More Than the Tattooed Mormon

by Al Carraway

This was the beginning of me knowing that the gospel is not there to prevent hard times from happening but to make those hard times doable and easier.

Faith is not something you just have; it’s something you constantly have to work toward. Faith is not a feeling; it’s a decision you have to make every day, sometimes several times a day, in each situation. And I already chose who I wanted to follow, didn’t I?

An older woman in one of my wards once said, “If we’ve never been offended by someone at church, then we don’t go often enough.” When those times arise that someone may offend you, just remember: “Is this worth giving up my eternal salvation?”