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Funerals For Every Occasion

Daniel William Caldwell November 14, 1939 – December 23, 2022

Friday, July 14, 2023 we held my father’s Celebration of Life. As the oldest sisters, Julie Marie Caldwell Rundall and I shared the podium and took turns sharing the following life history of our Dad… To honor our father and his love of new technology, we had ChatGPT write his eulogy. I would highly recommend […]

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Church Talks & Spiritual Thoughts

Holding Fast

This talk was given on 7/17/2022 in the Ashdown Forest Ward in Cedar City, UT. I’m so grateful that we have a temple in our community. As part of my preparation for this talk I went to the temple to ponder what Heavenly Father would have me share. My prayer is that the Holy Spirit […]

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Washington DCVC Reunion!

I need to document the beauty of reuniting with mission companions and returning to my mission in the Washington DC Temple Visitor’s Center. The best part was being able to spend time with Becky, Rebecca, Julie, Shanna, Esmerelda and Sherri along with the 10 other sisters that served after I returned home but who are […]

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Seek & Expect Miracles

On Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022 I led a discussion about the following ideas in our Gospel Doctrine Sunday School Class. Many people shared the miracles that they have experienced in their lives. I would love to hear about the miracles in your life too! In the April 2021 General Conference – Elder Ronald Rasband […]

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Leading People… to Christ

**This is a slightly modified version of a talk I shared in a leadership meeting for our March 2022 Stake Conference… When Jesus Christ visited his home synagog in Nazareth he read the following scripture passage from Isaiah… (Luke 4:18) The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach […]

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Prize the Good

This is the summary of a Sunday School lesson I taught February 6, 2022. While I would prefer to sit down and talk about these ideas, this will give you an overview of the thoughts I shared. I only wish I could capture the great discussion we had as a class! The past couple of […]

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Escape Poetry

tightrope

Even as you balance carefully Above the vast fickle filled void The expanse between the NO and the YES Stretches for an eon or two. You interminably shuffle step Inch by blindfolded inch forward Until in a bold act of daring and anarchy You… DECIDE Ta Da!

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Church Talks & Spiritual Thoughts

Oil In Your Vessel

Apparently I have more to learn from the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13). This week in studying Doctrine & Covenants Section 45, Jesus Christ was teaching about the calamities that will occur on the earth before his return, the signs we should watch for and how to be prepared… Doctrine & Covenants 45:56 […]

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Trim Your Lamp

“Be faithful, praying always, having your lamps trimmed and burning, and oil with you, that you may be ready at the coming of the Bridegroom.” ~ Doctrine & Covenants 33:17 I was reading this scripture on a Thursday. I didn’t quite get it, it seemed confusing and outdated maybe? I knew it was referencing Jesus […]

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Church Talks & Spiritual Thoughts

God’s Love in Hindsight

Some people call it coincidence, I call it God’s love. Some people call it manifesting, or ‘The Secret’, I call it prayer. I woke up this morning with these two ideas in my mind and I want to capture my thoughts and the progression of my faith. For much of when I was younger I […]