Tuesday, March 25, 2014

My Missionary Experience in the Air

Last month I had a flight get cancelled and found myself stuck in the Philadelphia airport for 10 hours. I met people from all over the country and made new friends that I’ll probably never see again…kind of a sad thought.  One of my best experiences, though, was with Sarah and James—an atheist couple I sat with on the long flight from Philly to Phoenix. Sarah...

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

My Relationship With God: A Testimony

Many people do not understand religious behavior. Realizing that the adherents of a religion often feel deep love and gratitude to beings that they cannot see can facilitate understanding. I feel a deep sense of gratitude towards God even though I have never met Him or seen Him in a vision. Why? What has He done for me? God has saved me from guilt and helped me change,...

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Pray, for God is Always Listening

Prayer is the way we communicate with God while we are here on the earth. God is our loving Heavenly Father, and as such He wants to hear from us. Sometimes I will be telling someone a story or about my day and become self-conscious and embarrassed when I realize that they aren’t actually interested in what I have to say….at all. Ever happen to you? Well, that never happens...

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Why I Choose to be Sexually Pure

This week's post is a guest post from Alexis Wood: As a teenager in school I was taught the principle of abstinence.  It is the 100% effective birth control.  It prevents STDs, unwanted pregnancies, not to mention the psychological and emotional damage that occurs from entering into such an intimate relationship at a young, vulnerable age.  I learned that love enriches our lives, and relationships make us happy, but that we should...