease, depression, and cardiovascular disease (in her w...

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Developing Whole-Hearted Trust Dec 12, 2022

Student Spotlight: Jamie Jensen

When she was in her early twenties, Jamie Jensen fully recovered from Stage lV kidney disease, depression, and cardiovascular disease. In her words, it was "through pe...

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WILL YOU COME WORK FOR ME? Dec 02, 2022

By Roseanne Dawes

I taught elementary school for eight years before I finally felt the nudge to resign and become an entrepreneur. Actually, those promptings started a full year earlier, encouraging ...

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Terror Barrier 1, Me 0 Dec 02, 2022

Tamara Shimmin

How could I have missed it?

We talked about this in Mindset Mastery. I’d seen Leslie Householder’s Visual Aid That Changed Everything. I’d read The Jackrabbit Factor and Portal to Gen...

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Hard Isn’t Hard Anymore Dec 02, 2022

By Lena Mattice

Life often feels like a mix of good days and bad days. But as Lehi says in the Book of Mormon:

“For it must needs be that there is an opposition in all things. If not so... righteo

...
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Becoming the CEO of My Own Health Dec 02, 2022

By Lena Mattice

A few years ago, I set a goal to do a side plank on the beaches of Hawaii once I reached my goal weight of 140 pounds. I was so excited about that goal, and I was even more excited ab...

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Seriously, a Pandemic! Dec 02, 2022

Tamara Shimmin

We were living the dream—only, the dream wasn’t quite what we had imagined.

My husband and I had bought an RV with visions of roaming the country, exploring state and national parks, ...

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Trapped In the Bathroom Dec 02, 2022

By Helen Huntsman

I was trapped in the bathroom.

Okay, "trapped" might sound a little dramatic—but when you're staring at a bathroom door handle and realize you physically can't pull hard enough to...

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We Thought A Career In Education Was Safe Dec 02, 2022

By Roseanne Dawes

We went into education because it felt safe.

My husband taught in the classroom for seven years and then spent the next fifteen in administration—all in the same building. After a ...

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This Is Not Your House Dec 02, 2022

By Roseanne Dawes

As I sat quietly on the couch in my living room, I suddenly heard a distinct voice in my head say, “This is not your house.” It startled me. I had never thought that before. We’d li...

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Finding and Living the Dream Dec 02, 2022

By Lena Mattice

That's My Lineman
He holds back two guys so your son can get,
around to make the tackle
He stands his ground, pushes other guys around,
so your son can make the play.
He never folds under ...

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What do I do? Dec 02, 2022

By Rochelle Lloyd

For years, I knew I needed something more in my life—but I couldn’t figure out what that was. I was a busy mom with five kids, ages 9 to 19. Life felt chaotic—both inside and out. J...

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I was breaking myself against the laws. Dec 02, 2022

By Laura Curtis

Worry. Fear.
Worry. Fear.
Sleepless nights.
My mind racing—running scenarios over and over.
What if? What now? What will we do?

The concern consumed me. I found myself in tears const...

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Reeling It In Dec 02, 2022

By Kathleen Taylor

Leslie Householder often talks about staking your claim—literally walking up to the target, placing your arrow right in the center of the bullseye, tying a string to the end of it,...

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The Courage to Be Vulnerable Dec 02, 2022

By Rochelle Lloyd

Vulnerability—the ability to be vulnerable.
It shows up in many forms, and most of us have to reckon with it at some point. For some, it's a minor inconvenience that appears in spec...

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What awaits us on the other side of falling? Dec 02, 2022

By Laura Curtis

When I was a teenager, my family had horses. I hadn’t grown up riding them since they were boarded away from our home. My brothers spent a lot of time learning and riding with my dad,...

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Paying $2300 for Lost Keys Dec 02, 2022

By Helen Huntsman

My husband’s voice called from the kitchen: “Have you seen my car keys?”

I was upstairs folding laundry and honestly, I was confused. I responded, “Pardon?”

You have to understand...

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I Thought I Liked Roller Coasters Dec 02, 2022

Tamara Shimmin

There’s a rhythm to life that’s hard to notice in the moment—but crystal clear when you look back through time.

Everyone experiences ups and downs. But the Law of Rhythm takes on a wh...

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