Hey, Family & Friends. I hope this post finds you happy & well. Though, to be honest, it's entirely likely that you're not happy and well. Henry B. Eyring said that "when you meet someone, treat them as if they were in serious trouble, and you will be right more than half the time". Younger me would have disagreed with Elder Eyring. Thirty–year–old me knows his statement to be truth. Whether you're in serious trouble or not at the moment, the fact is, you either have been in serious trouble before, or you will be again soon. Today, I want to share a book with you. It has been a balm to my soul during my serious troubles, and I think it will be a balm to you in yours, too. Here's four reasons why. Reason #4: The Book of Mormon is the ultimate self-help book. Every time my schedule is messy and I'm in desperate need of a life hack, the Book of Mormon provides. Just had a disagreement with my husband? 2 Nephi 5 comes in clutch with the story of
Hey, Fam. For those who don't know, I hit the big three–oh about two weeks back. Every adult that's older than me, except for two people, have been telling me that thirty is nothing to worry about. "Wait 'til forty," said my neighbor. "Wait 'til fifty. That's when you realize you might not live to be double your age," said my grandma. "Sixty is when you'll start to feel it, when the gray hairs go crazy" said the lady at Mrs. Cavanaugh's. "Eighty is when you're really, really old," said my grandpa. "You'll feel it." Interestingly, "seventy" was left out of the conversation. I wonder what that means. Now, I don't want to discount the experiences of all those people. Surely those forty fifty sixty eighty birthdays were pretty tough on them. But I honestly have worried about turning thirty. When I was a kid, I dreamed about all the things I'd do when I was twenty–something. But I ne