“It was a moment to add, not divide. It was a morning to count up all we have in common, not enumerate the differences. It was a time for building bridges.”
Call it a modern-day miracle. Thirteen years after signing the development deal, production of my best-selling novel Christmas Jars is finally coming to theaters on November 4th and coming to BYUtv throughout the holiday season.
I adore the 2019 Mutual theme, and I’ve enjoyed studying, pondering, cross-referencing, and speaking about it to youth groups. It’s inspired, potent, and I believe it sits on the slab of the gospel foundation.
Recently I was visiting another church for a meeting when I noticed tiny handprints on the glass doors. I had time to spare and my first thought was to grab a rag and some Windex and wipe them off.
Brenda Walker, a caregiver in Danville, Virginia, had survived another exhausting day at work. Like most of us at the end of another long slog, Walker had just one thought: Walk in the front door and collapse.
LDS New York Times best-selling author Jason F. Wright recently spoke at a high school commencement in Washington, D.C. Among the wisdom he shared, Wright told the students of seven truths he has learned throughout his life—ones that we often forget.
Savage and Jen live in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. In their early 30s, the couple has a small, humble place to lay their heads, clothes on their backs, and two undersized bikes that carry them from one side of the city to the other.
On July 28, 2016, Latter-day Saint Rosie Gagnon laced up her running shoes for her daily loop up and down the generous hills of Virginia’s Shenandoah County. The air was thick and soupy and the thermometer was begging for a break by mid-morning.
