Personal Challenges
The Love of Her Parents
Growing up in a Mormon family, Jamie is a second-generation Church member in Hong Kong. In her teenage years, she struggled with her testimony of the gospel and distanced herself from the Church, despite her parents both having high-profile callings. But her parents and friends continued to love and support Jamie. She eventually returned to the Church and developed a strong testimony, which led her to happiness and helped shape her future life.e.
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April 10th, 2013 by admin
“You Pass”
As a young wife and mother, Maria miraculously obtained a visa to leave Mexico and join her husband in the United States. However, the visa eventually expired and Maria lived for many years as an undocumented worker, trying to keep her family together and make a living for her children. Maria has now obtained a visa and is working towards her GED, while sending her children to college and serving as Primary president in her ward.
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March 14th, 2013 by admin
A Vision of Eternal Perspective
Kristen Cox balances her family life with a career in government, negotiating a busy world with the added challenge of blindness. Having worked under three governors in Maryland and Utah, she currently works under Governor Herbert in the Office of Management and Budget. Here she discusses priorities, support systems, and the challenge of learning to be content while driven to achieve. And how the gospel message of eternal perspective makes all the difference.
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March 6th, 2013 by admin
The Shining Light of Oakland
February 21st, 2013 by admin
Seeking Peace That Passeth Understanding
February 6th, 2013 by admin
A Champion for Diversity
As the founder of a consultancy that prepares and promotes women and minorities in politics, Sui Lang Panoke is trained to find opportunities for organizations to improve their representations of these groups. She sees her love of the Church as complementary, not in contradiction, to her professional training. As a single mother and Relief Society president in her Washington D.C. ward, Sui Lang shares her testimony of the Church’s divine organization and the opportunities the gospel gives each member to grow in her own relationship with the Lord.
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January 8th, 2013 by admin
An Unfinished Story
December 5th, 2012 by admin
The Heart of His Servant
November 14th, 2012 by admin
What Marfan Means to Maya
Maya Brown-Zimmerman is an outspoken Latina mother of two special-needs children. She has Marfan syndrome. Maya earned a Masters in Public Health from The Ohio State University and has particular interests in patient advocacy for those with chronic illness. She writes for WebMD and teaches the Valiants in her ward.
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September 14th, 2012 by admin
Humbled Through Affliction
September 5th, 2012 by admin
Fostering A Love of Science
August 27th, 2012 by admin
In her profound story of personal healing and renewal through her relationship with the Lord, HDH describes a 30-year process of recovering from sexual assault when she was ten years old.
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August 8th, 2012 by admin
Honoring Her Heritage
June 20th, 2012 by admin
Understanding Who She Is
Currently the president of Brigham Young University’s Understanding Same Gender Attraction club, Bridey Jensen has spent her college years coming to terms with the fact that she is gay. Although she’s suffered through years of struggle and depression, Bridey now feels more confident and loved by God than she ever has before.
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June 4th, 2012 by admin
Personal Revolutions
April 25th, 2012 by admin
Goodness Has A Lunge to It
Raised in Bahrain and Dubai as the daughter of a falconer, Catharine had early exposure to the life cycles and rituals of animals, which deeply informed her understanding of the gospel. Today, she embraces the complexity and messiness of life, believing that answers to spiritual questions come from lifelong wrestles with God and interaction with other members of our church communities.
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December 21st, 2011 by admin
Living Proof
October 5th, 2011 by admin
So Many Miracles
September 28th, 2011 by admin
An Eternal Perspective
After 15 years of marriage, Meredith’s husband came out as gay and requested a divorce. In her interview, Meredith talks about how her husband’s announcement motivated her to look more carefully at the foundations of her testimony and turn to the Lord to know how to proceed. As she maneuvers her new situation, she is working hard to stay close to the Lord, do what is best for her children and continue to love her ex-husband.
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September 21st, 2011 by admin
Unconventional Miracles
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April 18th, 2013 by admin
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