Believe First

01/23/2026

Our bodies, minds, and hearts aren't built to last forever. They will break in various ways, but brokenness can produce its own beauty.

While it is important to take time to heal when something breaks, it is even more important to not ignore the fact that something broke or pretend that it didn't. All of us will experience a break at some point.

Healing is available though. The scars, breaks, or tears can turn into something beautiful.

If you are unsure of where to turn, reach out. While we may not know everything and are not therapists, we are people, and we know what it is like to feel stuck or unsure of where to turn. We will listen, and we will do our best to simply connect as humans, regardless of what may have broken.

We all find ourselves discouraged about where we are in life at different points. Life rarely turns out the way we expect it to. Choices, good or bad, lead us to different experiences and trajectories, and the actions of others certainly play a role in this reality as well. Whether we are comparing....

01/16/2026

It's that time of year again! The laws that will shape Utah are up for vote, and your voice and knowledge is needed to help move things in a good way!

Join us for attorney-led discussions on the bills so that you can understand and be informed. If you have a bill you would like reviewed at the meetings, please just let us know.

01/13/2026

Your story is powerful. It helps you understand you better, and it helps your family understand themselves better too.

It is not hard to write your story. 30 minutes a week will get you a significant ways, especially if you make it your goal to work on it in 2026.

We can easily spend 30 minutes on social media. When we put our 30 minutes to creating something lasting though, lives start to change, including our own.

God gave us the power to shape our own lives and our world. This is one way to start harnessing the power we have to act, for good.

Your Story Can Shape OthersOur stories matter. Our experiences can shape the future, if we take time to record the things that actually helped make us who we are. The things that we thought about, cared about, and worked to achieve. We can leave a legacy through the records we make, and this can hel...

01/07/2026

Believe 2026 focuses on helping individuals create positive change by strengthening their influence across key spheres, from self and family to community, government, and the world. Through shared resources, events, and group connections, participants are given practical steps to act for good within their reach. Together, we believe that when good people actively work toward meaningful goals, they can shape a better world and leave a lasting legacy.

We are excited for this year! We fully believe that each of us are capable of changing our world, for good. To that end, we will spend this year focusing on some of the spheres of influence we each have. We will have information, activities, and events that help us better exercise our influence in e...

08/21/2025

We are putting on a Constitution Day event on September 15. My daughter is quite passionate about this, and she has put together a great program with some talented singers and speakers.

While our country is not perfect, we fully believe that the only way to keep it and improve it is to first recognize and celebrate the good that is America. If we never take time to see and celebrate the good, we will miss a significant part of the picture.

We would love to have you join us! We will provide hotdogs, but please sign up at the link as well to bring a dish to share as well.

https://believefirst-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/ahepworth_believefirst_org/EUrO2J2ccTtDpbCOrhNeh_ABpBou-FcnaAX4xRmTa3qrLQ?e=nt74hv

08/11/2025

We have a family 5K coming up! It has prizes for 8 different age groups, and also has a family prize for the family with the fastest average time. We would love to have you join us on September 6 in Murray. You can register for free at www.believefirst.org/believe5k

If you don't want to run or walk it, but are open to helping at the finish line or a water station, please let me know. We would love to have a few volunteers to help out as well with the race.

03/05/2025

Come join us for our 2025 Believe Spelling Bee! Children and youth get to compete in 3 levels (beginner, intermediate, and advanced), and there are prizes of up to $150 for the winners in each level. Parents and adults can volunteer to help judge or otherwise assist with the event.

We strongly believe that opportunities like this help build resiliency, intelligence, and courage in those that participate, and we want to reward those who try with a good experience.

You can register at this link: https://www.believefirst.org/spellingbee

Please help us share this with others you know who may be interested in participating.

**This will be a technology-free event** 😉

02/18/2025

I have recently started trying to understand myself through looking at what my actions, words, etc. say about me. In other words, if my actions and words told the story of who I was inside, what would they say about me?

I know that we are more than our actions and words, but I also believe that my actions and words say a lot about what is inside of me.

So, when I looked at my prayers and the things I prayed for, I realized that, even though I didn't consciously think this, I was praying as if God was more of a genie in a bottle than my Father In Heaven. I wrote a little about the error in the way I approached my prayers, as it has actually changed quite a bit inside of me to approach prayer through a different lens.

A genie in a bottle. A magic carpet ride. These were supposed to be from the story of Aladdin, but one day I realized they were not entirely fictional—they described my prayers.

09/05/2024

Come join us at our annual community Constitution Day Celebration! We have a great time and keep all content uplifting and inspiring as we celebrate the good in our country and the blessing of our Constitution.

04/20/2024

02/01/2024

Come join us this coming Tuesday at noon! We will review laws impacting business that are currently proposed in Utah's legislative session, and we will start an exciting project to create model laws. We are serious about moving forward with improving the state of the law and politics, and by contributing your expertise and experience as a business owner, we believe we can create a system based in truth and sound principles.

We will also provide some great information on ways to improve emotional intelligence to better be able to handle the many challenges of running a business.

We will provide lunch to those that RSVP.

If you would like to join online, let us know and we'll send you a link to join via Microsoft Teams.

12/04/2023

If silicone wristbands aren't your thing, then maybe these will be!

Hand-made, stackable, beaded bracelets.

We are continuing to add more ways to remind you to believe and to share that you believe with others.

What would you like to see next?