by Kelly P. Merrill | Mar 30, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
We live in a society where morals and truths have become relative and subjective. Many people have come to believe that what is right and what is wrong depends on the circumstance and on the proposed outcome. The Lord has never, in all the scriptures that have ever...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Mar 23, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
When I think of our need to help hasten the work of salvation, I don’t automatically think of being grateful. I don’t think of joy. Instead, I think of missionary work. I think of temple work. As unlikely as it may seem, gratitude and joy are necessary components to...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Mar 17, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
In a modern world of ever-changing standards and values, it can be difficult to know what is appropriate and what should either change or stay the same. Sometimes these habits of the world begin to creep into the Church. When I was much younger we would play a game...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Mar 9, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
In the first part of this series we talked about the source of miracles, miracles in history, modern miracles, and what makes a miracle possible. In this installment we’ll look at the importance of letting go of control over our miracles, the promise of miracles, no...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Mar 2, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
There once was a woman named Petra, who lived in a land actually very near to your own. She was a happy soul, and had many friends. Life was good, and the cares of the world seemed like something that belonged to other people, but not Petra. To get to Petra’s...