discipleship

GRACIAS A DIOS!

I hear this phrase a lot in Costa Rica when I speak with the local people – gracias a Dios. It means “thanks to God”. I’ve heard similar phrases in English, but somehow, English phrases take a less respectful and less worshipful tone. I prefer the Spanish version. This past week, we were helping someContinue reading “GRACIAS A DIOS!”

Phases of Discipleship

IN MORTAL life we grow and change physically, interact and relate socially, learn, experiment and connect to God’s creations daily. As we accept Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the guidance of the Holy Ghost through baptismal covenants, we begin a new, more spiritual life. Most of us are probably in the ever-changing caterpillar stage ofContinue reading “Phases of Discipleship”

Becoming…

I love to set goals. And I truly am driven to complete my goals. Going on a mission was a goal I had since I was 14. When I met Steve I wasn’t thinking about marriage. I was still in High School and I had the goal of going to Rick’s College in Rexburg, Idaho.Continue reading “Becoming…”

Before and After Life

“Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting:The Soul that rises with us, our life’s Star,Hath had elsewhere its setting,And cometh from afar:Not in entire forgetfulness,And not in utter nakedness,But trailing clouds of glory do we comeFrom God, who is our home:” William Wordsworth (1770-1850) As Covid-19 has spread its deadly effects throughout theContinue reading “Before and After Life”