Stand with Lynnette

Several years ago, Audra Elkington make a deliberate decision to walk away from the Church with no intention to ever come back. But, a few years later, the Lord orchestrated a miracle that led her back to church again. This time, however, her husband did not come with her. In the years since returning to the fold, Audra has discovered that the Book of Mormon holds the answers to all of her qu...

Satan’s entire goal is to frustrate the Lord’s plan to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of both men and women. And, since the dawn of time, the father of lies has focused a huge amount of effort distorting the truth about women. Why? Because women are central to the success of the Lord's plan for the salvation of His children. Unfortunately, the adversary has been stunningly suc...

Teri Sheppard believes in angels and prays for their help daily - a practice that became more meaningful last year when she suddenly lost her 9-year-old grandson. He went to bed and never woke up for reasons only known to God. Her faith in Jesus Christ sustained her through the heartwrenching days surrounding his death and through many years of personal health challenges and other trials...

Have you ever felt inspired to do something that went against the grain? That has been the story of my life! When my kids were young, my husband and I felt inspired to transform our parenting in a way that went against the grain of popular parenting practices in a big way. We got some significant backlash for doing so, but our why kept us pushing forward, despite the opposition. The result wa...

Amy Harris grew up in a large and active Latter-day Saint family. When she got married, she wanted to create the same thing with her new husband and future children. However, that is not how things turned out for her. After a few years of marriage, Amy's husband decided the Church was no longer for him. Several of her children later chose to walk away from the gospel: a ch...

As I have reflected on 2022 and as I look ahead to 2023, a quote from Spencer W. Kimball has been playing on repeat in my mind: “Much of the major growth that is coming to the Church in the last days will come because many of the good women of the world … will be drawn to the Church in large numbers. This will happen to the degree that the women of the Church reflect righteousness and articulatene...

Cherie Hyde is 87 years old and has lived what she calls "the worst and the best life." She was born in the covenant, but her parents stopped attending church when she was young. Out of the blue, when she was 14 years old, her dad was called to be a Branch President of their Kansas branch, which thrust them back into activity. The years that followed were filled with missionary service and a growi...

When Cody Hoskisson was a child, she navigated periods of bullying combined with medical trauma from two life-saving surgeries. Those childhood experiences created a form of PTSD called a freeze response (cousin of the fight or flight response) that still affects her daily life as a young wife and mother. Cody has learned to rely on the Savior and her covenants to support her t...

When Brigette Heller was young, she developed a relationship with the Savior that carried her through some intensely challenging experiences and has served as an anchor point throughout her life. But, as an adult, depression, anxiety, and her sister's death challenged everything she thought she knew about Jesus. She was ready to give it all up when a miraculous experience connected her t...

When Greta White had her first baby, she was unprepared for the postpartum depression that hit her like a truck. She lived in a constant state of fear and was unable to spend time with her baby, let alone bond with him, for several weeks following his birth. Through that experience, which she relived after the births of each of her seven children, she learned to rely on the Savior. She discov...

I have spent the past week thinking about things that don't make sense. And, when I say "things that don't make sense," I mean questions that don't have easy answers and trials with no apparent ending. I mean wrestling with counsel from prophets that does not seem to fit with our interpretation of following Jesus. I mean physical, mental, and emotional challenges from which we have yet to find res...

Abigail Miller is a military wife, a mother of two young girls, and a disciple of Christ. Navigating periods of inadequacy, doubt, worry, and fear has taught her that the gospel is simple and joyful. As she focused on the basics of the gospel, Abigail found peace and hope amid her challenges. She also discovered that sharing the gospel need not be scary. It can be normal, natur...

When Andrea Ashford was seven years old, her parents were divorced, and her mom left the Church. She felt she had to choose between her mom and the Savior at that young age. Even as a young girl, Andrea felt the magnitude of her choice. She chose to be baptized, even though her mom did not want that. Though it was difficult, that choice shaped her life and her view of covenants in beauti...

Last weekend, I hiked the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim with my husband and son. The 23.5-mile trek was overflowing with miracles, both small and great. God's fingerprint was evident in every step of this journey. In this episode, I will tell you about every miraculous event we witnessed, what it has taught me about seeing God's miracles on a daily basis, and how each of us can develop eyes to...

In the New Testament, there is an account of a rich young ruler who was also a follower of the Master, Jesus Christ. He was already keeping the commandments but asked Jesus a question we would all do well to ponder: "What lack I yet?" When we break that question down into two modern questions and take them to the Lord, He can open the windows of Heaven for us: 1. What is the number...

General Conference was fantastic! But what good are inspired messages from God unless we take the time to study and apply them? The Spirit cannot teach us how those messages will fortify our faith or grant us the prophetic blessings attached to them when they are collecting dust on a shelf or tucked away, out of sight, in the Gospel Library app. So, I ask you, my friend, how will you be different...

Nutritional recommendations are constantly changing, which makes it extremely difficult to determine what diet strategy is the "healthiest." Low fat? Low carb? High protein? No grain? Low glycemic index? No dairy? Low calorie?  Which expert do we listen to when the experts do not agree? But the Lord, who created our bodies and knows how best to care for them, tells us...

Listening to a recent interview with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, it hit me with great force that society has mixed up the order of the first two great commandments. Rather than loving God first, the world teaches that we should love ourselves first, then others, and maybe we will get to loving God. To build sustainable faith, we need to get the order right. This episode will show you how. &nbsp...

Four days ago, my 10-pound puppy was attacked by a coyote. Miraculously, he survived, for which we are grateful. But the experience has me thinking about spiritual coyotes that, as Nephi described, "leadeth [us] away carefully down to hell." (2 Nephi 28:21) There is much we can do to arm ourselves against spiritual predators, and this episode will show you where to begin.   P.S. If you would...

Last week, I learned something that has changed how I see the temple garment I learned that the English word atonement comes from the Hebrew word  kaphar, which means to cover. In learning this, my mind immediately went to the Garden of Eden. I thought of the coats of skins that the Lord made as a covering for Adam and Eve before He cast them out of the Garden. Coverning = Atonement In this e...

Today, I want to build upon what I taught last week by addressing a question that might be running through your mind: “Lynnette, you talk about tracking habits as if doing so will facilitate massive growth, both spiritual and otherwise. But isn’t faith more than a checklist?” The short answer: of course, faith is infinitely more than a checklist. But a checklist can and will get you going in the r...

Our lives are not made up of big decisions, whether spontaneous or otherwise. They are made of small and simple choices we make multiple times every day. Our small choices or, in other words, the way we choose to spend our time and energy, almost make the big decisions for us. Not in a way that takes away our agency, but in a way that reinforces it. Small choices lead to big choices and big outcom...

Do you ever feel like you are in a comfortable rut with your spirituality? Do you feel more distant from the Lord than you want to be? Do you want to narrow the gap between you and God so you can hear Him more clearly? In this episode, we learn why our relationship with God is a two-way street, and why we must show up for Him if we want Him to show up for us. We learn what God ...

Can you imagine what would happen if you started to build a house without a blueprint? What if you poured a random foundation and then just started nailing boards together, hoping it would end up with just the right dimensions? That idea is almost laughable, but the same concept applies to our lives. We must have a blueprint if we want to create the life of our dreams. Otherwise, life will simply...

Do you ever get discouraged because you are not where you want to be? Maybe, on your journey to self-improvement or spiritual fortification, you feel like you take two steps forward and one step back. Perhaps, you fall off the wagon altogether for the one-millionth time, and you wonder if it is worth getting back on when you cannot seem to stay there. If you have ever felt that way, you are normal...