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Planning For Happiness
Lauren’s First Birthday This year my greatest birthday wish came months before my birthday. It was to be out of the hospital to celebrate my special day. This week, on Tuesday, is my birthday. I...
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Noise
Life is a noisy place. It often feels imposible to escape the noise of life. The traffic, the talking, the hum of electronic devices, cell phone rings, music blaring, Aside from the noise pollution,...
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Choices & Divine Healing in the ICU
If I’ve learned anything the last 10 or so years of my life if the last decade or so, it’s to enjoy sweet moments for they are often fast and fleeting. I am learning to let go of the painful moments...
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The Temple Calls
Why are so many willing to give so much in order to receive the blessings of the temple? Those who understand the eternal blessings which come from the temple know that no sacrifice is too great, no...
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Sand Through My Fingers
Riches of Eternitycreated by Lauren Soffer Life is hardly ever what we expect it to be. The harder we try to plan out our lives, the more God shows us that He has bigger things in store for us. Like...
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Be Mine: Valentine’s Day
Today was Valentine’s Day. That means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. So whether you thought today was a day to eat lots of chocolate or a day to send lots of love notes or...
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How Great Shall Be Your Joy: My 4 Year Baptism Anniversary
Four Year Baptism Anniversary at the Los Angeles Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and...
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When Life Doesn’t Go Our Way: Relying on the Blessings of The Lord
Forgiven What do we do when our understanding of our circumstances eludes us and puts our faith in peril? How can we turn our doubt into a tool to grow closer to our Heavenly Father and our Savior...
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Eternal Goals: Making & Fulfilling on Life’s Purpose
Last Sunday I was asked to speak in church about making and fulfilling on goals. I also introduced an exciting new project that my ward (or congregation) will be participating in. I attend a ward for...
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Finding Wellness When You Can’t “Get Well Soon”
A balloon slowly twirls in the corner of my room in the ICU. “Get Well Soon!” it proclaims, in its bubbly font pastered on a backdrop of a smiling kite floating above smiling flowers. I am grateful to...
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5 Ways To Gain More Knowledge & Blessings From The Hardest Trials
The ever present hiss of oxygen and the occasional beeping of a monitor are sometimes the only sound I hear for hours, as I lay alone in my hosptial room. I stare at the white sterile walls that...
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From the Depths of Pain I Found the Greatest Peace
Sitting in my bed Sunday night, I could no longer hold back my sobs. Tears flowed from my eyes, more like a raging river than a stream. My whole body shook. The emotional pain was a ocean so deep, I...
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7 Year Baptism Anniversary
March 7th 2010 “Today I am walking at my baptism. I got a blessing a month ago and three weeks ago I started walking agan and I know that I couldn’t have done it without God’s help. Heavenly Father has...
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Just Waiting Isn’t Patience
All of us come into this life exceptionally near-sighted. According to WebMD, Babies are born with a full visual capacity to see objects and colors. However, newborns cannot see very far — only objects...
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