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Posted by dyejo | Sep 25, 2018 | #LDSConf, activities, books, learning | 0 |

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Nephi expound on JOY (The lies our culture tells us about what matters — and a better way to live)

by Guest Author | Jul 22, 2019 | activities, blogging, books, judging, language, not uniquely lds | 0 |

“Joy is not the expansion of self, it’s the dissolving of self.”

Attending church & expectations for those we love with autism

by Guest Author | Jul 21, 2019 | activities, ask the readers, autism | 0 |

Those of us who are affected by autism (and it is the majority of us) know how hard and rewarding...

Until the day I die . . .

by Matthew Watkins | Jul 14, 2019 | activities, Ministering, missionary | 0 |

I loved the second area of my mission. The Bishop was totally on board with missionary work. The ward mission leader was a rock star. The ward was warm and accepting. And the boundaries were large enough to stave off knocking on someone’s door more than once every 2 months or so (this was back in the day when tracting was almost all missionaries ever did). It was really awesome– definitely one of the highlights of my whole mission.

I was there a long time. I spent 6 months (and 5 companions) in that ward. But no matter how awesome an area is, you can still burn out.