Maddie Morris and Her Parents: From Silly Mustaches to a Teen's Christmas Wish

Maddie Morris has had a brain tumor three times. In the past, friends and family showed their support by posting pictures of themselves on social media sporting fake mustaches. The pictures brought a smile to young Maddie's face while she endured treatment, and they even inspired her parents to write a middle-grade novel about the experience. But as now 19-year-old Maddie prepares to have surgery once again this December, she has a bit of a different wish that she'd love your help with this Christmas. 1:49- No Attempt to Catch an Avocado 6:41- Eight Years Later 8:06- The Red Sea 11:53- When We Don't Get the Miracle We Want 14:35- The Bigger Dream 18:07- A Window and A Mirror 23:10- What Do Trials Do For Us? 26:51- A Farsighted Approach To Challenges 30:33- Fear Holds Us Back From Each Other 32:21- The Power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ 34:44- Just Showing Up 40:31- This Year's Christmas Wish 43:02- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ? "I remember just praying over and over, 'This load is getting to me, and I need some help.' And just the reality that that works—that it's not just for the surgery moment, it can be the weeks before where you wake up, and you think you should feel heavy and dreary, but you don't. It feels like somebody else has the load for now." -Chad Morris Mustaches for Maddie Character of Christ by Elder David A. Bednar See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.