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Jenny Harris

Jenny is a star-gazing, book-clubbing mother of two. She has a Master’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies, which is mildly comical (but also a boon in parenting and relationships). Her kids will attest that she's crazy about reading aloud, time out of doors, and creative play. Her family's goal is the “abundant life,” as prescribed by Jesus.

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The Meaning of All Things

“ I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things” (1 Nephi 11:17). I first became aware of homosexuality in junior high.

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2020: Approaching Uncertainty

January 1st. Usually, I love it. New Years Eve means clairvoyance; personal revelation. A tidy list on the front of the refrigerator. The satisfaction of boxes to check and goals

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Family Christmas Letter 2019

Merry Christmas! We are feeling ever so blessed and grown-up…the combination of which has incited our first ever family Christmas letter! Here is what 2019 looked like for our family:

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Dealings in Doubt

“They had their doubts, yes. But their faith rose above those doubts. Their optimism rose above their fears.”  –Gordon B Hinckley This is a message about doubt. But more importantly,

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RSV: Need to Know

Alternate title: 40,000 (monetary) reasons to have medical insurance RSV. It’s one of those shadowy things that haunts new moms. Generally known: it’s some kind of illness that merits hand

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Resources to Teach Kids about Jesus

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Praying with Greater Power

Once upon a time, I lived in Oklahoma. It’s the first line to a lot of great stories, but this story is about prayer. I had previously been under the

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Do I Love Him?

In the musical Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye approaches his wife of twenty-five years and asks, “Do you love me?”

Good Things Thursday

Sermons from General Conference

The first weekend of October is a minor holiday in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We call it General Conference.  In most homes, General Conference celebrations include