Improve Your Worst
Laura Pratt2018-11-13T14:34:25-07:00Improve Your Worst My cello teacher always tells me that to get better at something, you can't improve on what you're already good at; you can only improve on your worst playing. That
Severe Mercy
Laura Pratt2018-11-06T13:24:10-07:00A Cruel Rescue Nine year-old Agnes Caldwell was a member of the Willie Handcart Company. When an early storm hit on October 19, she had already been walking since June. Before the storm,
The Parable of the Donated Clothes
Laura Pratt2018-09-17T21:52:13-07:00The Parable Mary's husband was unexpectedly deployed to Iraq. With six children ranging from 2 to 11 years old, her ward stepped in to help her out as much as possible in her
Puzzle Pieces of a Beautiful Life
Laura Pratt2017-07-31T19:05:39-07:00Life Is a Puzzle Sometimes life feels like a giant puzzle. Remember puzzles? A jillion cardboard pieces come in a box with a pretty picture on the cover. They seem to have no
Lest Thou Forget
Laura Pratt2017-05-29T11:33:01-07:00Memorial Day Memorial Day is a set apart day for us to remember those who have offered the ultimate sacrifice of their life to defend a cherished possession: our freedom. People much more
Embrace Failure
Laura Pratt2017-05-01T20:57:32-07:00Embrace Failure Peter's Failure On the last night of Jesus' life, he tells Peter (in Matthew 26:33-34, 74-75) that Peter will betray Him before the sun rises the next morning. Peter cannot
Grant Space for Mortals to be Humans
Laura Pratt2017-07-10T21:21:36-07:00Mortals Are Human, Too "Certainly those who are less spiritually mature may indeed make serious mistakes—yet none of us should be defined only by the worst thing we have ever done." (2016–A:33, Kevin
Escape Routes and Flight Safety
Laura Pratt2017-07-10T21:23:17-07:00Flight Safety and Escape Routes Flight Safety My brother is an accomplished pilot with some 50 years of experience under his belt. When I was young and he lived closer, I got
The Irony of the Fall and What It Taught Me about the Atonement
Laura Pratt2017-03-23T10:58:52-07:00The Irony of the Fall and the Garden The irony of the Garden of Eden is that you can't progress without falling. We can all live our lives in some sort of ignorant
Circus Life Lessons – Part 3
Laura Pratt2017-03-07T16:30:58-07:00Circus = Life = Magic (The third, and final, part in a series of some life lessons learned at the circus. You can read Part 1 here, and Part 2 here.) When