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October 12th, 2011 by admin

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Snapshot Portrait: Patty Pitterle

Snapshot Portrait: Patty Pitterle

Overgaard, AZ, October 12, 2011

The first time I realized Heavenly Father loved me was when… I was a very young girl, and, one dark night, I was struggling to fall asleep. I looked up through the window to find the stars. Instead of seeing the brightness of the light, I saw a face looking into the window. I was [...]

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September 8th, 2011 by admin

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Snapshot Portrait: Aileen Reilly

Snapshot Portrait: Aileen Reilly

Oakton, VA, September 9, 2011

The hardest choice I’ve made in my life was when… I made the decision to be baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One of the happiest days of my life — when I felt I was doing exactly as my Heavenly Father wished — my husband called one of the “worst [...]

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August 2nd, 2011 by admin

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Snapshot Portrait: Amanda Lythgoe

Snapshot Portrait: Amanda Lythgoe

Manchester, CT, August 2, 2011

The hardest choice I’ve made in my life was when… …at the age of 19 I chose to follow the promptings of the spirit and place my baby for adoption. A sweet baby boy, just two days old, lay on the hospital bed between me and his birthfather.  I held his tiny hand as I [...]

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July 18th, 2011 by admin

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Snapshot Portrait: Merinda Cutler

Snapshot Portrait: Merinda Cutler

Austin, TX, July 18, 2011

The first time I realized Heavenly Father loved me was when… I was in college, attending classes during the summer term when campus was quiet, slower, and a little lonely. In that extra time on my own, I started wondering if everything I had been taught all my life was really true, or if I’d just been brainwashed. I wondered if there was a God at all.

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June 15th, 2011 by admin

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Snapshot Portrait: Mary Decker

Snapshot Portrait: Mary Decker

Columbia, MO, June 13, 2011

The hardest choice I’ve made in my life was when… I chose to be happy. My life was crumbling around me. I was sad, angry, depressed, and mourning the loss of my marriage. My husband had kicked me and my baby out of our own home. I was homeless and helpless.

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