One Day At A Time....

Today is one of those days that I know those around me love, support and believe in me. I had a project funded on DonorsChoose today by family, friends, coworkers and a fantastic match in honor of the one millionth classroom funded. Each time my email would ding to let me know of another donation, it seems now was like a little voice saying "I believe in what you are doing and I want to help." At a time when I'm unsure of myself, how I'm going to get everything done and if I'm even making a difference, these little reminders were just the tender mercy I needed. After thanking some of my donors via text, one of them messaged back, unsure if her small contribution had made a difference. I responded with the following: "It was perfect! Not to get super sappy this late at night (and it may also be the PMS hormones talking)🤦🏽‍♀️, but looking back on all the love people showed me and my kiddos today, I kept receiving little notices every time someone do...

The Power of the Book of Mormon - April 2017 - President Thomas S. Monson In this talk, he announced 5 new temples. If you listened closely in the audience, you could hear gasps and small cheers of excitement, presumably from residents of those areas or returned missionaries who served in those areas. After the Temple announcement, he gave a brief talk entitled "The Power of the Book of Mormon". He urged us to prayerfully read the Book of Mormon as well as to obtain and keep our testimony strong by saying the following: "If you do not have a firm testimony of these things, do that which is necessary to obtain one. It is essential for you to have your own testimony in these difficult times, for the testimonies of others will carry you only so far. However, once obtained, a testimony needs to be kept vital and alive through continued obedience to the commandments of God and through daily prayer and scripture study. Topics: temples, Book of Mormon, testimony, prayer, script...

On January 2, President Thomas S. Monson passed away. Over the course of the last couple years, I have had the thought that I'd really like to listen/read every conference talk and BYU speech he gave. While I was compiling the list tonight, I learned that I'll be quite busy this year. He gave at least 247 addresses, including each time he was asked to read the list of general authorities for a sustaining vote. Below is the list I found from LDS.org, in reverse chronological order, and with the CES/BYU speeches at the end. I hope to write several posts about my thoughts (either here or in a journal dedicated to the topic.) Kindness, Charity, and Love April 2017 The Power of the Book of Mormon April 2017 Principles and Promises October 2016 The Perfect Path to Happiness October 2016 Choices April 2016 A Sacred Trust April 2016 Keep the Commandments October 2015 Be an Example and a Light October 2015 The Priesthood...