“One humid summer afternoon, Remy got to missing his dad, who was in Japan doing fieldwork. After searching around the house, I found him in the backyard sitting on a rock and crying tears that were so sincere and alone… — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share
“One humid summer afternoon, Remy got to missing his dad, who was in Japan doing fieldwork. After searching around the house, I found him in the backyard sitting on a rock and crying tears that were so sincere and alone that I immediately cried right along with him--out of both empathy and also a sense of joy that he, after… — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share
“It is Christlike to assume that people are trying to do the best they can. I know I am a better person when I cultivate empathy, and I have been blessed for having received it from others. As members of the body of Christ, we are each responsible for creating a space not only of acceptance, but of joy and… — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share
“Mormonism is the house whose walls I know best. It is the story I am not abandoning because it is the story I choose-and… — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share Image
“I believe we can find God in many ways. I believe our heavenly parents seek us out wherever we live, whether that be strictly… — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share Image
“While I do believe we are loved even when we do not make the sacrifices we could make, I think part of this life… — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share Image
“I think of the New Testament story of the woman with an issue of blood--specifically of her hand reaching out into the clutter and… — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share Image
“What I want to tell you as you read these stories is that I both found and lost God a hundred times over. In… — Ashley Mae Hoiland Copy Share Image
“I've learned that in order to be an efficacious woman with any sort of spiritual power, I first have to love my body.” — Ashley mae Hoiland Copy Share Image
