Not What I Prayed For – A Blog by Barry Poppleton

Tag: life lessons

  • Infertility in a Family-Centered Church

    Barry

    Unless you have infertility, I don’t think it would be very easy to understand it. For the first few years of our marriage, we were just waiting to have kids. Then we decided to start trying, and then we tried and tried and tried and tried, and we’re still trying. We haven’t given up. But… Read more

  • Five Years of Sacred Keys: Reflections of a Former Bishop

    Barry

    It’s been exactly one month since I was released as bishop of our ward. Tonight, as I prepare my singing time lesson about Joseph Smith’s First Vision (trying to figure out how to keep a dozen 3-11 year-olds engaged with a song with complicated words), I find myself reflecting on these past five years with… Read more

  • Not What I Prayed For

    Barry

    Embracing the Unexpected: A Latter-day Saint’s Faith Journey In the digital age of curated perfection, where social media feeds and blog posts often showcase only the highlights of one’s life, I find myself compelled to share a more authentic narrative. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, my faith journey… Read more