I Must Strip Myself of Pride to Follow the Strait and Narrow Way

Change of Heart, Christ, Recovery

We often hear living the gospel compared to following the “strait and narrow path” (1 Nephi 8:20; 2 Nephi 31:18-19; 2 Nephi 33:9) It is my testimony that the “strait and narrow path” is Christ Himself­, in the same way that He is the Word made...

The Atonement in the Here and Now

Change of Heart

We think of childbirth as an event—a one-time something that happens on a particular day at a particular time. Nowadays, it’s often an event we can schedule ahead and put in our planner. We don’t have to wait for it to happen on its own. We can book a room and induce...

Nothing Without God

Change of Heart

In 1 Nephi 20:1-8, Nephi quotes from Isaiah 48. This is a long one so I’m not going to repost it here. You’re going to have to look this one up in your own set of scriptures or click the link to read it online. Go ahead. I’ll wait… Done? Okay. The Lord tells...

Behold, the Humility of God!

Change of Heart, Personal Revelation

This evening, as I went to bed, I felt reluctant to kneel, and I expressed that reluctance to the Lord, rather than hiding it (and myself) from Him. I immediately felt His reassurance that He still loves me and is willing to receive my prayers, no matter what posture...

Just the Way I Am

Change of Heart, Christ, Perfectionism, Twelve Steps

The Lord will not reject us or condemn us because of our mortal weaknesses.  But we will not know this about Him until we come to Him just as we are.  (See Ether 12:27.) This is the miracle that happens when we take Steps Six and Seven. The barrier that lies between...

Letting Go of the Fear of Time

Change of Heart, God's In Charge, Led by Spirit, Personal Revelation

Time trips me up. I’m constantly tempted to fear that my change of heart is taking too much time. That I’m not healing fast enough. That I’ll get to the end of my life and I won’t have progressed enough along the path of salvation. But then I remember that...