More Righteous
Self-righteous behavior makes me cringe. Ooh, I despise it all– holier than thou testimonies, finger-pointing, long Pharisee-like checklists…. Why? Because beneath my carefully cultivated tolerant...
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the essence
pulling weeds My mom is dying. Just three weeks ago, I was moving my graceful bleeding hearts from pots into the shady side garden. My little Mary wore her stiff pink garden gloves and chatted with me...
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Putting Away Childish Things
Last Thursday, I buried my mother. My dad offered the family prayer while I stood by her coffin, patting her shoulder and running my fingers through her hair. She clearly wasn’t in her broken body...
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Dating, Courtship, Marriage, WORK
Attention all Segullah readers: The deadline (August 15th) is quickly approaching for our 5th anniversary issue on Dating, Courtship and Marriage. We hope to make this an extended issue examining every...
View Articlea different sort of happily-ever-after
“I don’t’ think there has ever been a premarital couple who is closer than Beau and I are. We’re one of the rare lucky ones whose union far exceeds the sum of it’s parts…one plus one equals a billion....
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Rich Girl
As a BYU freshman living in the dorms, my daughter made up an excuse every time I invited her and her roommates over for Sunday dinner. When I finally pinned her down, she confessed that she was...
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I disagree with Bruce R. McConkie
Yesterday in Institute, we were talking about the premortal existence, and the nature of intellegience. We talked about everything from eternal natures to foreordination to Mozart. It’s a heavy topic...
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I’m gonna live forever, I’m gonna learn how to fly!
Tearful parents, a missing little boy and a shining silver balloon sailing against the magnificent backdrop of the Rocky Mountains— all so that mom and dad could get a little screentime. And who can...
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The Rain Falls on the Just and the Unjust
Laguna Beach, 1993. As fierce wildfires fueled by 70 mph Santa Ana winds swept through the Laguna Canyon and hurtled towards their neighborhoods, several families in our Laguna Beach ward found...
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Swelling with Pride
Patriotic Flowers Garden flag from Flymeflag.com, Green Bay, WI In July my ward swells to double its size. The church building is situated near the entrance to the Uintah National Forest in Utah which...
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Putting Away Childish Things
Last Thursday, I buried my mother. My dad offered the family prayer while I stood by her coffin, patting her shoulder and running my fingers through her hair. She clearly wasn’t in her broken body...
View ArticleDating, Courtship, Marriage, WORK
Attention all Segullah readers: The deadline (August 15th) is quickly approaching for our 5th anniversary issue on Dating, Courtship and Marriage. We hope to make this an extended issue examining every...
View Articlea different sort of happily-ever-after
“I don’t’ think there has ever been a premarital couple who is closer than Beau and I are. We’re one of the rare lucky ones whose union far exceeds the sum of it’s parts…one plus one equals a billion....
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Rich Girl
As a BYU freshman living in the dorms, my daughter made up an excuse every time I invited her and her roommates over for Sunday dinner. When I finally pinned her down, she confessed that she was...
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I disagree with Bruce R. McConkie
Yesterday in Institute, we were talking about the premortal existence, and the nature of intellegience. We talked about everything from eternal natures to foreordination to Mozart. It’s a heavy topic...
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I’m gonna live forever, I’m gonna learn how to fly!
Tearful parents, a missing little boy and a shining silver balloon sailing against the magnificent backdrop of the Rocky Mountains— all so that mom and dad could get a little screentime. And who can...
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The Rain Falls on the Just and the Unjust
Laguna Beach, 1993. As fierce wildfires fueled by 70 mph Santa Ana winds swept through the Laguna Canyon and hurtled towards their neighborhoods, several families in our Laguna Beach ward found...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Swelling with Pride
Patriotic Flowers Garden flag from Flymeflag.com, Green Bay, WI In July my ward swells to double its size. The church building is situated near the entrance to the Uintah National Forest in Utah which...
View ArticleIs There No Other Way?
We are pleased to welcome Megan Wilcox Goates as the newest member of the Segullah Blog Team. Four months ago, I drove my son Jack two hours away to a new town and moved him into a group home. He...
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Segullah interview with Cathy Stokes
Love at first sight A search on Mormonwiki will tell you that Cathy Stokes is a retired deputy director in public health and a community volunteer. Born in Mississippi into stark poverty, she moved...
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