by Kelly P. Merrill | May 31, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
In Alma chapter 5, Alma is entering into his last decade of church service. He has given up the judgment seat so he can confine all his energies to preaching the word of God. The sermon we will look at today challenges the belief of the members of the church. Alma...
by Kelly P. Merrill | May 24, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
As members of the Lord’s church, sometimes we act as though we feel like just showing up to meetings on Sunday is fulfilling our obligations to God. When people start to talk about our need to participate in missionary work or temple work (same thing, just on...
by Kelly P. Merrill | May 17, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
We are eternal creatures. We have always existed, and we always will. Living with our heavenly parents, who are the ultimate in the definition of steadfast and accountable, I imagine there was a lot we could count on staying the same in our home before mortality. My...
by Kelly P. Merrill | May 10, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
Richard G. Scott gave a wonderful talk about the principles of prayer in General Conference. I’m not quite sure how I missed it or what I was doing at the time, but almost three decades later I stumbled across his talk and it now speaks to me. Hopefully my efforts...
by Kelly P. Merrill | May 3, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
It came to my attention that scattered throughout the scriptures are references to the “duty of man.” Since the prophets don’t toss words around lightly, I decided to look into our duty. What is a duty? Do we really have a duty? To whom do we owe a duty? If we really...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Apr 26, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
Sometimes we look at someone and marvel at how much faith they have. Sometimes we wonder how someone can have so little faith. Faith is not like a talent where some can develop it and some cannot. It is more like a trait that anyone can develop if they are willing to...
