The True Remnant

  🪶 LETTER ONE Learn to Hear Jesus for Yourself Kids, If I could leave you one thing — just one — this would be it: Learn to hear Jesus for yourself. Not through me. Not through a church. Not through a leader. Not through excitement. For yourself. I learned this later than I wish I had. For many years I thought closeness to God came from being in the right system, saying the right things, defending the right ideas. And there is good in many of those places. I won’t deny that. But the strongest moments of my life didn’t happen in a crowd. They happened when I was quiet. When I stopped trying to win arguments — even in my own head. When I stopped trying to prove something. When I stopped trying to fix everything. And I simply yielded. That’s when He became near. Not loud. Not dramatic. Near. Back in 1971, I had an experience I will never forget. It felt like light surrounded me. Love filled me. Peace settled deep. For years I thought the miracle was the light. But as I’ve grown olde...

  🪶   Medicine Wheel 13 — Worthiness: Interview or Inner Alignment? If you grew up LDS, you know this word. Worthiness. For many people, it can feel heavy. You prepare for interviews. You review commandments. You examine yourself. And somewhere deep inside, many sincere people quietly wonder: “Am I enough?” Let’s slow that down. 🪶   A Simple Reminder The Medicine Wheel has been walking us step by step. Learning to listen. Learning to trust. Learning to align. This question rises naturally along that path. 🌿   The Original Idea At its best, worthiness points to something beautiful: Preparedness. Clean hands. A willing heart. A life turned toward God. That’s healthy. That’s holy. But over time, something subtle can happen. Worthiness starts to feel measurable. Interviewable. Checklist-based. And once something feels measurable… it can also start to feel comparative. 🕊️   A Quiet Psychological Shift Here’s what can happen quietly in the heart: Instead of asking...

  70 🕊️ The Miracle Wasn’t the Light 🪶 It Was the Surrender There was a time in my life when I thought the goal was to see more. To pierce the veil. To feel something overwhelming. To experience something undeniable. Back in 1971, I had a moment I will never forget. It felt like light surrounded me. Love filled every part of me. Peace settled deep. Heaven didn’t feel far away. It felt near. I didn’t resist it. I didn’t manufacture it. I wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I was simply open. And for years, I believed that was the miracle. The light. The love. The closeness. But recently, something deeper settled in my heart. The miracle wasn’t the light. The miracle was what happened right before it. Surrender. Not dramatic surrender. Not public surrender. Just inward release. I wasn’t bargaining. I wasn’t proving. I wasn’t trying to earn heaven. I simply yielded. And when the yielding happened… fear left. Striving left. Control loosened. And what remained was light. 📖 Scripture Has...

   🪶   Medicine Wheel 12 — The Veil: Curtain or Consciousness? The word “veil” means something to many Latter-day Saints. It brings to mind the temple. A sense of separation. A threshold into God’s presence. But let’s slow down for a moment. What if the veil isn’t just something outward? What if it also describes something inward? 🪶   A Simple Reminder The Medicine Wheel has been guiding us step by step. Learning to listen. Learning to trust. Learning to align. This question arises naturally along that path. 🌿   The Temple Pattern In temple worship, the veil is often understood as: • A sacred partition • A symbolic threshold • A representation of entering God’s presence And approaching it involves preparation: Learning. Covenanting. Becoming ready. It is structured. Meaningful. Symbolic. And in many ways, it points to something real. But here’s the quiet question: Is the veil only something we approach in a moment? Or something we experience in our daily live...

  🕊️ All I Want Is Jesus (Listen while you read) Megan Tibbits — All I Want Is Jesus https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=TcQk7kDsQ5Q There comes a place in the journey… where faith gets simpler. Not smaller. Simpler. You stop asking for so many things. And begin wanting One. Jesus. That’s what I hear in this song. Not performance. Not striving. Not “give me more.” Just— You. 🌿 When the Soul Gets Reduced to One Desire There is a holy simplification that happens over time. At first we ask for answers. Then blessings. Then understanding. But sometimes after enough living… after enough wounds… after enough awakenings… the prayer changes. It becomes: Lord… I just want You. That may be the purest prayer there is. 🪶 “All I Want” Is Not Poverty — It Is Fulness Strange thing— when Christ becomes enough, everything else starts finding its place. Fear loosens. Pressure softens. Babylon loses its shine. And the heart rests. That’s what I hear in this song. A rested heart. A surrendered heart....

  69 🚶‍♂️ Walking, Asking, Receiving, Trusting 🪶 The rhythm that remains when the striving stops. I’ve chased a lot of clarity in my life. I’ve wrestled scripture. I’ve dug into history. I’ve questioned institutions. I’ve followed threads most people didn’t even know were there. I’ve written hundreds of blogs. Recorded dozens of videos. Stayed up late untangling things that never quite sat right in my soul. And you know what? Those seasons mattered. Awakening is a gift. But somewhere along the way, something even quieter happened. The pressure lifted. Not because I solved everything. But because I realized I didn’t have to. The pattern became simple. Walking. Asking. Receiving. Trusting. That’s it. Not chasing experiences. Not proving anything. Not building a following. Not persuading anyone. Just staying with Him. 🚶‍♂️ Walking Not racing ahead. Not forcing revelation. Just continuing forward. Some days steady. Some days limping. Some days laughing at myself. Walking humbly with...

  🪶   Medicine Wheel 11 — Consecration: Ownership or Union? This is where things get tender. Because almost every religious system talks about consecration. And over time… it can start to mean different things to different people. 🪶   A Simple Reminder The Medicine Wheel has been walking us step by step. Learning to listen. Learning to trust. Learning to align. Learning what is ours to carry. This question comes naturally along that path. 🌿   What Many of Us Were Taught When many LDS members hear “consecration,” they often think of: Giving everything to the Church. Time. Money. Talents. Will. And in temple language, that idea is expressed clearly. It can sound structured. Organized. External. And that’s where your temple recommend story matters. 🌄   A Simple Question You asked something honest: “Do I need to change my will?” That wasn’t rebellious. It was sincere. If consecration means everything… what does “everything” actually mean? Is it symbolic? Is it l...