by kendalbhunter | Feb 26, 2008 | Joseph Smith: Mormon Prophet
On January 12, 1836, Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon Church, entertained a visitor from the east. His journal records the meeting this way: “Brother Joseph Rose introduced to me Russell Weaver, a Christian or Unitarian preacher, so-called, from Cambray,...
by Alison P | Feb 26, 2008 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
There is a story in the Book of Mormon concerning a vision seen by Lehi and then by his son Nephi. It is commonly referred to as “The Tree of Life”. In this vision, Lehi finds himself in an unknown and dark world. He desperately begins to search for some source of...
by Alison P | Feb 26, 2008 | Finding Happiness
Think back on a time in your life when you faced a challenging or dark time. It is a natural response within the disciple to go to the Lord with a pleading in our heart and a hope for relief. What do we ask for? The righteous desires of our hearts. I doubt that many...
by Alison P | Feb 26, 2008 | Finding Truth
By the time I was about 10 years old until late into my teens, my father held some rather significant leadership positions in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This meant that often, we were the only ones, or the last ones to be inside the church...
by Alison P | Feb 26, 2008 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
For me personally, the things that keep me from perfection are mostly small, but they come every single day of my life. Large transgression, or small, our human nature and the restrictions of a mortal life, hold us far below the nature of our Father in Heaven....
