The best places to visit in southern India and New Delhi from a traveling American’s perspective: 1. Taj Mahal Obviously you have to go here, it’s one of the seven wonders of the world! Location: Agra, New Delhi Tickets: I recommend buying tickets beforehand online. It’s a little confusing to know where to buy tickets at the site, so it’s easier just to have the tickets already purchased. Why It’s Awesome: The Taj Mahal is Read more…
Traveling to India? Here’s a guide of the top 10 items to pack when traveling to India, based on my two-week trip to southern India and New Delhi as an American. Items are listed in order of importance: The Essential India Packing List: 1. Hand fan I didn’t think about including a hand fan or one of those mini spray fans. As I sweated through my clothes 24/7, I scoured the local shops for days Read more…
Meet Sowmya Mission: India Bengaluru (Bangalore), 2018-2019 Age: 28 From: Hyderabad, India Family: Married; mother and only child Favorite hobbies: Cooking, trying new recipes, drawing, and painting Sowmya’s conversion story My mom and I were Hindus before we joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For ten years or so, my mom went to a church she found through a friend. One day, missionaries were knocking on doors to find people to teach, Read more…
Meet Hannah Larson Hannah’s Story: Perfectionism vs. Joy Near the end of my mission, when I was 15 months out, I read a quote in Preach My Gospel that basically said, “Do everything you can to make sure you are serving the Lord at all times,” or something similar with a gung-ho feeling. I remember reading that, and something in me was like, “oh my gosh, the next 3 months of my life are the Read more…
If Hannah could tell sister missionaries one thing, it would be this…check out the 30-second video! Meet Hannah Hi, I’m Hannah, the author of this blog. I wrote a missionary self-help book for sisters called YOMO! You Only Mission Once: A Guide for Sister Missionaries. I use personal experiences from my mission to share principles that can help young women prepare to serve their missions. My hope is that my advice can enable sisters to Read more…
What NOT To Do Dating Series Tired of hearing annoying dating advice? My Dating Diaries Series is all about what NOT to do. So get ready to laugh and not feel alone in the highs and lows of the dating game. It is, after all, just a game, and you are worth so much more than whether a guy likes you or not 😊 The struggles of being a naïve girl with no boy experience Read more…
Escape With Me You are on a dinner river cruise underneath the golden sun in Prague. Your boat glides underneath a bridge, and suddenly you have a full, unfiltered view of the spired city. Prague takes your breath away. The skyline of castle tours and church spires lit up in golden daylight bewitches you. You enjoy the fresh breeze and the sight of the majestic city extending a welcoming embrace to you as you glide Read more…
This blog series highlights sisters who served in different missions around the world for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Each sister shares helpful advice on how to prepare for a mission and shares a story about a particular topic. You can read more about these topics in YOMO! You Only Mission Once: A Guide for Sister Missionaries (coming soon!) Sisters also share a challenge they faced, along with what they loved about Read more…
Escape With Me The Escape With Me Series are travel posts dedicated to being lost in the moment. I invite you to relax, take a break, and pretend you are experiencing a sublime moment of travel, starting with… You are gazing at a bucolic village in a vibrant green valley, when suddenly you turn a corner and see a glorious fairytale castle on a hill. It’s Neuschwanstein Castle, a Disney muse and an original 19th Read more…
Hi, I’m Hannah, the author of this blog. I describe myself as an Aspiring Mermaid, because I do aspire to one day magically grow a tail. (I just need help finding a mystical moon pool like the one in the show H20). For now, I put on a blue and green fabric tail, jump into whatever lake or ocean I can find, and make my younger brother take photos of me. (Noah Shoaf- he really Read more…