Kessa Merrill is a young single adult member originally from Gilbert, Arizona, and is currently serving as stake Relief Society first counselor. Professionally she is an esthetician, studied public relations at Arizona State University, and is currently pursuing both...
A sucker’s choice happens any time we come to a fork in the road, and it seems there are only two options. If we choose one, we forgo the other. However, most of the time when we face such a dilemma, if we look a little harder we can find several new options. My wife...
Morgan Jones is the host of the All In podcast for LDS Living. She previously wrote for the Deseret News, where she published more than 480 stories and served as senior web producer. She is a passionate storyteller and loves having the opportunity to share stories...
Rethinking is a start. We all have something to say — so why don’t we allow each other to say it? In a world of many voices, many of them on high octane, it seems the silent space between dialogue no longer exists. You know, that space where you actually ponder to...
Tyler Young grew up in Texas where he learned a lot about serving and being a friend to the underdog. He served his mission in Kennewick, Washington, and now lives in Utah. He is passionate about helping youth learn skills to protect against and prevent bullying and...
Unity and trust cannot exist without forgiveness. If “unity” is a new buzz phrase to create a sense of peace and bridge gaps of misunderstanding, it cannot succeed without forgiveness. Martin Luther King said, “He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the...
With all the turmoil in our country and the world at large, it is sometimes difficult to find our voice and really understand where we fit in---to discover our place in the universe and how we make a contribution in it. What we thought was, now isn’t. What wasn’t, now...
This is part two of a personal reflection on suicidal ideation. In a previous article I reported that despite all of my research and writing about anxiety, depression, and related issues that affect so many, it wasn’t enough to save my 39-year-old son from succumbing...
Brittney Herman received her Juris Doctor degree from Brigham Young University Law School. Currently, she works as a faculty member at Brigham Young University Law School while also earning an advanced law degree at Georgetown University Law Center. Brittney founded a...
For several years I have been doing research and writing about anxiety and depression and related issues that affect a large percentage of our populous. These issues have had an especially profound impact on the rising generations. Our teens and 20 to 30-somethings,...
