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*Story Prompt: Write or record a story about a life-threatening accident, illness or encounter from which you narrowly escaped.* I'm not sure if this is technically life-threatening, but it certainly could have been had things gone a little differently. When I was about four- or five-years-old, I was playing with my...

I honestly don't know that I can list five life choices I regret. Have I made mistakes? Oh, yes! But, I've learned in life that to change one thing would change everything; it would be impossible to go back and change something without any effect on everything else. I am who...

What are 5 of your core beliefs? I believe in God, our Heavenly Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. I believe they are three distinct personages with specific roles, perfectly united as one in purpose and love. I believe God communicates with us, His children,...

What three lessons have I learned from family members (grandparents, aunts/uncles, parents)? Laughter is often the best medicine. Mom always taught us to laugh through difficult, painful or awkward times. This she usually did through example... more specifically, laughing through our difficult times, with or without us. I remember once, we...

It took me a bit to recall any slogans or mottoes used in my family, but they've started to come, so I've started to type. "Kwicherbellyakin" - I don't know if that's spelled correctly, according to Grandma Jolley's wooden plaque that used to hang above one of the doors in her...

I recently went through my book of remembrance looking at pictures and reading excerpts of the letters. My mother compiled it year by year as I grew up with at least one picture every year and a letter from her and/or my dad describing things that happened that year. In each...