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My husband was already asleep by the time I walked into our bedroom. I paused in my tracks and listened to his steady breathing. Our cat, Junebug, watched me as she sat next to my pillow, her eyes narrowing at the prospect of me claiming my place in the bed. […]

Praying standing up

August 15, 2022 in being a woman / COVID-19 / LDS by Jewel Allen

To Koreans, food is a love language. Wesley Allen Attending church at our son Wesley’s last area, the members rolled out the red carpet for us. At Sunday School, one of the men sat beside us and translated the lesson. Drew still knows some Korean from when he served a […]

Korea Day 2

May 19, 2019 in family / food / Korea / LDS by Jewel Allen

The road was blocked, with police diverting traffic for the Provo, Utah, half-marathon. On my way to the convention center a few blocks away, I walked along the sidewalk, watching the progress of the runners. Some looked like they were in pain, probably had been in pain for the past […]

The race to the temple

May 7, 2018 in inspirational / LDS by Jewel Allen

“Don’t let the Mormons convert you,” a friend told me before I left the Philippines for Utah in 1987. I shrugged off the advice. I was 15, born and raised Catholic. Our family was devout, usually sitting in the front row of the chapel every Sunday mass. As a teen, […]

Becoming Mormon

April 2, 2018 in LDS / Mormon conversion story by Jewel Allen