Former English Teacher, mom of 4 girls, mission work in MS and LA, lived in OH, IA, ID, UT, AK, WA, & TX.
BYU & UNI grad. Ultimate volunteer. Married to Roch.
@BlackBlessedLDS I shared this many times with missionaries when I taught at the MTC so they would understand the mantle of the calling and be bold as missionaries.
I believe I was, but I could have been stronger if I'd only understood the power I had within.
@BlackBlessedLDS A few days later I was released by my Stake President. When he said the words, "You are officially released," I felt something tangibly leave my body. I just wept and asked him to put it back.
Of course he told me that he couldn't. I never quite realized what a power I had.
@Ch_JesusChrist I'm looking forward to going! I lived in Cleveland in the early 70s. My parents rejoiced when the Washington DC Temple was built in 1974 and they could have a temple so close to them. It's exciting to finally see a temple in Cleveland now.
@LePapillonBlu2 I was 8 in 1976 and the Bicentennial was celebrated all year long. Such an exciting year!!
I write a monthly column for my local paper and my most recent one was all about this.
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@Orly_licious@ConservativaPol I was 8 during the Bicentennial. The contrast from 1976 to 2026 is immense.
I write a monthly column for my town's newspaper and wrote my last one on this exact topic.
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@cnctNow have experienced some of my siblings and daughters leave the faith.
All is not lost.
Love them. Pray for them. Hope for them. The end of their story has not yet been written.
@cnctNow to Utah. This dear friend found the gospel in her early 20s and has now raised her family in the gospel.
She has told me that she feels that the sealing bonds of our grandparents reached through the ages and helped her to find the gospel.
This experience has given me hope as I