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Resiliency in the Face of Criticism
It is a common misconception that constructive criticism is easier to take than unfoundedly mean spirited criticism. More often than not, this isn’t the case. While it can be fairly easy to ignore...
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Silent Gratitude
Gratitude. As strange as it might seem, that is the one prevailing emotion of the past six weeks. Why gratitude? I’ve been in the hospital. I’ve been sick. Really sick. Several weeks on life...
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Planning For Happiness
Lauren’s First Birthday This year my greatest birthday wish came months before my birthday. It was to be out of the hospital to celebrate my special day. This week, on Tuesday, is my birthday. I...
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Change of Heart
I’ve been told on several occasions lately that I’m glowing. I was in the LDS Temple when I heard it first. One of the more locally important leaders came up to me to tell me that his counselor told...
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Tears of Today
Driving home from the neurologist’s this afternoon, I was overwhelmed by how much I’ve endured this past year and how much I’ve overcome. No words that I could speak nor tears that I could shed could...
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Breathless
Gizemli.by *SprinkleSprankles Sometimes, despite my best intentions, strongest convictions, all my strength and will, all my hope and faith, commitment and passion… sometimes despite everything I am,...
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Who I Really Am
Sometimes I need to be reminded of who I really am, so I designed this poster to do just that. I am so grateful of my knowledge that I am a spirit child of my Father in Heaven who lives and loves me...
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Three Year Baptism Anniversary
Times flies in the service of the Lord. That’s where I’ve been or the past three years. Imperfect and stumbling, I’ve been helping to progress the work ever forward, growing Heavenly Father’s...
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Wisdom of Prophets & Apostles: Personal Answers From LDS General Conference –...
LDS General Conference Handmade Journal Have you ever wondered what you should be doing with your life? Have you ever wondered what areas of your life you need to improve, and, furthermore how to...
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Noise
Life is a noisy place. It often feels imposible to escape the noise of life. The traffic, the talking, the hum of electronic devices, cell phone rings, music blaring, Aside from the noise pollution,...
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Hospital Thank You’s & Updates
May 29th 2013 I made this video to show my appreciation and stave off boredom. June 1st 2013 Lauren Out of The ICU Excellent News! I’m out of the ICU and in a next step down unit. That means pretty...
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Without Any Pain – a terznelle poem
Without Any Pain by Lauren Soffer Jesus Praying in Gethsemane Who would I be without any pain? Trapped potential hidden, unclean Who would I be without any pain? Crippling imperfections so easily...
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Home, Safe & Sound
My friend/caregiver and I get ready to leave the hospital. Today I made it home from the hospital. I was there three weeks with one week in the ICU. It’s amazing what a chain reaction an allergic...
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Followthrough: SMART Goals & Miracles
Set and Reach Goal It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel...
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A Perfect Brightness of Hope
2 Nephi 31:20 Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting...
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Wouldn't it be amazing if, during our darkest hour, we could reach under our bed and open up a box of hope? A "box of hope" could be a figurative thing that we reach inside ourselves or out to God to...
View ArticleLetter From My 15 Year Old Self
Share it now!It was well past the stroke of midnight. My room had been turned upside down, and I was ready to cry in frustration. How could I have lost a letter I’ve been waiting for 15 years to open?...
View ArticleFeel The Love: Helping a Loved One Through a Difficult or Life Threatening...
It’s been a long nine weeks. Another nine long weeks I’ve spent in the hosptial with whole month spent in the ICU. I’m supposed to go home in the morning finally. I’m hesitantly relieved. I don’t...
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Sand Through My Fingers
Riches of Eternitycreated by Lauren Soffer & Merry Monroy Life is hardly ever what we expect it to be. The harder we try to plan out our lives, the more God shows us that He has bigger things in...
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Be Mine: Valentine’s Day
Today was Valentine’s Day. That means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. So whether you thought today was a day to eat lots of chocolate or a day to send lots of love notes or...
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