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Sheri Dew's words of encouragement
Intentional—This word has jumped out at us after hearing Sheri Dew on the Magnify podcast this week and after revisiting her landmark talk from 1999, We are Women of God. We need to “get better at an active, intentional faith,” Sheri explains.
Intention=purposeful action. Our efforts to serve, be happy, stand as women of faith, lead and teach in our homes, all make a bigger impact on our lives and those around us when we do them with faithful intention.
What we need this season of life
As we start down new paths, take a necessary pause, or usher our loved ones on their various adventures, it’s natural to worry about what could go wrong, or even long for things to stay the same amidst inevitable change. This is when lean into the Savior and the strength that comes from our covenants. Because of Him, we overcome unease and move ahead with gratitude for what has been and peace about whatever the future holds.
5 small ways to feel more spiritually connected
Life can sometimes feel like a juggling act. When we re-center on the Savior, everything falls into place.
“As members of the Relief Society, we are blessed to be the conduit through which Jesus Christ brings His relief. I don’t have to solve every problem. And neither do you. That is not our work. Our work and privilege are to bring the relief of Jesus Christ to others, and in doing so we find our own relief in Him.”
President Camille N. Johnson
2 simple ways to connect with Christ today (and a free download!)
As women of joyful faith, we make intentional choices every day to follow Jesus Christ and be closer to Him. How we do this may change during different seasons of the year and phases of our lives, but even our smallest efforts to draw close to the Lord make a difference.
Patricia Holland said, “The more time you spend with God, the more you believe, the deeper you believe, the more you know Him as a God of love.”
Transform Your Temple Experience
We had a wonderful Learning Together gathering where we heard from author Melinda Brown about transforming our temple experience. If you were able to join us in person or via zoom, thank you for coming!
We loved this insight Melinda shared:
“I believe that when we see our covenant relationships as eternal principles of loving relationships, that it’s life-changing today—not just in some distant future; and that perspective is centered on love.”
Weren't able to attend? Want to rewatch? Here are links especially for you!
Three ways we can be joyful stewards
As women of Christ, we recognize that making an effort helps us grow personally and spiritually, bringing us closer to our Savior. Is effort comfortable? Not usually. But spiritual work alongside the Lord is empowering. It uplifts our days from mundane to magnificent.
5 questions to feel closer to God today
We love the 5 questions Maria Eckersley shared on the Magnify podcast to help us learn more from women in scripture. The conversation got us thinking, what if we asked these questions about ourselves? What more could we learn about God’s love and plan for each of us, His unique, beloved daughters, by pondering these questions in a more personal way?
Enhancing our Temple Worship
Understanding more about God’s love is one way to access more of His power in our lives. Looking at the temple through the lens of love brightens our worship and enhances all of our relationships.
The powerful difference our covenants bring us
As a community of women who love Jesus Christ, we know that because of Him, we can rely on God’s power in our lives to help is do incredible things. Explore the power we receive from God through our covenants.
Roundup of lessons we've learned about joy
Sometimes our jubilant joy spills over; sometimes quiet joy brings us confidence and peace. Because of Jesus Christ, the joy we are meant to have in this life and eternity are possible—true joy that lasts, permeating every part of our lives as it brightens our paths.
5 joyful gospel truths for today
We’re inspired by this thought we heard on the Magnify podcast: “I have big faith.”
So, we asked ourselves, what does it look like to have big faith?
One answer—trusting in fundamental truths of our joyful gospel.
3 ways to show up with more joy today
No matter our circumstances, because of Jesus Christ, this is the gospel of joy! As a Magnify community, we’re learning more about how to show up with joy and share our joy in every situation, no matter our circumstances. Here are a few ways we’re doing this: Turn toward joy. Gush more about the goodness of God. Take Jesus at His word.
February Book Club pick: Read The Practice of Stillness with us!
We’re so excited to share the experience of reading The Practice of Stillness with you. This book is written with us in mind—women who, amidst full schedules, want to have more of the daily peace and stillness the gospel promises.
A perspective shift for the start of the year
As a Magnify community, we’re digging into the doctrine of joy—we’re so excited to learn together how to make our joy in the gospel of Jesus Christ more apparent. Join us for the next two months as we learn more about joy from the scriptures, Church leaders, and each other. As we gain a bedrock understanding of this doctrine, Christ’s light is magnified through us, and the happiness we feel because of God’s great plan is clear to our family, friends, even strangers.
We belong to the church of joy, and we want everyone to know!
3 short, joyful thoughts from the Nativity
We orchestrate all the many wonderful traditions and activities of the season with a heart full of love for those around us. This love becomes gratitude, and gratitude becomes peaceful worship of our dear Savior. Through worship, like the Wise Men, we are filled with awe, joy, and the wonder of the season.
Questions for our next book club and for journaling
We're so excited for our online book club gathering this Thursday, December 5, at 7pm MST. If you haven't registered for the zoom meet-up, there's still time! Register here.
Here are a few of our discussion ideas as we talk about The Christ Child by Adam Miller. We can't wait to hear your thoughts.
In the book, we learn that these three qualities of children can help us become more like our Savior: Imagination, Awe, and Love.
The biggest miracles in our lives may not be the showiest.
With the miracle of hope, we’ve seen how it strengthens our relationship with our Savior, so we have more surety that He is the foundation of our faith. And greater, unshakeable faith is no small miracle!
The Christ Child book club guide
We love this time of year. And even though it’s also a different kind of busy with concerts, gatherings, and managing expectations, we also love the joy that comes this time of year.
This holiday season, reconnect with your childlike awe, imagination, and love by reading The Christ Child by Adam Miller along with us.
This short, but impactful read, will help make your Christmas full of wonder. It will help you hold onto the joy of the gospel and keep the feeling of joy in your heart and home all season
A reference list to find hope and peace
We had such an enriching and hopeful discussion with Mindy Brown on the Magnify podcast this week about finding hope and peace when someone we love chooses a different path than our own. We always appreciate the way Mindy shares her knowledge and testimony of the gospel, teaching with such powerful warmth.
As usual, Mindy had so many notes and references to share with us, more than could fit into the episode. With her kind permission, we’re sharing that rich compilation so we can all dig deeper into this topic that is on the minds and hearts of so many.
Notes about The Rock of Our Redeemer for book club
We’re so excited to meet up with everyone this week to talk about The Rock of Our Redeemer by Elder David A. Bednar. We’ll have some fun giveaways and enjoy hearing from each other about what we’ve learned.
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