Researching the good and the beautiful for my home. I’m a Christian, non Mormon. Thank you for this video. It’s hard to be obedient to the Lord when we know we will be attacked for doing so. I’m proud of you! I read this verse this morning and thought I would share. “And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.” ‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭15‬:‭22‬ ‭ESV‬‬ I think our culture gets really upset; because we like to copy another person. But we need to have an individual identity with our Lord and a personal relationship. Spend less time being critical of anyone, and what they “hear” from the lord. Talk to him yourself; and there will be no confusion.

It’s her PERSONAL conviction... her personal conviction should not and does not threaten anyone else. Being obedient to Gods personal/individual call that is on each of our own lives is PARAMOUNT. She is taking His directing for her life seriously and acting accordingly. There really IS NOTHING to debate. Thanks for your review and your explanation. I am going into my first year with TGTB and I am looking forward to it, while remaining aware that it may or may not be a life time commitment and being willing to sacrifice my wants for HIS at any point. Congratulations on your new position as writer!

Why do people follow herd mentality instead of experiencing and judging things for themselves? Everyone’s situation and belief is different (even within the same religious sect). That’s why most of us homeschool... so we can evaluate, choose, & adjust available resources to fit each child. It’s ludicrous to see that Jenny has her curriculum for free to download..and discloses her background and beliefs... yet people still purchase it then go on to be upset that she’s LDS-despite liking the actual content of the curriculum. I love drawing resources from all religions and sources if it promotes good moral messages my family can grow from. I would not hate a quote that admonishes us to be loving and kind to each other just because it was spoken by someone I don’t agree with.

So I'm LDS and I get your point. If it was the other way around I may have some of the same feeling as you do. I respect your decision and understand. You are a great person.

Thanks for the explanation Rebecca! I do understand your reasoning for sure and appreciate your honesty and boldness ❤️

I am so happy to hear when one follows the convictions they have been given. God bless your journey as you step forward in what He has for you, regardless of what any other person says. Bottom line, it’s you & Him. Hang in there. Love for you sister!

We’re so thankful to be able to choose what works best for us and our own families. We love TGTB and we’re not LDS. Thanks for your input. We all make our own decisions at the end of the day. 😊🙏🏻

I love love this insight. While we are not Mormon, I will still use this LA program. But your honesty and conviction is refreshing and I look forward to following your channel as I'm a new Subsciber.

I am a dad and I am the teacher. I personally love the curriculum. My daughter is 7 and we have a blast. I’m a full-on, spirit-filled believer. I get the whole, “It’s developed by an LDS gal!!! I don’t see any issues with this curriculum. WHAT I do see is YOU CAN’T make money with TGATB as an affiliate marketer so many of theses mom blogs attract HUGE traffic to draw u out and into their own creations OR someone else. That’s tough. I’m having a blast with my 7 year old using this curriculum. I don’t see LDS spreading their message anywhere in the course. I know how to discern the spirits. Also, I don’t rely on this curriculum to teach my daughter about Jesus Christ of Nazareth. I share my transformation and the born-again message DIRECTLY to her and read from our King James. TGATB will NOT lead your kids to Christ...you must do this. The key is to look and see WHY they slam the curriculum. Is there a link to something else?

I’m new with you and with homeschooling . This will be my first year homeschooling my child . I feel the Lord directed me to homeschool and gave me peace about doing so . One of my closest friends are LDS. There’s not a very large community of Mormons around here but they are honestly some of the most dedicated people I’ve ever known as far as moral values . Stronger than some protestant /Christians I’ve known . But I do get what your saying .

Your final reason jives with me so much. That’s the reason I’ve avoided any one curriculum and I love the freedom of doing what works for us. Yay for homeschooling. Excited to see what you do!

I’m so glad you posted this. I am just starting our homeschool journey, and the majority of resources I have found are posted by LDS members. I, too, want something that lines up with my faith.

Thank you for your heart, display of faith, and courage. Praying for you and looking forward to that Bible curriculum.

Thank you for posting your personal review and experience. I like to hear from different people's experiences and opinions and I appreciate you taking the time to share yours. God bless.

I am so encouraged by your sensitivity and obedience to the Holy Spirit's leading. You have a beautiful heart for the Lord. Praying for continual guidance as you continue to lean on Him throughout your journey 😊

I am so proud of you!! Obedience is hard but it is always worth it! Fear of man is a snare!!

Thank you so much for this video!!! I appreciate your honesty❤ I too started TGTB and discontinued it after one month because it was too long for each lesson. I also have 5 kids and prefer to simplify things for our book work. You have very valid concerns regarding the theology connected to it and I applaud you for taking responsibility for that as a lot of Christians follow your advice, you did the right thing👍God bless you!!!

You explained this so graciously and clearly. Thank you for your honest, challenging, yet very freeing explanation. I very much respect your reasoning and did not feel that you were bashing at all.

So what I am really hearing is I want to sell my stuff and I don’t want to give the impression that I align with LDS doctrine. I don’t want people to not buy my stuff because I use a certain curriculum. so I had to switch curriculum even though it was working for my family. 😁

Your main reason for not using it makes me trust your reviews and recommendations so much more. Thank you for being cautious.

I LOVE how honest you’re being. I wish more public figures would honestly address their own accountability. Love you for this.

PRAISE!! I am just finding this in 2020 and I have to say, I’m so happy to hear the other side. I just started researching homeschool curriculum, and found nothing but TGATB. As someone who is in Canada, Indigenous & Catholic, I can not wait to try YOUR curriculum.

Love this...thank you for your courage to follow your convictions and your humility to make the switch publicly. I recently got a little backlash in a facebook homeschool group thread for sharing my same conviction, and your video here has been encouraging and confirming for me. I appreciate your understanding about holding yourself to a higher standard as an influential leader in the homeschool community, and absolutely agree with you. I certainly am not a leader in the homeschool community as you are, but I serve in pastoral ministry with my husband and often feel led by God to make decisions that are not always understood, and that aren't necessarily wrong for others...but would be wrong for me as one whom others look to for guidance. I've actually just learned about your channel through this video, but am now a subscriber! Your heart here, and your decision to switch, makes me respect and trust where you're coming from as a homeschool voice. I see your willingness to make adjustments and changes as a great strength and evidence of a humble heart!

You go girl! I respect this video you made! Good thing I saw it before I made my big purchase but I honestly completely agree with you. Its who u support and what it makes u look especially in your stand point. May God bless you and give you wisdom to make right decision and to not be afraid to speak out. I dont even know what it is u believe or follow you even but I feel like I get you 100%

Personally, I believe it's a beautiful thing when brands with varying POVs can support one another and embrace those differences.

Thank you for making this video! I admire your courage and conviction to do what you believed was right. You're right in that we are all responsible for how we influence others, and we need to consider carefully how we use our platform and voice because we are accountable for it. Thanks for being faithful.

I am seeing this way later but I feel impressed to leave a comment. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints I offer my perspective. I have lots of Christian friends who go to different Christian churches. I love being friends with people with different opinions and have found it interesting to note how so many different Christians disagree on so many doctrines. What I like about TGATB is that it focuses on what we all agree on as Christians: trying to follow in His footsteps, to love as He loved, and become better people. I love that TGATB teaches values and good character that I think we can all agree on. By their fruits ye shall know them.

Hey Rebecca! I just found you! ❤️ After watching a couple of your videos, I believe we are pretty aligned in our views. I used TGATB last year. And we loved it! IMO its much better than so many curriculums out there. I didn’t disagree with anything, but am excited to try our new Masterbooks, A Reason For, and CLE for the most part. I found that in trying to keep faith and foundation neutral, it nearly negates it. Yes, I can then teach my children what I like, but it is more work. When I opened Masterbooks Science I realized what I was missing. God first. And props to you for following your heart. Can’t wait to see what you’re working on!! Hugs and prayers!!

Everyone continues to grow in their faith and their curriculum choices! Love following your journey!

I have tried a lot of curriculum, but have never found anything I like more than The Good and the Beautiful. Their Language Arts is the best I have ever found and their Math curriculum (we just started using this year) actually makes math fun for my kids. Everyone has a right to choose what works best for their family. I'm still going to use The Good and the Beautiful, because it is good & beautiful. I am not a Muslim, but if a Muslim painted a beautiful picture that I loved, I would hang it on my wall. I am not a Catholic, but if a Catholic sold a beautiful clothing pattern, I would still buy it. I am not an Atheist, but if an Atheist wrote a beautiful poem, I would still read it.

I love this! I love your honesty and how you seek to honor God in the way you’re called to glorify Him. And yes, you are absolutely right!!! Thank you for honoring your calling and your place of influence!

I already ordered TGATB for this coming school year and I knew that Jenny was LDS before ordering. I wasn't aware of the extra info offered on her site. We are not LDS, but I feel as though I am grounded enough to notice if there is anything that would conflict with my faith. It may be our first and last year with TGATB, we'll see. I saw your Facebook video on it and I hate it that so many people lashed out at you in anger and with unkind words. I thank you for being honest and sharing your feelings and your opinions without bashing Jenny or the curriculum. You made it plain that it's a good curriculum, but you feel accountable as a Christian for anything you endorse. May God bless you for your honesty and openess.

I just wanted to say thank you for making this video. It really gave me the push to drive deeper into other curriculums. Up until this video the good and the beautiful is all I had ever heard about and researching other curriculums seemed intense and daunting. My husband and I have a heart for transitioning LDS and we definitly feel conviction over where our curriculum comes from. After considering the curriculum writers faith (and that this curriculum is advertised as Christian) we started looking into other faith based curriculums and found some that we absolutely loved! I am with you in the sense that the good and the beautiful was such a beautiful curriculum. The beauty is that we all have freedom in the Lord to choose the right educational path for our kids. I am thankful that you are not going against your conscience and thank you for making this video!

Wow girlfriend! I was not a Homeschool On follower and this popped up on my feed. I am still digesting all you said and chewing on it. However, I must say that I am proud as a fellow Christian that you stood on what called you to in the face of adversity. It is so hard to do and often many back down or fold. Prayers for you as you continue on your homeschooling journey. ❤️

I really appreciate that you posted this video because I was considering The Good and The Beautiful but I was not aware that it was created from a LDS perspective. I feel the same way as you, so I appreciate your upfront honesty. I have been following your reviews as I get ready for Grade 1 next year. Thank you so much for your videos! :)

Love love love that you made this video and opened up your heart and stood up to all the hate from people! Me as a Christian, I appreciate this video since I was about to order a book from them.

Good for you! Good for you for separating from something that you felt a conviction over! 👏🏻 Praise to God! I have been looking at MB for a while.

Hi Rebecca, I'm so happy I found you. I've been praying for God to lead me to the right videos since there's so many. I admire your honesty and confidence. God bless you in your journey!

Something was pulling me away from TGATB. Whether it was money or availability, it just wasn't happening. Looking into it I had initial concerns about the connection to LDS, but pushed aside my doubts and had my mind set on going ahead. I went to order it today and somehow I ended up on this video. It totally convicted me and validated my doubts! I think this video was done very lovingly and eloquently. I am terribly brokenhearted that people would be in such an uproar about you opening up and being honest. I'll keep you and your family in my prayers. Thank you for sharing your journey. Bless you!

I know this video is older but I’ve been on a rabbit trail looking for info to confirm my convictions on good and beautiful. I used some of the curriculum this year because let’s face it.. it’s great! It’s amazing. I’m drawn to it so much. I was planning on going all the way with it next year and even for my preschooler. I was so excited. I loved everything about it. But then I watched the most recent update video about why Jenny started good and beautiful. And there were things I heard I felt like God making it stand out to me. I knew that she was Mormon but like everyone else I didn’t see anything in the curriculum that said anything about it and so to me it was not big deal. But in her video she said that she was helping opening schools with that money and I can’t help but think that they will be heavily influenced in Mormon belief. After further research of what Mormons believe I am heavily convicted to not support that endeavor and the agenda she has in place. I’m so sad about. I’m sad that Satan is a big deceiver to so many people and I hope that people seek truth and seek it fervently . I support this video 100% I support your blog about it 100% no one is talking about this because everyone wants to be tolerant. Being tolerant can be so very dangerous in some aspects. I pray eyes are opened. ♥️

Thanks for speaking up on this. I look forward to see what you are working on with Master Books.

As a teacher to our children we should all follow what the Lord leads us to do!

I love that you have stood up for your beliefs and have acted on your convictions, these kinds of decisions are super hard and the fallout can be brutal...God bless!! Thanks for all your reviews, they are super informative, I have enjoyed every one I have seen!!

Amen, that's right. This is the first thing I watched regarding the curriculum. Glad the Holy Spirit told me to click your video!! I'll be following you, I'm new to homeschooling this year!!

I highly respect your boldness in putting yourself out there. As a veteran home school mom who recently started speaking more publicly it is not easy to put your life out there and deal with all negative things that come with it.

Your honesty and integrity is very appreciated! I was considering TGTB for kindergarten but ultimately went with My Father's World because of the simplicity of it.

As a pastor's wife and a 12th year homeschooler who uses CM curriculum already, I am very appreciative of your video. New subscriber!

It doesn't add up what you say. You said you didn't research all your materials, but you will not use TG&TB because of "Brand" reasons. Why, if you have so much influence as you say, would you not do research all your other materials? It makes no sense.

Bravo! I’m proud of you for standing for your belief and putting your trust in God’s plan for your life. I know that must have been a hard decision. I learn about the good and the beautiful from you and we are using it next year. This did not deter me from changing my plans for next year but grows my respect for you!

I’m a new homeschool mom, I truly appreciate this video. Thank you 🙏

Oh my word! Bless you! I purchased a large order from TG&TB, and though I greatly appreciate your vids on that curricula.. I did not purchase it because of your vids.. I will never understand anyone giving another person a hard time about personal life choices. We live in a free society as a free people. Those whom disagree need to move on. Live and let live. Pray you have a very blessed & peaceful homeschooling year. Thank you so much for being here, and for taking the time to share. I truly believe that you share from your heart, and care a great deal for others. Greatly appreciate your most recent vid on the curriculum you're using this year...some of which we've never even heard about; and I am looking into it ASAP. A lot of what you're using with your sweet DD who's dealing with learning challenges.. I'm thinking quite possibly may help our presh girl.. Your wisdom & willingness to meet your children right where they are, and find resources that will aid them in their learning is such a great encouragement to me.. Thank you so very much.. Happy Homeschooling, Rebecca .. Homeschool On..mama.. Homeschool On.. ^_^

I would be hesitant to publicly support the good and the beautiful as well. I love the curriculum and will still use it because it’s perfect for our family, but if me using it could cause confusion to hundreds or thousands of people... you bet I’d switch too.

Thank you for your honesty. In this day and time it is so hard but we have to stand up for our beliefs and convictions. Love to You and your family!

Thank you for being so brave to even voice your opinion! We are using Master Books this year for Bible & Apologetics. I still love TG&TB LA but we only use it for Reading Fluency. This is one of the main reasons History was out of the question. I wish you the best in your Master Books journey.

I'm grateful to have finally decided to buy Gather Round...I sat around waiting to practice wisdom before I jumped onto buying any curriculum. The LORD has brought me through my homeschool journey and I've found my place in the Charlotte Mason approach/Unit Studies. But this further solidifies my thankfulness that my journey has brought me to you. Seeing that you're with such strong conviction and discernment, I'm happy to align myself with Gather Round all the more! I hope this finds you well, I hope you're strengthened and encouraged dear sister 🙏🏻♥️

I am a Christian, my question to you would be why didn’t you do your homework and research before purchasing a curriculum? if your choice is not to be aligned with anything that has to do with LDS which you have stated that their beliefs are not included in the curriculum then why is it an issue now? And to be honest with now you have opened up a door for us as Christians people not to buy your product for the same reason due to your Christian beliefs..if the good and the beautiful is not promoting LDS beliefs or doctrine then I don’t see how you can use that as an equation to change curriculum what I do believe is that because you were going to use your own curriculum which I think is great I think you should’ve been more honest in stating your reasons why you are making a change such as because I am working on my own thing I have decided not to use the good and the beautiful.... for me if you really were concerned about your Christian beliefs and making sure that whatever you promote is not going to be misaligned with that you should have really thoroughly done your homework before promoting any product if you really want to take care or look after your brand... I do understand your point in the curriculum having LDS insight however once again and I have to repeat myself you kind of lost me with your credibility because you should have done a background check on this I mean if it’s in the website then why would you allow yourself to be placed in a position where you received this curriculum whether purchased it or received it as part of a review and promote it just doesn’t make sense to me. But I pray that you have clarity now.

I was trying to find the controversy video that others were talking about... Not sure if this is it? Still trying to decide what to use for 2nd next fall. Also confused on why she's not looking at the camera. Seems to be only this video? 🙈

But you didn't have to do all these things... as homeschool mammas, we can chose to skip and or interject our own things and remove or skip over what a curriculum may have....

Thank you SO much for explaining this!

I love your honesty and how kindly you spoke about, to some people, a touchy subject. I found your explanations very respectful. Thank you so much for making this video. I thought about purchasing TGATB, but I am so happy I came across this video first. Not only does my family believe in more of a Pentecostal viewpoint, but also I think the intensity of the program wouldn't have been suitable for us. I was already sold on Master Books after coming across your more recent videos, but my choice is now confirmed. You definitely do hold a position of influence and I respect how highly you consider how people view you. For an average person, "worrying" about how you are viewed is not incredibly important, but it is for you and it's nice to see how well you handle it. From a fellow Canadian, your videos are very helpful to me. Thank you for all of your time and effort that goes into your content. I look forward to your videos to come. God bless you and your family, in the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

Totally respect you and your decision! Good for you for listening to your convictions even though you knew it wouldn't be a popular choice. I hope God blesses you for listening.

First, I wanted to say that it takes a lot of courage to speak to your convictions and to be willing to re-evaluate your choices, so kudos to you for that! Secondly, I just want to add that I see too often in the homeschooling community that we end up almost forming curriculum "cults"; by that I mean, we find a curriculum and like it or it becomes popular and people want to go all in with that and nothing but that and feel that anyone who is not choosing that same curriculum is somehow personally attacking them and I see this a lot when I say that we also quit using most of the TGATB curriculum (for academic reasons, not personal ones). I think this problems stems from how society tries to make homeschooling mothers feel inadequate and undermines your confidence. So people feel that if they're using what everyone is using then they're doing it "right" and if someone criticizes that particular curriculum for whatever reason then they are somehow attacking their choices and fitness to do this amazing job of homeschooling. This; however, is simply not the case. What we all need to realize is that the very heart of homeschooling itself is about choice. Every single one of our children are unique individuals and what works for one child may not be the right choice for another; even within the same family. If TGATB, or whatever curriculum works for you, that's great, share your store so others can be more informed. But if it does not work for you for whatever reason, then that's fine to, share your story to! We need to hear multiple view points from multiple people, it's not an attack, it's not personal, it doesn't mean that we all have to agree or like the same things but the more information that we have, the better equipped we are for making our own choices for our unique children. Honestly, I wish more people would share the "why I switched" kind of stories, because knowing why a particular curriculum, style, etc. does not work for your family is just as valuable as knowing why something did.

I do not agree. This vlog can only create division. Bad trees cannot produce good fruit but good trees produce good fruit. This curriculum in my experience has only produced good fruit for my family. Ease of use, good quality content. Where do you draw the line? What if there is a person who is from the middle east who owns and operates a corner store. Are you not going to buy a slushy for your child there because of that. Where do you draw the line? This to me is a good questions to ask.

AWESOME! Love you Sis. I try to seek and hear God for directions just like you. I get it. Thank you for this testimony. I believe it will exhort and encourage others to do fhe same.

So you only switched because of your brand? If your kids were thriving why?

God bless you for your obedience and heart.

So glad that you Listen and hear His voice and seek His will. What a breath of fresh air, to see conviction and a desire to speak the truth. I love that you care about your testimony(as you should). Thanks for the honesty. I have so much more respect for you. Looking forward to see how God will grown your business and what you publish. thank you!

Was about to order when I saw your video. Thank you very much. It has helped me decide

Wow! I have been waiting for someone to post something about this. My heart was and is being asked to do the same. I applaud you for standing strong in your convictions. Praise God for His faithfulness, leading and peace in this decision.

I guess I wonder why this was even necessary. If you are fearful for your brand's integrity if you associate with someone who is LDS, why not just disengage privately and quietly? Also, we can all say that "God told me" whatever we decide we want to do, but again, that is a private matter of the heart - you can't expect others to believe that God told you anything of the sort! This type of criticism of TGTB, no matter how plentiful or strong the smiles while doing it, will hurt Jenny's business. Was it necessary? We have real enemies in the world right now. If I were in your place, I would have done ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING to avoid the appearance of any religious doctrinal infighting. I am on some conservative homeschooling FB pages and there are attacks on Mormon mothers from other Christian mothers, telling them they are not Christians, and there are also other attacks relating to other things. It makes me so sad, really. I know that you didn't do that, and I appreciate that so much, but I wonder if your motivation is that you have come under pressure from some of these bullies who think they are standing for biblical purity. I am not Mormon, and I haven't ordered TGTB yet, so this is not a knee jerk defense of Jenny Philips. I just wish everyone would pay attention to the bigger picture. We need to stand together. The storm is not just coming - it's here.

This!!! Its a 4 year old video but I've been researching and felt like this was exactly what was on our heart wow thank you for putting this out there

Omgggg love thissss she is soo right! Home schooling is all about having your own mindset and working on it 👌👌👌

I appreciate your insights and thankful that you shared them. God bless your family!

It’s a journey Sis. Its important to have a ‘hearing ear’ at ALL stages of the process -pre, mid and post. I learned something from your post for myself. May Jesus continue to bless you and your fam! 😌

I have thoroughly enjoyed following you and taking into consideration a lot of your reviews. I considered TGATB but after research and discussion with my husband, decided against for the reasons you gave here. I wanted so badly to use it, but I too felt convicted not to. After seeing your stamp of approval on the curriculum prior to this, I was confused about what you stood for. After watching this video though, I admire you that much more and look forward to what you do in the homeschool community!! Thank you for what you do! You've have been an amazing help in getting me started in my homeschool journey! God bless!

I was not following you before but the fact that you took the time to do this. I am definitely a follower now. You are human and allowed to change your mind. And you are speaking to something that you know will matter to others.

I was researching this as a first-time homeschool mother and I cannot say enough how much I appreciate your stand. Thank you for being honest and drawing a clear line in the stand for you and others. We feel the same for our family and testimony. I would hate to be one who would allow my decisions to cause confusion in others as well. I think God honors that. Thank you again!

This comment is for those commenting, all personal convictions and faith aside: 1) There are so many other denominations that have produced effective and wholesome material. Many of these denominations are considered Christian denominations, yet they have varying beliefs on what the Bible says about God and Christ. They're not Christian because they follow popular belief about Christ, they're Christian because they strive to follow and worship Him. LDS people are no different. 2) "Christian" is something to take upon yourself. It's not a name others give you. 3) If it instills a love for God and for learning, isn't that all that matters? Who cares what quotes are being shared - are they wrong? 4) Don't judge someone based on a label or nickname. Judge them by what they do and what their intent is. It's completely alright to have opinions and to disagree, but don't make that affect how you view a person and the good things that they do. 5) Don't judge the person in this video for defending her reasons. She has a right to her personal beliefs and convictions, too. And maybe TGTB isn't the right route for her - there's no law that says that, as a homeschooling mom, she has to stick with one resource. She cares about her kids and wants to follow God. I don't agree with or understand her reasoning regarding people who are LDS, but that's her right and her personal choice, and I commend her for just trying to follow Heavenly Father. 6) there are members of the Church, there are friends of members, there are many people on here who are afraid of what working with members of the Church entails, and then (as I'm seeing in many of the comments below) there are those who flat out tell you what they think the Church is, based on rumors, partial info, or twisted info. My advice is: don't go off of information from just any source regarding the Church - like many people are saying here, go right to *the* source. You don't just assume what Catholics believe, you *ask* them. You don't just assume what Muslims believe. You *ask* them. You don't just assume what members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe. You *ask* them. These people certainly know their own beliefs and the doctrines they've been taught more than people who simply observe the Church. 7) Don't avoid something just based on fear that you *might* come across information that you don't agree with. Try it out, look at the content. *That's* the part that matters, not Jenny's religion. I mean, a big reason why the world is going so crazy is because we're focusing so much on differences and disagreements and labels that we're disconnected. We're not willing to give someone a chance because of a group they're affiliated with. Don't just jump the gun and say, "Oh, she's LDS! I guess this program's not for me!" Try it out. Pray about it, earnestly, and open-mindedly. God may say, "Yes, stay away", or He may give you a completely different answer than what you'd felt before. Don't let personal biases affect what you hear from the Holy Ghost, because then you can be blinded into thinking the Holy Ghost is going to agree with you no matter what. Bottom line, don't judge either of these women so unfairly. We need to be respectful of each other's beliefs and be willing to give people a chance regardless what religion they're from, because both have so much good to offer. If everyone in society did that, the world would be a far better place, both amongst Christians (meaning *anyone* who strives to follow Christ) and without. I'm taking a Pakistan course in college, and I've learned a very interesting phrase (I've mentioned it in one of my other comments) called "Holy Envy" - where we focus more on what we can learn from people of other faiths, rather than the differences. This is something I want to practice and apply more, and we desperately need this ideal to be better instilled in today's society where anyone is judged for being different or disagreeing.

I'm just curious what curriculum did you switch to that it only takes a few hours each morning? This curriculum is very thorough and I've seen so much improvement in my kids. I only have two kids but they are at different levels, so I do have to work with them "separately" but they still work together on their lessons.

I just recently started watching your channel. I completely agree with your reasoning! There is a difference when you are a person of influence. Thank the Lord he gave you the grace to trust his leading for your family and business.

Jenny Phillips is a beautiful, amazing woman. There is nothing un-Christian or anti-Christian in her curriculum. If Masterbooks is anti-any religious group it would make me hesitate. There are books written by people of all religions on Jenny Phillips Good and Beautiful booklist. If you say in your video that Jenny is a wonderful person and her curriculum worked well, then what is your true motive for this video?

I'm curious. What part of the Protestantism are you in ? Just to understand better what are the doctrine differences of TGATB you are talking about. Thank you.

I’m not even LDS and this video reinforces my desire to continue using the good and the beautiful curriculum! Yay glad I’m using it! We just started last year but it’s amazing. As the girl in the video states the curriculum is amazing and has no LdS specific doctrine contained in any of its curriculum. It’s just amazing stuff!

I just saw this and saw your blog as I was so glad, because I was going to order some things from them! I shared your post, on several homeschool sites because I was concerned about what you said. WOW! Did I get lambasted, cursed and torn down... just for sharing your blog! I have started praying for you because if I was attacked, I knew that you still are being attacked.

This video took so much courage and I admire your stand. We need Christians that can take a stand for their beliefs without being ugly! Thank you so much Rebecca ❤️

I’m actually Muslim by Faith and I use Good and Beautiful curriculum. In Islam we believe in One Ultimate God who created everything. We believe in all the Prophets as well as Jesus as a Prophet of God and we highly respect him. I like that in the curriculum they use the word God and they make things very general. We believe in same values, good manners, respect of other’s beliefs and I think it’s beautifully blended in the curriculum

I LOVE the way you approached this!

Solidified my conviction on it. Thanks for posting ( I know it's old). Following our convictions are important and God will bless obedience.❤

I did not know the GATB had any add-ons available supporting core beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I tried to find it on their website and could not. All I can find is a consistent view of non-denominational Christianity throughout their website and in their curriculum. Let me know where you found that...I would love it if there were. I love the joy that the Good and the Beautiful has brought into our family life. I believe all good and beautiful things come from Jesus Christ and I believe my finding this curriculum was an answer to my sincere prayer. It is confusing to me why anyone would feel their testimony threatened by anything that is good and beautiful and testifies of God’s hand in the lives of men. However, like you said, everyone can choose for themselves. Thank the Lord for that!

Thank you for this review!!

Thank you for sharing your heart. I too had concerns and convictions. I love your videos.

I'm glad you came out with this video.

I’ve heard about The Good and the Beautiful constantly lately, and your review was very helpful! Everyone has to choose for themselves, and I definitely respect the conclusion you’ve come to. To be on a level that you are, where thousands of Christian homeschoolers are following you, that definitely makes this choice extra important!

I am new to you but I recently bought your "More Than Words" grades 4 through 6 grade for my twin 9 year olds and 11 year old! They LOVE it! We plan on ordering your curriculum for the new year starting with the Bird study! I appreciate you and your depth of knowledge and effort you have taken to bless so many families with Christ-centered curriculum!! The Lord Himself led us to you for sure, and I couldn't be more thrilled!!!

I admire you for sharing your personal convictions and reasoning behind choosing to move away from TGATB instead of going against your conscience or even just quietly stopping without explaining. That takes guts.

I appreciated your difficult decision! We totally get the position you're in. ♡

What will you use this coming school year for history and science?

Thank you for posting this video. As a Lutheran I appreciate your insight 💖

Let's be honest here. You're dropping the good and the beautiful because master books has hired you to write curriculum for them. From now on, you're just an employee, and your videos are just ads for master books. You have sold out your viewers, the people who have always trusted you for honest and unbiased reviews.

Your explaination was perfect! No need to clarify. Love your videos ;-)