No Empty Chairs

Send a text The podcast is moving to biweekly in September. From a sacrament meeting talk on Grace: "Am I doing enough?" is probably not a useful question. We are always saved by grace. We can't make ourselves more--or less--valuable by doing things. Christ is the ideal for encouragement and inspiration. Our progress is measured from where we are now back to where we started. "...

Send a text My friend Lacey Jones Coaching interviews me about emotional independence. I tell stories about my first solo international vacation and my recent international vacation with my daughter. Coaching Tools: Making peace with worst-case scenario Deciding that nothing has gone wrong Self-acceptance and love vs. all-or-nothing thinking Thoughts: What you want matters You have everything you...

Send a text What do we learn if we consider that WE might be the lost sheep in the parable of the lost sheep ? “God’s Love: The Most Joyous to the Soul” by Susan Porter, First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints “Heaven is cheering you on today, tomorrow, and forever.” Elder Jeffrey Holland, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of J...

Send a text A former member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shared with Candice what was hurtful and what was helpful from family and friends as they navigated their faith journey. NOT HELPFUL Setting minimum standards of belief such as "as long as you still believe in God" "Have you prayed about it?" Giving apologist books with answers that don't resona...

Send a text How do you feel when you hear the words "covenant path?" When you think about Pr. Nelson's direction to "keep on the covenant path," who do you think he's talking to: you or your children who don't come to church? What is a covenant ? Do you think about it transactionally or relationally? What do you mean when you describe someone as "inactive,&q...

Send a text Where the expression "no empty chairs" came from - President Ezra Taft Benson - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-of-presidents-of-the-church-ezra-taft-benson/chapter-14-marriage-and-family-ordained-of-god?lang=eng One woman's story of feeling like she was an empty chair and how that didn't help her - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/stud...