Rare Faith Blog

Meet Michelle Reittinger, Mindset Mastery Honors graduate.

Michelle is a dedicated wife, mother, blogger, podcaster, and soon-to-be published author. Despite battling Bi-Polar Disorder, she has lear...

Meet Leslie Lloyd, Mindset Mastery Honors Graduate!

It was always super rare to meet anyone with my same first name, but in the last few years I have come to know quite a few! Even in my own congrega...

My Battle with Perfectionism / Am I Forgiven?

When I was barely more than a decade old, I came across a passage from President Spencer W. Kimball that pierced my soul. In an instant, my perspective s...

Bracing for impact?

Wondering when the other shoe is going to drop?

One of our ATI (Achieving the Impossible) students had a question, to which I know many can relate:

Leslie, I am struggling wi...

Meet Mindset Mastery Graduate, Corrine Smallman.

She had previously participated in a Virtual Genius Bootcamp and began pursuing her goals with more confidence and enthusiasm. But she wanted extra he...

I'm celebrating the 1-year anniversary of the cancer diagnosis and softball-sized tumor removal, so I thought it would be a good time for an update. Picture is from my soon-to-be son-in-law's marathon...

Meet Kimee Whipple:

I'm excited and pleased to introduce you to Mindset Mastery Graduate, Kimee Whipple. Kimee courageously faced her fears in the Guided Mindset Mastery class, and met the requiremen...

By Marcianne Stewart

Every three to four months, I’d feel “off.” And when that feeling came, my thoughts would spiral:

“Something is wrong.”
“I don’t like when this happens.”
“Life sucks.”
“I’ll nev...

By Jennifer Davis

Five months ago, my daughter Lizzy underwent major surgery on her legs. Since then, I’ve been working to gather my thoughts, come to terms with everything, and keep my mindset stead...

By Jennifer Davis

In November 2023, my daughter Lizzy underwent major surgery on both of her legs. Her recovery has been slow and painful. Four months later, I’m doing my best to stay positive and re...

By Natalie Earl

In the fall of 2019, I felt impressed to start getting up when I naturally woke up in the mornings to study my scriptures and talk with God. I committed to honoring that prompting—and...

By Jennifer Davis

I want to share something with you—not because I want to dwell on it (honestly, I don’t)—but because if I’m feeling this way, I know others might be too. And I want those people to ...

By Barb Bergman

Erica started at BYU in Provo in Fall 2017. After her freshman year, she went on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Philippines. During that freshman...

By Barb Bergman

At the end of 2017, my husband and I had just become empty nesters after spending nearly a decade in Kennewick, Washington. Scott was offered a new position at a rural hospital in Ida...

By Andrea Mabey

Healthy thin people and I have a lot in common.
I used to be one.

Then stress and age happened, and somewhere along the line, a silent little flag went up:
“Welcome to Overweight-lan...

By Andrea Mabey

Dr. Gawande’s boundless energy powered his busy urology practice, his Rotary Club service, and his thrice-weekly tennis games. He also poured his heart into a rural college in India, ...

By Andrea Mabey

There’s real power in optimism. I feel it every time I hear hope in a song—it energizes my whole heart. And I feel the opposite when I hear lyrics soaked in despair—my heart sinks. I ...

By Amanda Permann

A while back, our GMC Suburban started acting up. We knew something was off but hadn’t gotten it checked yet. One day, my daughter forgot her backpack at home, so I had to make a qu...