Faith is a lot like bread. It takes simple ingredients; pressure; waiting; heat; and trust. Most of us want the finished loaf. God is usually working with the dough.

Expectations can guide us, but they can also quietly become demands we place on life, others, and even God. This LDS talk explores how Jesus Christ helps us surrender our plans, trust the Father’s will, and keep walking in faith when life does not turn out the way we expected.

Our jobs do more than pay bills. In long days, tired hands, difficult people, and honest effort, God teaches patience, humility, responsibility, and faith. Sometimes the work shaping our testimony is the work we almost overlooked.

A personal testimony about losing my daughter, questioning God, and finding peace through the Atonement of Jesus Christ — where mercy meets justice, and grief is not the price.