This morning I am feeling inspired after reading an article by a friend of mine’s wife, entitled “Wherefore didst thou doubt?” In it, she describes her feelings of fear and uncertainty as she strives to be successful in medical school, and in the future find a way to be a good doctor and a good mother. She likens her experience to Peter, who after eagerly rushing out of a boat to walk on water with the Savior looks down and begins to sink. One thing I particularly like about

The Light in all Sorrow In labyrinths unlit, locked doors, stolen keys windowless, skyless, Hope lies ‘neath our knees for when life’s in doubt as anguish reigns free we’ve nowhere to turn without bended knee; dark halls then shine bright weak feet their strength find faint souls to renew with love sweet, divine Though pain will reprise hard days, not to flee tears still freely fall’n through time we shall see hurt fast subsiding and virtue imbued our wounds His

Being a missionary was the most taxing experience of my life. Getting up every day at 6:30 a.m. and working until 9:00 p.m. for two years wore me out like nothing I have since endured. By the end, my body was groaning that it could handle only so much more. But with the exhaustion I felt at the close of each day came an exquisite satisfaction: I had given my all and could not in good conscience feel that I hadn’t done enough. Although I had many shortcomings as a missionary,

Bury the Shadows In glow of new days, we oft glance behind at heirlooms of pasts left frozen in time as they stand defiant, hiding light from our view planting doubt within, our souls’ worth to skew For some, it seems right to just leave them there ignoring the hurt, though their shadows impair and fog the way forward, a blight of good hope all joys quickly fleeting, cast away as men cope Yet in truth, our regrets, we all should entreat and briefly, at times, our ghoul

I’ve written before about kindness, and I will likely do so a lot. I’ll write poems, essays, and even books on it if I have to because kindness is such a simple yet powerful force in this world we share. So in today’s entry, I want to talk about how important it is to encourage others when they act with kindness. To do so, I’m going to talk about something that happened to me recently. I generally prefer not to harp on my own experiences, but I felt that this particular situa