The Lesser Talked about Sacrifice of the Atonement

One of the tragedies the trinitarian belief (that God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit are one being) has taken away is appreciation and understanding of God’s part of the sacrifice in the Atonement. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son.” Doesn’t mean much if there isn’t actually a

Time I Felt Safe

During a guided meditation I was asked to picture a time when I felt safe. Interestingly, as I was asked to picture a time that I felt safe, the first image that came to mind was after my ATV accident. I saw the image of me in that ATV with my brother holding down on

Maybe (The Story of the Chinese Farmer)

“There once was a farmer whose horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. ‘Such bad fortune,’ they said, full of sympathy. “‘Maybe,’ the farmer replied. “The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses. ‘What great fortune!’ The neighbors exclaimed. “‘Maybe,’ replied the old man. “The

Do I Learn from Ivy?

Sometimes I find myself praying for God to change Ivy.  Not big changes, stuff like, “help her to not be grumpy,” “make her sleep well,” “help her to be happy.” Then something hit me that I of course knew but needed to come face to face with. Ivy is just going through her motions.  It’s

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures

We’ve been having a difficult time with Ivy’s sleeping the last couple weeks.  This morning I woke up and Beth was awake.  I asked if Ivy got up during the night. Beth laughed. Not a good sign. Beth said yes Ivy did get up during the night.  She said she was rocking Ivy and could

RIP Coach

I often think about the people God put around me in my life.  I’m obviously not the center of the universe, but sometimes, when I think about all those who have looked out for me throughout my life, it’s hard not to feel like that. There’s an individual in my life who played a critical

Organized Religion

What do you think the point of organized religion is? I had an obvious realization recently, only recently.  The point of organized religion is to bring you closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.  If organized religion doesn’t bring you closer to God, then why do it?  I think it’s why we see so many

Recovery Update

Quick update on my recovery.  Nothing short of a miracle. The cover picture you’ve already seen is my head and arm today. It’s amazing. Read to the end to see the healing my head has gone through. Be warned, it is NOT pretty. There has been real fear that I would have a permanent divot

God, Sin, and Joy

*Edit -Two days before posting this I read this in Unlimited Power by Tony Robbins: “Let’s consider the habit of smoking cigarettes… They contribute to everything from cancer to heart disease… People have every reason in the world not to smoke. Yet the tobacco industry continues to profit, and millions of people continue to smoke

He Lives

The Book of Mormon. The Apostles, Prophets, Bishops, leaders. The Prophet Joseph Smith. The temples. The missionaries. Knowing why I’m here. Knowing where I’m going These things are all amazing.  These are all fruits of the gospel. But. Why are they amazing? After seeing a great vision of eternity, of all the heavens, of the