Putting Anger Aside in a Hurtful Situation

I love the way when I’m writing about a topic, God provides an opportunity for me to put into practice what I am writing about. This week I found myself hurt and upset about a decision made by someone else, which affected me. When I told my husband what had happened and how I was feeling, about this incident involving another person in the community, he listened to me and then he played devil’s advocate.‘Suppose it wasn’t quite like you’re thinking. Maybe it was just a lack of communication between you and the other person,’ he said. He pointed out … Continue reading

RS/EQ: Submitting Cheerfully & Patiently

My intent for today’s scripture study regarding Elder Bednar’s talk was to examine the topical guide for the phrase ‘patience’. However, as I considered what forms of patience I wanted to research, I realized that I already knew the perfect story of a group of people who suffered their afflictions in remarkable patience. Those people were the followers of Alma, who endured many trials for their faith. Let me give a quick review. Alma, as you may recall, was a priest of King Noah. Along with the other wicked priests, he listened to the testimony of the prophet Abinadi; unlike … Continue reading