As humans, bound to each other in every way, we are ... responsible to answer that plea for succor, especially for those in peril.

I read recently that the word used in the Greek Bible for compassion correlates to the gut. Translated, it describes a movement in the heart, the lungs, the liver, the kidneys. Thus, when Jesus is moved with compassion towards the multitude, it’s a bodily movement, welling up from the deepest parts of him. I don’t mean to parse vocabulary, but I think that is also an accurate description of the experience of charity. Charity is more than warm feelings. It is more than good th

When someone is invoking the Lord’s name or support, see if they are trying to be like Jesus, as the Primary song teaches: “Try to show kindness in all that you do. Be gentle and loving in deed and in thought.” 

We all have equal access to God, and it does not depend on your memory being perfect or complete or recent.

We can choose to turn our grief into love rather than hate — to use our mourning as a means to unite rather than divide.

Over the last few weeks, I have been considering what it looks like to prepare spiritually to be a flexible, faithful and functional...

Hope is a word we often hear, but it becomes real when we live it and when others share it with us. Hope is more than optimism or wishing...

I am sure I have shared this quote or one similar to it before, but it has been on my mind again so I thought it would be worth sharing...

Recently, in my personal life, I have experienced heartbreak on behalf of a child. Outside circumstances, the actions of others, and a...

I was recently reminded of election night. I didn't cry, but I felt like it. For the first time in my life as a voter, every single human...

Over the years, I have thought often about Frederick Douglass’ description of the injury done to the souls of his oppressors. Speaking of...

(Note: I originally wrote this six years ago and was grateful to my younger self for her words when I found them again recently). I first...

Several women have communicated with me about how they struggle to worship with fellow Saints on opposite sides of the political...

A woman I respect was recently interviewed by a journalist I also respect about the insufficiency of peacemaking as an approach to the...

Today, I want to share some stories that have prompted me to reflect on what it looks like to love and move in closer—inspired by the...