by Tracy Polyak | Feb 2, 2012 | for Spirit
In a recent post, I talked about my first exposure to the Church, which led me to yearn to believe in something. At the time, I didn't really know what I wanted to believe…just that I wanted to believe in something. I realized that though I grew up in a Catholic...
by Tracy Polyak | Jan 22, 2012 | for Spirit
I am so grateful that my kids are old enough that we have passed the days of Sacrament Meeting temper tantrums, leaving to change diapers, and fetching them from under the pews. I even stopped bringing the “church bag” with books and crayons and toys in...
by Tracy Polyak | Jan 20, 2012 | for Spirit
Now, these are they who were converted unto the Lord Alma 23:8 I grew up in Michigan suburb, never having met a Mormon. In fact, I didn't even know that “Mormon” was a church. All I knew was that they were a group of people that went west during the...
by Tracy Polyak | Jan 15, 2012 | for Spirit
I have always struggled with fasting. It is very hard for me to connect going without food to getting divine assistance. (Not to mention that I plain just love food!) I went for a long time without fasting due to pregnancies, nursing and health issues. But over the...
by Tracy Polyak | Jan 13, 2012 | for Spirit
At 6 years old, Grasshopper is about as obedient a child as you can ever find. She is meticulous about observing the commandments, from the Sabbath day to the Word of Wisdom to modesty. Nevertheless, we have been concerned that she still struggles with prayer. She...
