Agency – Eternal and Inherent
God did not create us from nothing. We are co-eternal beings with God. I can’t remember when I first became aware of this most inviting and compelling aspect of the Restored Gospel. I was...
Author: Jody England Hansen
Love Stronger Than Death
When I was a teenager, I didn’t like to be around my grandma. I had not grown up in Utah. My 1960’s childhood in the Bay Area of California, and 1970’s teen years in...
The Woman With The Vessel
The woman had a vessel filled with precious oil. The oil was a physical element used to anoint the one of divine royalty. It was an element used to anoint the body in...
The Blood and Sins of All Generations
The violence of racism is not new. Many of us are just becoming aware of it, because of recordings shared, and because of more voices speaking out. The history and systemic racism in our...
Becoming the Least of These. #CopingWithCOVID19
It was a few months ago…or maybe a few years ago…when the dismantling of life as I knew it seemed to accelerate. Now, every day, almost every moment, the security of living in a...
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It. #CopingWithCOVID19
My dear neighbor is going through intensive treatment for cancer. When she was diagnosed a couple of months ago, I would go and visit her regularly. I would take homemade food and gifts, sit...
The Privilege of Leaving, or Staying.
Inspired by James C. Jones (Beyond the Block podcast) Facebook post, January 16, 2020, 10:50 a.m. “Marginalized pain shouldn’t be exploited for privileged agendas.” The privilege of leaving…or staying. About 55 years ago,...
Learning From Nephi, Even Though He Irritates Me
“Condemn me not because of mine imperfection, neither my father, because of his imperfection, neither them who have written before him; but rather give thanks unto God that he hath made manifest unto you...
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