It was the summer of 2021. Within a couple of weeks, two prophets, men I loved and sustained, were thrown into the social media line of fire. The stones, in the form of horrible words, came from within the Church. Amid the attacks, public support for the prophets was noticeably minimal, which deeply troubled me and led me to my…
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Contention Doesn’t Get the Last Word
A New Life Begins
June 15, 2026 Almost everything in my life has changed in the past month, and I am finally ready to tell the tale. But, even as I say that, I have no idea where to begin. How do I explain what surely amounts to a lifetime of change that we somehow crammed into mere weeks? The answer, it seems, is…
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Letting Go
April 28, 2026 Here I sit, fingers on the keyboard, ready to write about the joyous and complicated emotions stirred by several intersecting events that leave me wiping away a few tears and gearing up for what comes next. *Deep breath* Here we go, starting with another BYU grad in the house. Let’s rise and shout for Elise! I don’t…
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I Was Called Many Times and Would Not Hear
April 16, 2026 This is a story I’m not proud of, but I need to record it to remind me of God’s goodness and everlasting patience with me. It culminated a few days ago with a soul-stretching rebuke from the Lord, but began long before that. I invite you to come along as I expose my own spiritual stubbornness and…
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She’s Home!
April 8, 2026 The past couple of weeks have been a bit of a blur, and I’m just trying to catch my breath. But first things first: SHE’S HOME! And by “she,” I mean Hermana Sheppard, who returned from the Georgia Atlanta Mission on March 20. It was a day never to be forgotten, beginning with a 6 am phone…
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A Warm Welcome
March 17, 2026 Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Or, as they say in Ireland, “Erin go bragh.” Side note: Greg randomly started saying that phrase a few years ago, and I thought he was making it up. (He *may* sometimes make up random phrases and say them as if they are well-known by all.) Turns out, he was right, and I…
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Grounded in KC
March 16, 2026 I am no Emma Lion. I started out strong, writing a few entries a week. Then life got crazy with painting, decluttering, cleaning, and getting the house we have lived in for 13 years ready to sell. Then it was listing the house and managing showings that started strong and have since slowed to a trickle. But…
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