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"My Life is a BREEZE as I walk in EASE" Hi Reader, Roseanne Dawes writes: "I knew that overwhelm was not a 'faith principle,' so I knew there had to be an easier way to move forward and still achieve my short term goal by doing the bite-sized pieces. It just seemed like everything was piling...

Hi Reader, I received a message this week from Colby Bell who wrote: "Hey Leslie ... Your impact on me and Emily has been tremendous. ... I remember listening to the Jackrabbit Factor 15 years ago while on a vacation and it shifted the rest of our lives. ... And your generosity and kindness wit...

By Laura Curtis Have you ever loved someone so deeply and then watched them make choices you just couldn’t agree with? It’s hard. For a long time, I really struggled with that. I’d feel frustrated, worried, overwhelmed—especially when it came to my kids. I love my children with all my heart, but...

By Laura Curtis Worry. Fear. Worry. Fear. Sleepless nights. My mind racing—running scenarios over and over. What if? What now? What will we do? The concern consumed me. I found myself in tears constantly, pleading in prayer for my son. “If I can just be inspired to say the right thing.” “If I c...

By Laura Curtis When I was a teenager, my family had horses. I hadn’t grown up riding them since they were boarded away from our home. My brothers spent a lot of time learning and riding with my dad, but occasionally my sister and I would tag along. One of the very first lessons my dad taught us...

By Laura Curtis For a year and a half, my husband and I were in the thick of remodeling our home—making it more functional for our family and lifestyle. Somewhere in the middle of it all, we ended up with an awkward, unusable space near our back door and laundry room. It had once been a little d...

By Laura Curtis While taking the Mindset Mastery Course and learning about inconsequential goals, I realized I wasn’t asking for things in my life as often as I could. One day, as I prepared to facilitate a lesson for Relief Society, these verses stood out to me again: “Come unto me, all ye t...