Why I Didn’t Marry an RM After All

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I’d never seen anything like it: Ten 5-year-old kids belting at the top of their lungs, “The cold never bothered me anyway!” and “Let the storm rage on!” — in a dance class, of all things. It may as well have been a kindergarten chorus performance.

What does the "Tattooed Mormon" actually think about tattoos now? And what would you say to me if I really wanted to get one, but know that I shouldn't? Have you gotten any since you were baptized? Can I still go to the temple if I have a tattoo? Any advice for us with metaphorical “tattoos”- our past mistakes, habits and wrongdoings? I think those are the mot frequent questions and emails I get. I’ll start out by clearing up any misconceptions there may be. It’s not often I talk about my tattoos, simply for the reason of, I don’t think I need to, it’s not important. I’ve always wanted the focus to be on what I was trying to accomplish with sharing the Gospel and using the Internet for good, not my past and what I look like. I try to teach by example and actions, and allowed others to fill in their own blanks if they needed to, simply because telling the world all of these little unnecessary details about myself wasn’t a concern to me.

Editor's note: The following story discusses rape, sexual assault, and kidnapping and might be disturbing for some readers.

The following has been republished with permission from charactercure.com.

Tolstoy wisely wrote “Faith is the force of life.”

“You have four girls?!” said with such disdain almost anytime I go in public. I’m sure parents of all boys get it, too. And I know the person saying it is just making an attempt at friendly conversation with the frazzled stranger they see before them. I get it. And I always agreed with their disdain. Not that I don’t love my girls but you know what comes with them? DRAMA. And lots and lots of crying. I’m not kidding. It’s A LOT.

On this week's episode of This Is the Gospel, single and living in the city, broadcast journalist Tamara decides to do something a little different for her 31st birthday: 31 dates in 31 days. But what starts as a fun blogging experiment quickly turns into big news and an even bigger spiritual eye-opener than Tamara initially assumed. Through these 31 dates, Tamara discovers more about who she is, how God sees the potential in all of us. . . and maybe even love.

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