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Michelle Wilson

Michelle Wilson is an inspirational nonfiction author and speaker who lives in the Northwest. She loves the gospel, her family, and good food. She also enjoys freelance writing and podcasting.

October 02, 2024 04:10 PM MDT
With the right mindset, you really can learn to thrive in difficulty—and avoid doubt and shame along the way.
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August 27, 2024 04:03 PM MDT
Seeing criticism against the Church online can create feelings of stress or anxiety. Here are five suggestions to help you recenter on faith.
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June 18, 2024 06:48 AM MDT
What started out as a joke turned into a powerful realization about how to recognize Jesus’s influence in my life.
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May 31, 2024 02:33 PM MDT
As my children grew into adulthood, my worry seemed to grow with them. Then I came across a revelatory line in a recent talk that changed me.
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April 26, 2024 11:11 AM MDT
The question the Spirit whispered to my heart is changing my approach to daily devotion.
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April 22, 2024 06:46 AM MDT
How do I accept the power to define myself according to God’s view? The answer is simple.
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March 19, 2024 10:53 AM MDT
What if change can be immediate? In fact, what if long-lasting change isn’t possible without immediate change?
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February 08, 2024 12:03 PM MST
Bring your weirdness, your loud laugh, your jokes, your questions, your shyness, your doubts, your fidget spinners, your insecurities—come because you belong.
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January 15, 2024 08:31 AM MST
To be at peace with our efforts, we must learn to stop seeing our lives through a self-centric lens and start looking through a Savior-centric lens.
8 Min Read
Fun
May 03, 2022 02:29 PM MDT
“Best of all were the funny stories they would tell about their parents—the kind of stories I know parents would not want their children to tell.”
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April 28, 2022 02:33 PM MDT
“Yes, mothers are honored, revered, and made to be saints—perfect even. But are moms perfect? Is that what is expected of us, needed from us? Will we fail in our role if we are anything less? These are questions many mothers, myself included, have struggled with.”
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March 14, 2022 03:00 PM MDT
As a newly called Relief Society president, I wanted to give every sister everything they needed. It was a heavy and sacred privilege. But, one that I learned, wasn’t mine.
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March 28, 2020 11:00 AM MDT
This story was originally published on LDS Living in November 2018.
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March 14, 2020 01:02 PM MDT
This morning, I was contemplating the crazy and unsettling state of the world when this calendar notification appeared on my phone: “Faith, starts today.”
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April 12, 2019 09:00 AM MDT
Maps are awesome. I mean, think about it: someone with so much more knowledge and experience than us took the time to measure, calculate, and draw the terrain and roads. They added towns and cities, miles and landmarks, and roads of all kinds. They even added the N on top so everyone else in the world—who isn’t my husband—can know where north is. Through their efforts, they have unlocked a world of driving and destinations for me. Because of them, I don’t have to be lost (as much). Because of them, I can know exactly how to get where I want to go.
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February 02, 2019 11:00 AM MST
It’s a phrase I’ve said to myself many times before: “With God, you are enough.”
7 Min Read
January 18, 2019 10:00 PM MST
Over the next several months, we will be sharing insights from authors Michelle Wilson and Dennis Gaunt on this year's youth theme, "If ye love me, keep my commandments." Watch for them under "Lesson Helps" on LDS Living's homepage each month and share them with your teens!
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Fun
December 01, 2018 11:39 AM MST
It’s 7 a.m. I grab my phone and head downstairs for a bowl of shredded Mini-Wheats. As I pour the milk, my phone lights up. I have just received a video message from my mom. Without worrying about my bedhead and puffy eyes, I tap on the screen and see my mom’s smiling face from two states away, wishing me good morning. The message is not long, maybe a minute or two. But I feel connected, and it makes me smile.
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November 26, 2018 10:39 PM MST
Big changes often require big faith. That’s definitely the case for the original 10 cast members of BYUtv’s Studio C who recently announced a very big change. After nine seasons of bringing hilarious, family-friendly sketch comedy to the homes of millions, they have chosen to leave the show and start a new endeavor together—JK! Studios.
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November 09, 2018 02:34 PM MST
Over the years, I’ve had sisters share a number of questions and concerns with me about Relief Society, with additional ones being shared with the ministering changes. Some are logistical questions. Others are deep-seated concerns.Last month we shared five questions and answers about ministering. Here are four more.
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November 07, 2018 07:49 PM MST
Moms of young kids, I know you. I’ve been you. I’ve sat in sacrament meeting with children on all sides, pulling my clothes and my hair, trying to crawl under the pew, smashing Cheerios in the bench.
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October 30, 2018 09:00 AM MDT
A few months ago, I received a strong impression to write on a specific topic. It was a welcome revelation, because as far as my writing has gone, it has seemed that God has had no strong feelings on what I should write. I know He cares about my hobbies and interests, of course, but as I’ve prayed about what to write in recent years, passing ideas by Him or asking for direction, it’s almost been as though His answer has been, “Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. You could do that. Whatever you feel you want to do is fine with me.”
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October 12, 2018 08:59 AM MDT
Over the years, I’ve had sisters share a number of questions and concerns with me about Relief Society, with additional ones being shared with the ministering changes. Some are logistical questions. Others are deep-seated concerns. Below I address a few of these, in no particular order.
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