No second-class citizens in the Kingdom of God
Please never feel that you are in some kind of second-tier, sub-category of Church membership, somehow less entitled to the Lord’s blessings than others. In the kingdom of God there are no second-class citizens. — Elder David S. Baxter of the Seventy, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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The Merits of VulnerabilityAugust 16, 2012, 7:15 amI’m a big fan of Brené Brown. I first saw her lecture on TED and it hit a resonate point in me. Her perspective and language reframed an issue into new understandings and I immediately wanted to embrace all that she said with full purpose of heart. It rung true. It felt good. But Mormon’s [...]
Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
Kindness shiftAugust 13, 2012, 5:28 amSometimes an act of kindness can change everything. I watched my son do that recently. We went to City Creek and were at the Nordstrom. My daughter was drooling over a Coach purse on clearance. Even on clearance I could never have “justified” purchasing such an expensive item. My son reached for his wallet, handed [...]
I attended a great fireside last night at the Utah County Multi-stake Singles. A BYU police officer spoke of several interesting stories and his responsibilities on the Dignitary Task Force to protect visiting Ambassadors and the LDS General Authorities. Interesting. Eye-opening. Provoking. He was also part of one of the most successful online task forces [...]