by Kelly P. Merrill | Nov 9, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
Probably the single most frightening thing in the whole world is death. Every generation since the days of Adam and Eve have had their entire lives to contemplate what would happen to them the moment they stopped breathing. Death does not need to be frightening. With...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Nov 2, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
THIS ARTICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN MORMONBASICS.COM. I once read a great post by Kevin Martin who made this comment, If there is one critical thing that I have learned about the gospel of Jesus Christ, it is that God does not ask that you be perfect, but He only...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Oct 26, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
Last week we looked at some scriptures that showed us that God really does want us to be happy. Happiness is the design and purpose of our existence. The ultimate expression of what we can achieve is in the lifestyle of our Father in Heaven and in that joy Christ...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Oct 19, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
We all know that life is hard. There are times when no matter how hard we try, it feels like life itself is seeking to crush us into the dirt. Yet 2 Nephi 2:25 says that “men are that they might have joy.” So when does the joy begin? Perhaps our definition of joy...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Oct 12, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
THIS ARTICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN MORMONBASICS.COM. One of the things we assume in life, like we assume we will be able to take our next breath, is our ability to choose from moment to moment what we will do. When someone takes that ability away from us we feel...