by Kelly P. Merrill | Sep 8, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
My wife teaches math at one of the Church universities. Several times she has complained that she is puzzled and bothered by a practice of the students in her classes. More and more in the last few years, the students are treating their education like a menu. They are...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Sep 2, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
Read parts one, two, and three of this four-part series in which we look at how the Lord hopes we will learn to look at suffering in this life. Clinging to the Savior In this instance, I really like the word “clinging.” To make it through mortality and...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Aug 26, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
Read parts one and two of this four-part series in which we look at how the Lord hopes we will learn to look at suffering in this life. Important Principles on Suffering #1: The Lord does not expect us to enjoy suffering Nowhere in the scriptures...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Aug 19, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
Read part one of this four-part series in which we look at how the Lord hopes we will learn to look at suffering in this life. You might recall that Alma was originally one of the wicked priests of King Noah. The teachings of the prophet Abinadi converted Alma,...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Aug 12, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
All of us get blindsided by sorrow in this life, which is odd, since suffering and sorrow often seem to be the watchcry of mortality. In this four-part series, we will examine how the Lord hopes we will learn to look at suffering in this life. Using examples from...