When your efforts feel invisible and your calling feels heavy, how do you keep going? This reflection on Alma’s experience in Ammonihah reminds us where joy really comes from — not from results, but from faithful, wholehearted effort.
Tag: overcoming adversity
ALL Things
The Lord tells us in Doctrine and Covenants 88:6: “He that ascended up on high, as also he descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth;” ALL. There is nothing that Christ did not descend below. Why did He willingly do that? So He could comprehend ….
Grit: the Difference between Starters and Finishers
In January 1995, the tennis world gathered in Melbourne for the first Grand Slam of the season. For Pete Sampras, however, the tournament would come to mean far more than tennis. Just days before, his coach and close friend Tim Gullikson collapsed in the Melbourne Park locker room. Doctors soon confirmed the worst: multiple brain…
“Great Things Await You”
Joseph Smith received Section 45 of the Doctrine and Covenants at a time when many were not investigating the Church because of some rumors and misunderstanding about the Church. I don’t know if the Saints were discouraged or what, but the Lord gave them a little glimpse into what lay ahead for them. In verse…
“Stay in the Boat”
No matter who or where you are, no matter how or when you struggle—there is always hope.
Clinging vs. Continually Holding: The Rod in Lehi’s Dream
A few years ago, I attended a week-long high adventure camp as an advisor to the young men of my congregation. The week was full of a variety of activities from ziplining to hiking to canoeing and many more. One activity was an obstacle course. The objective was to be timed, figure out which obstacle…
Moving Is Hard
Moving is hard. I find the last bit of packing and loading a truck the most challenging. The final items strewn everywhere around the house seem endless sometimes; they aren’t enough of “one thing” for a box category of their own, but somehow they could take up multiple boxes if thrown together. They end up…
Fields to Plow
While growing up, I spent several summers on my grandparents’ farms. I have poignant memories that include riding in the combine with my namesake grandfather and my dad. I remember it being an adventure to ride in the combine. Humans have always sought to make work easier and more efficient. The combine did that on…
How is “New Year, New You” Going?
When I lived in Italy as a missionary, we were required to be home and inside our apartments by 6pm on New Year’s Eve. No one ever officially told me why, but, of course, the rumors and urban legends were rampant. These stories explained how wild things could get, including tales of people literally throwing…
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