First Person: Bad Things Happen to Good People

I know this is the true Church of our Savior Jesus Christ and that we are led by a living prophet, Thomas S. Monson.

My story:

My life challenges started at a very early age. I was eight years old when I was first molested. He was a friend of the family and I had a child’s [...]

First Person: “Fear not, I am with thee”

It seems to me that in the times of my greatest need or frustration I feel like the words I pray to my Heavenly Father are falling from my lips and onto the floor. I know in my heart that I am not really alone during the winter seasons in my life, but it can [...]

First Person” “Lord, help me take this next step”

I’m not sure what I was afraid of, but I know that the fear was deep, animal, and visceral. Even my husband shared it. For all that he loves to jump out of airplanes for fun, that 28-foot ladder up against the side of the house bested him as well as it did me. The [...]

First Person: Line Upon Line, Drop by Drop

I am not a convert to the Church, but I, like everyone else, have had to become converted, and to gain my own surety about the path I am on as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For me, that has been a gradual process, and can not be traced [...]

First Person: “Fear Not, I Am With Thee”

It seems to me that in the times of my greatest need or frustration I feel like the words I pray to my Heavenly Father are falling from my lips and onto the floor. I know in my heart that I am not really alone during the winter seasons in my life, but it can [...]