by Kelly P. Merrill | Feb 22, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
Ask anyone what it means to gossip and they can give you an answer. What I am shooting for today is an understanding of gossiping that goes beyond the definition of repeating “dirt” about someone out of turn. To help me in this quest I have enlisted the help of...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Feb 15, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
We like to think that we speak in very straightforward ways. We say what we mean and we mean what we say. The truth of the matter is that almost all languages communicate heavily through symbols. The sooner we learn to see the symbols used and the way they are being...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Feb 9, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
I may not be a woman, but I have been around women my whole life. I know enough about you to know that if anyone can bring down a good woman, it will be first and foremost herself. Much of what makes life in your own heads so difficult comes from how you think. Men...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Feb 1, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
This is part three in the three part series looking at 2 Nephi 2. In the first week’s post we learned of the necessity of the atonement and resurrection. In the second post we learned about the effects of the atonement and resurrection and the need for opposition in...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Jan 25, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
This is part two in the three part series looking at 2 Nephi 2. In last week’s post we learned of the necessity of the atonement and resurrection. This week Lehi continues talking to his son Jacob about the effects of the atonement and resurrection and the need for...