Did you know I’m into family history? Ok, so you’re not surprised that I take several days off work each year to go to a huge genealogical conference in Salt Lake City called RootsTech. It was held last week, February 28-March 3. Some people ask me why I keep going because they think I’m good […]
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June roses in…October
“God gave us memories, that we might have June roses in the December of our lives.” — James Barrie (paraphrased by Thomas S. Monson). I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s a December of my life…more like an October. And I do agree with Anne of Green Gables, “I’m so glad I live in a world where […]
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story?
[Editor’s Note: I think I’ve spoken on family history four times in the past year or two. Also, I had to teach a 5th Sunday lesson in another ward about family history today–the same today where I had to speak in Sacrament meeting. So when that happens, I go rogue and quote musicals with parental […]
Cling to Your Covenants
[Editor’s Note: I was asked to speak in my YSA Stake Conference Saturday night meeting about family history, as I am the stake family history coordinator. (And then asked to repeat some of it on Sunday–the nerve!) My parents came to listen and it was awesome because I found out the pulpit I spoke at was […]
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Why I Went to Slovenia: My Slovenian Roots
Perfect is the enemy of the good. I’ve been trying to craft the perfect blog post about Slovenia, but I have now been home from my trip to Europe for about six months and haven’t finished. For ze childrenz, I have committed to write this. Back in December 2014, I went to Slovenia to visit […]
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BYU Women’s Conference: #giveback
As a testament to the fact that normal, yes, even weakness-filled people get asked to do cool things, I was invited to speak at this year’s BYU Women’s Conference. I wouldn’t really say it was magical–more along the lines of “But I’m not like all those other women who do everything right and are never […]
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You Cannot Fail
I found something out recently. I found out that I can’t fail. For a recovering perfectionist (seriously, but really, seriously), this is a hard thing to initially swallow. Several months ago I got another calling in the ward. I’m still going 4 1/2 years strong with my service calling (which I love), but apparently I […]
Awkward First Dates: A Generational Experience
It was my first date in college. I had just turned 19. He was a returned missionary, 4 years old than I was. I had been on dates before. Ok, so only three. And two of those dates were with guys who were kind of dating other girls (they were those high school Mormon dating […]
Be grateful for that worn carpet rug
For years, when my Grandma Helen told me about her wedding, I always heard about the story of the carpet rug. Grandma was married in 1944 and at the time, her family lived at 2097 East 2700 South in Salt Lake. In that era, the proper thing for women to do was to have the […]
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God Be with You Till We Meet Again
This has been a really long week and has been so much harder than I ever expected it would be. About 10 minutes after I posted about my grandmother last Monday, I got a phone call that her systems were failing and that I should get to the hospital. I arrived a little after noon […]