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Carried by Faith

Marivic grew up in the Philippines, where she joined the Church in 1977. She has been married for 24 years, and is grateful to be raising her two wonderful teenagers. She says some describe her as an atypical Mormon woman, as she doesn’t like baking, cooking, sewing, scrapbooking, gardening, or canning. She does enjoy reading, [...]

“All Things Must Fail”

I try hard to minimize the amount of medication I take, but I have a pretty major sleep disorder, and drugs have been a heavensend in managing it. When my sleep meds stopped working last winter, life got really hard. My health problems (undiagnosed chronic issues) predictably worsen when my sleep isn’t good. I felt [...]

“None Were with Him”

After Justine’s beautiful post yesterday, and with this video brought up in a comment on that thread, I include it here for your enjoyment, on this sacred Easter Sunday. As prophets and apostles declare in The Living Christ: “God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son.”

Looking Back, Moving Forward

In one of my favorite talks from this recent general conference (as though I could really pick a favorite), Elder Ballard talked about learning from mistakes of the past, and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. I was sobered as he talked about learning from larger patterns, such as what is often called [...]

On Accepting Pain and the Imperfect Life

I used to be a runner jogger. (Oh, how I miss jogging! Blast those bulging discs!) But I should confess that I never, no never, no never did hills. Before I jogged, I did aerobics. (Yes, I was a fit college student. Actually, truth be told, jogging was a way to deal with an obsession [...]

Seeing Past the Smile

Quiet, unassuming, steady. She is the woman who is always there, always dutiful. She serves in the Primary, is a leader to one of my children. I can’t express the kind of love and appreciation I have about her service. She teaches in fun, meaningful, participative ways. It’s clear she puts a lot into her [...]

different

Just to clarify who I am: I’m “the other Michelle L.”  here at Segullah’s blog, not to be confused with the lovely Michelle L. who helps this blog run so smoothly. Because online there are so many Michelles (and ‘Chelles…see yesterday’s post), you’ll usually see me comment with my handle, m&m. Curled up in bed, I spent an hour praying, [...]

Reflections on General Conference: Press Forward with Hope

I’m going to make a confession. When the General Conference Challenge was first issued, I couldn’t think of any specific questions to bring to General Conference. I wondered if it’s because during the last six months, perhaps almost more than any other time in my life, I have been in a sort of ongoing process [...]

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