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You Are More Than Enough-You Are Magnificent
Bestseller and Best In State Award-winning book, now available in softcover
In a world where many women wonder if they measure up, the quest for perfection can be exhausting! For those who are overloaded and overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy comes an authentic and powerful lifeline of reassurance by best-selling author and popular motivational speaker Ganel-Lyn Condie. Featuring lessons taught through scripture, Church leaders, and personal experience, this inspirational book highlights the eternal strength inherent in and available to every woman. Readers will laugh, cry, and feel supported as they live their earthly missions with renewed peace and confidence. From the innate beauty of daughters of God to the gift of self-acceptance to the transcendent power of Christ's grace, sisters in every stage of life will be inspired to live more freely and fearlessly by learning to embrace their eternal potential and realize they are already more than enough they are magnificent.
In a world where many women wonder if they measure up, the quest for perfection can be exhausting! For those who are overloaded and overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy comes an authentic and powerful lifeline of reassurance by best-selling author and popular motivational speaker Ganel-Lyn Condie. Featuring lessons taught through scripture, Church leaders, and personal experience, this inspirational book highlights the eternal strength inherent in and available to every woman. Readers will laugh, cry, and feel supported as they live their earthly missions with renewed peace and confidence. From the innate beauty of daughters of God to the gift of self-acceptance to the transcendent power of Christ's grace, sisters in every stage of life will be inspired to live more freely and fearlessly by learning to embrace their eternal potential and realize they are already more than enough they are magnificent.
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Published March 1, 2018
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June 10, 2019
Encouraging and inspiring message for women. We all need someone like this author in our corner, cheering us on and reminding us how imperfectly perfect we all are.
March 12, 2020
This is a book for women. One of my daughters gifted this to another of my daughters for her birthday. She also bought a copy for herself. I'm so glad she did. I hope both daughters will read it. It's clear the author is a public speaker. Much of the book is very conversational. This is the best kind of self-help book. It's very uplifting. I like the author's personal examples. This is definitely one to own and let others borrow. I want to look for other books by this author and would love to hear her speak.
Here are a few things I want to remember:
Page 42 "Like a friend recently told me about wearing a bathing suit, 'There will always be a girl skinnier than you who thinks she is fat and a woman fatter than you who thinks she looks perfect.'"
Page 81 "I call it 'the rubber ball and glass ball test.' If we were juggling glass balls and dropped one, the ball would break. But if we were tossing rubber balls and dropped one, the ball would bounce. So it is with the different roles and responsibilities we are juggling. Some stewardships are glass balls, and some are rubber, and they can change from one minute to the next." Be more careful with the glass balls! Allow the rubber responsibilities to bounce from time to time if necessary. Realize needs and priorities can and need to change.
Page 83 "The key is knowing when a ball has turned from rubber to glass. Glass balls will crack and break if dropped. And that is okay too. The Atonement of Christ covers broken glass."
Page 95 "I asked Cindy where she has found the strength to do this marathon. She said it boils down to this: 'It is one thing to say you trust God. It is another thing to not know how long something will go on and to still choose trust over fear. I am choosing to trust God one day at a time.'"
Page 101 "Lane and Marcia stayed united, knowing only God knew what they were living with."
Page 102 "Thank you, Cindy and Marcia, for showing me where real, eternal strength comes from. Thank you for showing me that getting up every day, reading my scriptures, saying my prayers, and trying to do the day in front of me is trusting God's plan for me. I know a lot of Cindys and Marcias. They are all over the world, doing all kinds of hard things. They don't think they are strong, because sometimes they cry and want to run away."
Page 138 When there were only two pieces of bread for the whole congregation for the sacrament, so it was divided into tiny crumbs. "As I reached for a morsel, I very distinctly heard a voice say, 'I know you have nothing to offer. I know you have only a crumb to give this calling. But it is enough. I will make up the rest. It is enough.'"
Page 141 "The Savior doesn't want an arms-length kind of relationship with you. He wants an intimate, best-friend-tell-me-everything-and-let-me-carry-it-for-you kind of connection."
Page 169 "Can you begin to recognize feelings of shame? They don't serve you."
"When you are mired in shame, the accusers live inside your own head. You forgot to bring the attention-getting object lesson for your Primary class, so you pick up a big round stone and slam it against your forehead. Maybe now you won't forget next time."
Page 170 "The time has come to ask your toxic guest to leave." "Listen to the voice in your head that allows for bad days and repentance; make room for mistakes and makeups."
Here are a few things I want to remember:
Page 42 "Like a friend recently told me about wearing a bathing suit, 'There will always be a girl skinnier than you who thinks she is fat and a woman fatter than you who thinks she looks perfect.'"
Page 81 "I call it 'the rubber ball and glass ball test.' If we were juggling glass balls and dropped one, the ball would break. But if we were tossing rubber balls and dropped one, the ball would bounce. So it is with the different roles and responsibilities we are juggling. Some stewardships are glass balls, and some are rubber, and they can change from one minute to the next." Be more careful with the glass balls! Allow the rubber responsibilities to bounce from time to time if necessary. Realize needs and priorities can and need to change.
Page 83 "The key is knowing when a ball has turned from rubber to glass. Glass balls will crack and break if dropped. And that is okay too. The Atonement of Christ covers broken glass."
Page 95 "I asked Cindy where she has found the strength to do this marathon. She said it boils down to this: 'It is one thing to say you trust God. It is another thing to not know how long something will go on and to still choose trust over fear. I am choosing to trust God one day at a time.'"
Page 101 "Lane and Marcia stayed united, knowing only God knew what they were living with."
Page 102 "Thank you, Cindy and Marcia, for showing me where real, eternal strength comes from. Thank you for showing me that getting up every day, reading my scriptures, saying my prayers, and trying to do the day in front of me is trusting God's plan for me. I know a lot of Cindys and Marcias. They are all over the world, doing all kinds of hard things. They don't think they are strong, because sometimes they cry and want to run away."
Page 138 When there were only two pieces of bread for the whole congregation for the sacrament, so it was divided into tiny crumbs. "As I reached for a morsel, I very distinctly heard a voice say, 'I know you have nothing to offer. I know you have only a crumb to give this calling. But it is enough. I will make up the rest. It is enough.'"
Page 141 "The Savior doesn't want an arms-length kind of relationship with you. He wants an intimate, best-friend-tell-me-everything-and-let-me-carry-it-for-you kind of connection."
Page 169 "Can you begin to recognize feelings of shame? They don't serve you."
"When you are mired in shame, the accusers live inside your own head. You forgot to bring the attention-getting object lesson for your Primary class, so you pick up a big round stone and slam it against your forehead. Maybe now you won't forget next time."
Page 170 "The time has come to ask your toxic guest to leave." "Listen to the voice in your head that allows for bad days and repentance; make room for mistakes and makeups."
May 13, 2018
This is one of those books you want all your girlfriends to read! As women we are so hard on ourselves. This book is such a great reminder that no matter who you are or how many times you’ve made a mistake, you are loved! You are valued! And you are enough! And with that love from our father in Heaven, we can keep moving forward, keep improving, and share that love with others.
March 6, 2021
Condie's way of looking at life as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is simple, yet profound. She doesn't use trite or tired clichés, which adds sincerity to her words. This book is empowering.
January 2, 2025
This was a very insightful book that helped me gain new perspective on the topics of perfectionism and inadequacy in our church. While this book is directed to women, it was helpful to me for myriad reasons. Very uplifting and hopeful concepts.
February 23, 2020
4.5 :) Very inspiring and empowering
May 25, 2018
I recently took a public speaking class and one of the other students did a speech on self compassion. She talked about how we attack and hurt ourselves in ways that we would never do to friends, families, and strangers. While I think she underestimated my willingness to be rude to others, she is right in that I am even meaner to myself. I am constantly and even obsessively self-critical: questioning every decision, agonizing over looking and sounding stupid to others, and beating myself up over my weight and appearance. It is very difficult for me to be kind to myself and that makes it hard for me to be kind to others.
In this book, the author reminds women that they are not the failures and miscreants they think they are. In fact, she makes a good case for loving yourself in your imperfections while continuing to strive to be more. It can be difficult to reconcile the two. It's hard to find the balance between self compassion and complacency - to keep working to improve while being patient and even proud of where we are right now. My instinct is to argue back and say, "I'm not enough, and I'm definitely not magnificent," but that's the point of the book, isn't it? Many, if not most, people find it hard to forgive themselves for even minor mistakes and struggle with a distorted self-image.
I have family members who are narcissistic and incapable of seeing faults in themselves but masterful at seeing faults in others. I have spent decades trying to recover from toxic relationships with these people - being told daily all of the ways I failed to measure up. So many years of being told that I was worthless took its toll and I still struggle to see myself clearly. It's like spiritual and emotional anorexia. I see myself one way and others, presumably, see me another. I need a better mirror.
The message of this book was exactly the balm my spirit needed, especially at this time when I'm going back to college. I loved the stories she shared of women who refused to recognize their own value while others could see it so clearly. I especially appreciated the story of the plaster Buddha statue. In 1955 people were trying to move a 600 year old plaster statue of Buddha. A rope broke and the statue crashed to the ground, cracking it. On examination they discovered gold hidden within the plaster. The statue was solid gold and its true value would never have been discovered if it hadn't been dropped. The analogies to our lives of adversity exposing our true selves was apt and something I will remember long after I've forgotten other messages from this book. You can read more about it here.
I found this book to be encouraging and inspirational and I recommend it. Five stars.
In this book, the author reminds women that they are not the failures and miscreants they think they are. In fact, she makes a good case for loving yourself in your imperfections while continuing to strive to be more. It can be difficult to reconcile the two. It's hard to find the balance between self compassion and complacency - to keep working to improve while being patient and even proud of where we are right now. My instinct is to argue back and say, "I'm not enough, and I'm definitely not magnificent," but that's the point of the book, isn't it? Many, if not most, people find it hard to forgive themselves for even minor mistakes and struggle with a distorted self-image.
I have family members who are narcissistic and incapable of seeing faults in themselves but masterful at seeing faults in others. I have spent decades trying to recover from toxic relationships with these people - being told daily all of the ways I failed to measure up. So many years of being told that I was worthless took its toll and I still struggle to see myself clearly. It's like spiritual and emotional anorexia. I see myself one way and others, presumably, see me another. I need a better mirror.
The message of this book was exactly the balm my spirit needed, especially at this time when I'm going back to college. I loved the stories she shared of women who refused to recognize their own value while others could see it so clearly. I especially appreciated the story of the plaster Buddha statue. In 1955 people were trying to move a 600 year old plaster statue of Buddha. A rope broke and the statue crashed to the ground, cracking it. On examination they discovered gold hidden within the plaster. The statue was solid gold and its true value would never have been discovered if it hadn't been dropped. The analogies to our lives of adversity exposing our true selves was apt and something I will remember long after I've forgotten other messages from this book. You can read more about it here.
I found this book to be encouraging and inspirational and I recommend it. Five stars.
February 8, 2019
This is a beautiful little book full of hope and inspiration. LDS women are very hard on themselves. They never feel they measure up to the ideal. Her approach and stories focused on individual value and worth. Recommend!
April 8, 2021
This was the April pick for my neighborhood book club and I very likely would not have picked this up on my own.
What I didn't like:
I found the writing to ramble quite a bit, drawing conclusions and connections that, at times, seemed a bit of a reach. I appreciated the prologue where the author acknowledges that there are many "individual plans of happiness," but found myself feeling disappointed that the advice seems to be more or less the standard "Sunday school" answers, to "doubt your doubts" and essentially fall in line.
What I Liked:
I agree with the overarching sentiment that everyone has value and something unique to contribute. I especially loved the reminder in the chapter entitled "Enough Time" that what you do everyday in your home and your community can and does make a difference. I think daily quiet time spent meditating on love is a brilliant idea and highly encourage it.
What I didn't like:
I found the writing to ramble quite a bit, drawing conclusions and connections that, at times, seemed a bit of a reach. I appreciated the prologue where the author acknowledges that there are many "individual plans of happiness," but found myself feeling disappointed that the advice seems to be more or less the standard "Sunday school" answers, to "doubt your doubts" and essentially fall in line.
What I Liked:
I agree with the overarching sentiment that everyone has value and something unique to contribute. I especially loved the reminder in the chapter entitled "Enough Time" that what you do everyday in your home and your community can and does make a difference. I think daily quiet time spent meditating on love is a brilliant idea and highly encourage it.
February 12, 2024
I remember when this book came out. I saw it in my Deseret Book catalogue and marked it as a maybe get. When I looked for it on the shelves, I couldn't find it, so I shrugged it off. However, it was free to listen to from DB Plus, so I decided to listen to it. This is a book I will be getting. There were times listening to this that I seriously felt like she had been reading my journals -- what she was saying was so exactly how I felt. This is a book I will be going back to get a hard copy because I enjoyed it that much and will likely want to reread it in the future.
May 25, 2025
I tried to read this book several months ago and felt it was too cheesy, cliche— before putting it in my purge pile yesterday I decided to give it a second shot. It’s a quick read and while I still feel several anecdotes were cliche I did find it more uplifting and readable this time around.
I liked her application of scripture stories more than personal anecdotes — I really liked the warrior woman survival journal idea. For this phase/chapter in my life, that felt revolutionary. Maybe worth the time spent reading just for that on page 112.
I liked her application of scripture stories more than personal anecdotes — I really liked the warrior woman survival journal idea. For this phase/chapter in my life, that felt revolutionary. Maybe worth the time spent reading just for that on page 112.
June 6, 2018
This is the second book I've read by Ganel-Lyn Condie, and I really enjoy her writing style. She uses stories from others' lives, as well as her own to remind women that we have enough love, beauty, time, strength, value, etc. I loved the painting on the cover, so my daughter got me the book for Mother's Day. I'll now pass it around to my daughters and mom to read- a valuable message for all women of faith.
September 12, 2021
Love love love this book! I can not say enough that reading this book was so uplifting to me. I love how she based her thoughts and encouragement on the Savior Jesus Christ. If someone is going thru a discouraging time, depression, physical afflictions thru illness (something I have experienced for years). Her writing and words refreshed me.
January 21, 2022
I really enjoyed this book. I found some of the humor a bit annoying, but the message of this book is the reason I am rating it the way that I am. This book is very applicable to women and the doubts and fears that we face. I finished this book feeling empowered and strengthened. If you have ever doubted your worth as a woman than I would recommend this book.
March 5, 2023
Not a bad read. I didn't identify with some of the struggles and things she talked about--mostly because I'm not a middle aged stay at home mom with low self esteem (for example, there's one experience she shares where she gets a calling as a primary chorister and feels like her life will completely fall apart as a result)--but the book had good principles.
June 7, 2018
Uplifting and comforting, this book reiterates what we already know and are continuously told, but always need to be reminded of: no matter our situation, circumstance or spiritual level, we are of infinite worth to our Heavenly Father. Just what I needed right now.
August 29, 2018
I read this while recovering from major surgery. It was nice to be reminded that I was good enough lying on the couch while my family waited on me hand and foot! I love her message, but the timing of my finding and reading this book was perfect.
May 3, 2019
Loved this book full of inspirational stories weaving together the life of Christ and those around Him as well as people Ganel-Lyn knows and loves and advice for each of us to take into our own lives.
I took my time reading this just a chapter at a time so I could ponder more of it.
I took my time reading this just a chapter at a time so I could ponder more of it.
April 17, 2024
Excellent book for all women to remember who we are and what we are doing is more than enough. The author is extremely encouraging and speaks to every reader individually as if she knows us and is cheering us on. Loved the positivity.
February 14, 2025
Favorite Quote: "I'm pretty sure that if Elder Holland read from the phone book I would feel the Spirit."
I also really liked her story/experience with the sacrament bread. I'm grateful she shared that.
This book is uplifting and full of good reminders and stories.
I also really liked her story/experience with the sacrament bread. I'm grateful she shared that.
This book is uplifting and full of good reminders and stories.
June 19, 2018
Absolutely wonderful book! I already ordered a copy for a dear friend of mine, and plan on getting several more!
July 24, 2018
It was a bit juvenile for me. But the message resonates regardless of age.
October 7, 2019
I really needed this book. I’m going to reread it often. All of my friends should read this!
January 8, 2020
Soooo many feelings about this book! I felt the spirit testifying strongly and a desire to know and feel my own worth. Also a desire to keep pushing forward in faith.
February 15, 2020
I want to give this book to ever woman I meet.such great power and wisdom. Loved every bit of this book .?
March 4, 2020
This book had some things to say that I really needed to hear.
February 13, 2021
A friend gave me this book and the message was just what I needed.
February 20, 2022
If you are struggling with how you feel about yourself then this is the book for you. It will change the way you think about yourself.
March 12, 2023
Very inspiring and enjoyable to read. I love all the examples of strong women it gives!
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