Spring 2017 Compass Check

Compass Check: Spring 2017

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In this issue we tackle some of the most challenging aspects of being a young adult: anxiety, honoring your parents when they may not always be honorable, navigating university life with your faith intact, and other important issues. 

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Table of Contents

Compass Corner

Compass Corner: Your Summer is Calling

2 minutes
This summer can be one of your best yet, but how? It’s simple—enjoy a week at your favorite summer camp!
Dear Readers

Dear Readers

3 minutes
Around presidential election time there was a lot of noise about fake news stories and media misgivings.
How to Keep Your Faith in College

How to Keep Your Faith in College

6 minutes
I'm not the first person to say this, and I certainly won’t be the last: College is hard. Like, really hard.
Outside In

Outside In

5 minutes
I t was a dreary day when I pulled into the parking lot. The “Visitors Only” sign directed me to the parking area. Crossing the lot I approached a...
The Upside of Anxiety

The Upside of Anxiety

4 minutes
Sitting in a doctor’s office a few days after my 25th birthday, I waited to find out what was wrong with my feet after my first gout attack. Instead...
Do I Belong? Do I Matter?

Do I Belong? Do I Matter?

6 minutes
Many, many years ago, when I was a teen (OK, more like only two years), I remember having plenty of worries and questions about my life and my future...
How to Honor Your Parents When They Aren't Always Honorable

How to Honor Your Parents When They Aren't Always Honorable

6 minutes
Once when I was 17, I came home after doing something that I knew would make my mom really mad...
Broke Again?

Broke Again?

4 minutes
When I was a teenager, my mom took me to the local bank to help me open my first checking account. Along with the thrill of getting the seed money to...
Abigail: A Fool's Wife

Abigail: A Fool's Wife

6 minutes
It was a beautiful spring day, and Abigail was busily overseeing food preparations for feeding the workers during the annual sheep-shearing festival...