Bear another's burdens

What does it mean to "bear another's burden?" Giving them a heartfelt, "You're in our thoughts and prayers?" That's certainly not a bad thing. But to truly help bear another's burdens, we need to actually do some lifting. We need to understand the nature of the burden (if such information is volunteered) and be willing to get our hands dirty. It might be as simple as listening patiently and without judgement to what it is they are going through. Or we may be prompted to give of our time, talents, or substance. Whatever the case, let love be our motivation, and let us give even when it is difficult. After all, Christ did the same for us.

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If you've never been to Utah, you may or may not know about Pioneer Day. It's July 24th, and it's kind of a heckuva big deal! Officially, this state holiday celebrates the day that the Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley and began to create their new home. Today however, it's extended to remembering all the "pioneers" in our lives, both literal and figurative. If you go back in your family history, it won't be hard to find pioneers in some sense among your ancestors. Perhaps someone who immigrated to your current residence, or who was a leader in their field or community.
This month's postcard features Edward Coatl, and you only get one guess who's ancestor he is! ;-D He's actually loosely based off one of my own ancestors who helped settle the beautiful city I currently live in. Seriously guys. The Mormon Church puts a lot of emphasis on family history, but regardless of your religious inclinations, doing a bit of research into your family tree is super interesting! I challenge you to take just a bit of time to discover something new about those who came before you.
To snag your own copy of this piece of feathered history, be sure to pledge on <a href="http://ift.tt/2tMrCNt; before the end of the month. Happy Pioneer Day all!

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Present Chastening

For a friend. Happy Birthday! :-)
"No pain, no gain," they say. I don't know if that's always true. But it's certainly true that the trials we face during mortality, while difficult and even painful in the moment, will always yield good fruit if endured well. Whatever trial you may be suffering, it may seem grievous at the present moment. But if endured, it will cause you to become stronger through increased in resilience to temptation.

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News » Slight Schedule Change

Hey all! Sorry for my relative silence recently. These past couple months have been a bit brutal on me. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel... My work schedule should be normalizing soon which should make things a bit easier on me.
That said, I have found it necessary to make a slight change to the comic update schedule. At our current funding level, the comic will still update every Tuesday (with the occasional bonus stuff on Fridays). The only change is that after the end of a chapter, the Q&A page that follows will be considered a normal comic update, and be posted the following Tuesday. This does mean one fewer update than we would normally get whenever a chapter ends, which I don't love. But for the time being, I think it is a necessary, and not too disruptive change.
And the good news is, once we reach our next Patreon funding goal (which we're not too far from at the moment) those in-between Q&A pages will be back to bonus page status, meaning the next chapter can start the very next week (like before).
Thank you all for your understanding and your continued support! I hope your summer has been going well and that you continue to have a fun and safe time with it.
Happy upcoming 4th!

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