Jess R

Conversion is a big topic, and I think we all wonder sometimes what it means and question our own conversion. This lesson can provide...

Photo by Evaldas Daugintis on Unsplash When I was a teenager, my stake adopted “The Spirit of God” as a theme song for the young...

I want to start out by saying that what follows is my own experience. I am not saying that everyone should go the same...

Change is sometimes the best. Change can bring new hope, new resources, and new vigor. I live in upstate New York where winters...

I got married recently and it was really really wonderful. Planning a wedding as a feminist, though, is a weird experience. Here are some...

Often it seems the lessons we learn the best are the same ones that we learned the hardest. When I was in 4th grade...

Hi Fun Kou Gai: (Japanese) righteous, miserable anger, a frustration and despair over a situation that seems terrible but cannot be changed. Weltschmerz: (German) a...

One of my favorite stories in the bible is the story of Ruth. Ruth looses her husband, her father-in-law, and her brother-in-law in quick succession....