I always thought that chrysanthemum’s were sort of a lame birthday flower, but what could I do since that is the designated November blossom. However, China has given me a new perspective and appreciation for my birth flower because they have a whole festival celebrating chrysanthemums. I had no idea there were so many different […]
Author: Elizabeth Grant
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Silk Road Tour – Part 2
October 4 – Singing Sand Dunes – Riding a Camel to Crescent Lake – Xi’an Honestly I wasn’t sure how I felt about riding a camel across a sand dune because quite frankly I hate getting sand in my shoes. But once again the brilliance of human ingenuity was apparent when we learned that you […]
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Silk Road Tour – Part 1
Even in English I feel almost incapable of expressing the wonder and amazement I’m experiencing in China. Our Silk Road Tour only compounds the problem but I’ll try to capture some of it in words and pictures so you can get a glimpse back in time thousands of years with the benefit of the luxuries […]
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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
**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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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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