Practice What You Teach

    Today I had the chance to teach a lesson at church based from this  Conference talk, which is all about how we can take upon ourselves the name of Christ. All week long as I was thinking about and preparing for this lesson, I was really struggling with how to teach one particular section of this talk, which is all about how in order to really and truly take upon ourselves the name of Christ, we have to trust Him.  I was grappling with this so much that I ended up listening to this talk every single day this week while I was driving to work. Each time I listened to it, I become a bit more frustrated that I just couldn't a) figure out why this part of this topic was challenging me so much and b) how to break through my mental block. On the fourth day in a row of listening to this talk, it finally hit me. I realized that there are times in our lives when it is easy to trust the Savior, but that was not meant to be my focus. My focus needed to be on how we trust th...

I know that 2018 has been over for more than two weeks now, but better late than never? Ironically enough, I was working on setting 2019 goals with my third graders last week, and one of mine was to try to publish my writing once a month, so this is me sticking to my New Year's Resolutions!      2018 was a year that tested me and stretched me in many ways. It was a year filled with change, and full of growth. This year taught me so many important lessons, three of which I hope to encapsulate in this post.     Lesson #1: 2018 reminded me to cherish my family.      Looking back on 2018, one of the first things I realized was that I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time individually with my parents and siblings. I've learned that my relationship with each member of my family is a little bit different. Abby brings out my carefree and fun side and always makes me laugh. Hours feel like minutes when I'm with Abby, because I am never bored! J...