My name is Nora. My husband and I live in Arizona and we are both members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly shortened to Mormons. For more information about our beliefs, please click on either or both of the links below.

• Mormon.org  <-----here you can even live chat with one of our members/missionaries and ask questions. 
• LDS.org

I first created Lift Where You Stand as an assignment for a religion class I was taking back in 2013 on the New Testament. Every week I would write a short post about a scripture or topic we discussed in the class. You can find these posts under "Topics." 

Recently, I decided to utilize this blog for other thoughts and feelings I have while I try to more fully understand and live my religion. It is a place where I also gather my favorite quotes and uplifting music in the hopes that they can help uplift someone else. 

NAME ORIGIN:

The name of my blog is taken from a talk by one of our church leaders, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, given in 2008. In the talk, President Uchtdorf gave a story of several men trying to move a grand piano. Because of the great weight and size of the piano, they were unable to do so no matter how they arranged themselves. This was the case until someone told the men to stay together and Lift Where You Stand, and in doing so, they were able to be successful in moving the piano.

I like this concept. I think it can mean different things for different people, but for me it means that I should try to find happiness whatever my circumstance, to look for service all around me, and to remember that if I am grounded in the testimony of my Savior, Jesus Christ, then I will have Power to overcome the obstacles of life.