Personal Experiences

There are few of us, if any, who don’t walk the refiner’s fire of adversity and despair…Most of the heartache, pain, and suffering we would not choose today. But we…

The night my mother died, I went to the mountains with my husband and our two best friends. I needed the mountain, and the night, and the company of comrades…

I was inspired by a question earlier this week posted by @seekingheavenlymother. They asked “If Heavenly Mother had been physically present at the Savior’s birth in Bethlehem, what gift do…

God is also Mother, Woman, Priestess, Queen. She is the womb of light that cradles us all. The soil beneath bare feet, the life blood of waters flowing from mountains…

Many people might not see the damage a painting of a white male God can do – but it never seemed right to me, a young woman of color who…

It’s been a crazy few months and I’ve had to reevaluate and reinvent pieces of myself along the way. It’s been crazy difficult, but I’ve been much harder on myself….

This morning, I heard my 3-year-old daughter playing “Queen” which is one of her favorite games. She loves to act like royalty and pretend to tell imaginary people what to…

My baby is sleeping in his own room. It was easier having him in our room. He was right there. I could hear him. I could quickly pick him up….

“God made women in the image of his wife.” -President Spencer W Kimball I love this so much because I have always thought — I was created in the image…

Years ago, I had been praying about Heavenly Mother, asking if She is watching me and involved in my life, and does she hear my prayers? One day, I asked…

In the fall of 2014, I was 22 years old and considered myself a part-time feminist.  I mean, I couldn’t be a full-time feminist because I’d never burned a bra…

I had a prayer in my heart today to see Heavenly Mother’s hand in the temple. I participated as a witness, for the first time, during sealings. I saw our…

Nearly a year ago, we handed back the perfect baby girl that was moments away from officially being our adopted newborn daughter. We named her Ruby; although that is not…

For several months I have been searching for my Mother in Heaven through prayer, scriptures, and Instagram accounts that I follow. I have felt her so strongly in my life…

I work at seagull book (an LDS bookstore) and I have this one coworker who is an older woman, probably in her late 60s, who joined the church in 2005….

I was studying D&C 93 weeks ago while going through a lot of things. Struggling deeply to feel like I could keep my head above water. My faith and testimony…

Bethany talks about  a painting by Irek Szelag called “The Black Madonna Of Czestochowa.” You may want to look at his painting before reading Bethany’s experience. I’m reading “The Secret…

Months ago I was feeling led to seek a better understanding of Heavenly Mother. I was longing for a relationship with Her but was unsure of how to achieve that…

I keep coming back to these two ideas: 1) Joseph Smith taught that, “If men do not comprehend the character of God, they do not comprehend themselves.” 2) The church…

I became keenly aware of Her just over a year ago. As a grown woman, nearing the end of what was nearly a decade of young motherhood, it was as…

Some years ago when I was called to teach the 5 & 6 year olds in Primary, I determined that I would make Heavenly Mother part of our lessons each…

When I was 15, I attended a youth conference. One of the stake presidency counselors spoke (he’s a pretty powerful speaker), and his talk covered Heavenly Mother to a certain…

I always felt closest to my Heavenly Mother as a missionary whenever I gave blessings to sister missionaries. I gave a lot of blessings to sister and I would say…