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Opting In to the Greater Vision

We’d imagined God’s wrath would jolt us—pyrotechnic, show-stopping apocalypse commanding our attention. So we missed the subtle cease-striving, the slow rotting away of root and branch. We slept through days of should-have-been decision, opting out of a greater vision and into the rhythm, pounding like the waves, of the sins of each generation. THE BOOK...

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Opting In to the Greater Vistion

We’d imagined God’s wrath would jolt us—pyrotechnic, show-stopping apocalypse commanding our attention. So we missed the subtle cease-striving, the slow rotting away of root and branch. We slept through days of should-have-been decision, opting out of a greater vision and into the rhythm, pounding like the waves, of the sins of each generation. THE BOOK...

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Trains, Rain and Talismans

For reasons I cannot grasp, a memory came to me when I was pondering what to write for this blog post.   This memory was from quite some time ago—before my children were born, when I was still a newlywed living in a large metropolitan area. At that time, I took the train/subway to get...

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Honoring the “Certain Women Art Show” Segullah Winners

Honoring  the 2021 “Certain Women Art Show” Segullah Winners Brittany Soucy, Elizabeth Crowe, and Kirsten K. Campbell   Segullah is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2021 Segullah honor awards to three artists whose work was displayed in this year’s “Certain Women Art Show.” As in 2019, Latter-day Saint women artists were invited to...

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How to Make a Bronze Sculpture

How to Make a Bronze Sculpture in Nine (Easy?) Steps according to Annette Everett, sculptor and featured Segullah artist   Draw a concept idea and gather research like crazy, perfect the composition and measurements.   Build armature to specific size and design because clay does not hold itself up.  Armature is made on a wood platform,...

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Interview with Award Winning Sculptor Annette Everett

Segullah: We’re are excited to have you – a gifted sculptor – as our featured artist this season, Annette. Tell us a little about growing up and the places you have called “home”. Annette: I was raised in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains just outside of Spokane, Washington. After college and marriage, my husband was in...

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Teaching Nursery Children about the Nativity

As a nursery teacher, my task is to think about how I can teach gospel concepts to very small children. This opportunity carries a little extra weight in December while we are also doing a Primary preview. Each fall, we split the nursery after General Conference so that we can work with the prospective Sunbeams,...

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The “New” Me

  In my September post “Lessons from the Fall” I ruminated about the August 12th break of my right wrist. My ulna and radius bones have healed as well as they’re going to. What can I say now in the aftermath of their healing? What lessons did I learn after months of healing, pampering, cajoling,...

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HOLY ENVY

I passed a church last week and definitely got what has been termed holy envy. A big banner proclaimed: “In this congregation, we believe: Love is love; black lives matter; climate change is real; no human being is illegal; all genders are whole, holy, and good; women have agency over their bodies.” Now my church...

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Addressing Halloween Impoliteness: Increase Compassion

For the second year, I set up a folding table in my driveway to greet Halloween goblins. I don’t know many of my neighbors in our large development that sees 100 plus Trick-or-Treaters on Halloween. However, I want to do my part to return the favor since that many people worked to decorate and hand...

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