Teens: A Loving Heavenly Father
There is a time in the life of Jesus Christ where my appreciation and love for our Heavenly Father knows no bounds. This beloved Son has never once sinned. Never. He does not understand what it means to sin. He cannot comprehend until the moment He walks into the...
Kindness in an Unkind World
Today I don’t have any great wisdom to share with you. I just have something on my mind that I’d like to share and possibly hear what you think on the subject. Let me tell you my story. A couple of days ago I decided to make a quick run to the grocery store before my...
We Increase Our Testimonies of Jesus Christ Through Prayer and Scripture Study
As stated in the Relief Society Declaration the Women of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, “increase our testimonies of Jesus Christ through prayer and scripture study.” Joseph Smith read a verse of scripture, James 1:5, that led...
We Are Women of Faith, Virtue, Vision and Charity
Women of the Relief Society organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “are women of faith, virtue, vision and charity,” as stated in the Relief Society Declaration. “A woman of faith trusts God and faces adversity with hope.” (Margaret D....
Are You Coming With Me?
For years I kept a picture above my bed that said, “Did you think to pray?” I’ve often wanted to add one on my bedroom door that read, “Are You coming with me?” If the answer is no, than I probably forgot to heed the first reminder. Let me explain. Many years ago I...
Wherefore Didst Thou Doubt
I wonder sometimes why the disciples ever set out to sea in Matthew 14. Looking at it from an outsider’s perspective, I would think there was some urgent need for these men to set sail. Some of them were very familiar with the ways of the water and experience should...
Genuine Happiness Begins at Home
God sent us to this earth to be happy. Through His son, Jesus Christ, He created the world and everything that is upon it. They did this, so that God’s children would have a beautiful home in which to grow and learn of Him, to suffer and to be tested, to love and find...
The Daffodil Principle
Most of you have probably heard of the Daffodil Principle. Originally written by Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards, it’s been around for more than ten years as a source of inspiration for those who want to make something beautiful of their lives. If you know anything about...
Selfishness
As the great Book of Mormon prophet Lehi lay dying, he called his children together and gave them his final words of wisdom, knowing, perhaps, that it was the last time his two oldest sons, Laman and Lemuel, would bother to listen to the gospel at all. He told his...
Teens: A Father Who Doesn’t Give Up
June is perhaps one of my favorite months. No, not because school is almost out (hooray!). I love the fact that we get to celebrate fathers. Unlike many in this crazy world, I have been surrounded by good, righteous fathers. My own has always ever been a gentle man,...
30th Anniversary for Mormons
This Sunday, June 8th, commemorates the 30 year anniversary of the proclamation granting the full blessings of the priesthood to all worthy male members. That day was a time of great rejoicing in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often referred to as...
When Thou Art Converted
Let’s look, for a moment, at one well-known scripture about conversion. “But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren” (Luke 22:32). Do you recall when the Savior spoke these words? It was at the last...
Protecting Our Nations
Shortly before Lehi’s death, he told his sons: Wherefore, this land is consecrated unto him whom he shall bring. And if it so be that they shall serve him according to the commandments which he hath given, it shall be a land of liberty unto them; wherefore, they shall...
Joseph Smith, Jr: Prayer and Personal Revelation
One of the key differences between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often referred to as Mormons, and other Christian faiths, is our belief that Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father strongly encourage personal prayer and revelation. Joseph Smith, Jr.,...
Happiness through Service
Recently, I’ve written a great deal about the importance in keeping the commandments of God in our search for happiness. It is of such import to our eternal progression, that I am moved to write on the subject once more. Keeping the commandments, which include the Ten...
Early to Bed and Early to Rise…
I have come to the realization that I am not as young as I used to be. Now this is not a bad thing, far from it. I have grown in knowledge, experience and maturity over the years (I hope). I have earned every one of my 25½ years and wouldn't trade in a single one of...
Articles of Faith Series: Part 7
The Articles of Faith are thirteen statements of basic belief for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (referred to as the Mormons). They were written as a part of a document called the Wentworth Letter, which Joseph Smith wrote in 1842 to John Wentworth of...
The Restoration
In 1 Nephi 22, Nephi tells his brothers that someday, far in the future, gentiles would take over the land his family had settled into, scattering the remnants of his family. Nothing in the Book of Mormon says the family came to an empty land, and so, given...
Sweet Hour Of Prayer
Last week, in my Singles ward, our Sacrament talks were given by two of our Stake High Counselors. One of the talks was on the power of prayer. During his talk he quoted part of hymn #142 “Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer! That calls me from a world of care...
Likening the Scriptures
“22 Now it came to pass that I, Nephi, did teach my brethren these things; and it came to pass that I did read many things to them, which were engraven upon the plates of brass, that they might know concerning the doings of the Lord in other lands, among people of...
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