Trusting the Wisdom of God
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...
Looking for the Light
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...
Repentance: Course Corrections for the Disciple
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....
Hope Keeps Us Afloat
The Bible describes hope as an “anchor of the soul” (Hebrews 6:19). Now, I’m not an expert on anchors or how they work, so I did a little reading. It doesn’t sound intuitive to me, dropping a heavy chunk of metal to the ocean floor when you are trying desperately to...
Family Home Evening
There is so much to do and learn in this big wide crazy, yet terrific world we live in. Amidst all those choices are some pretty scary ones. I remember as a young mother, I used to watch my toddler play at the park. Oh, I was so careful to run to his side if he...
The State of Religion Today
I felt disheartened today when I read a news report from USAToday.com. Although I must say that I was not very surprised by the article. The article reported that religion is in flux and, in some sense, in decline. Again, not that this should be surprising. Read any...
Mormons on YouTube, Part 2
I should also add a note of caution before we proceed. There is a proliferation of anti-Mormon material on the Internet including YouTube and other online video sites. Don’t be distracted by hateful comments that you might encounter. When you view these videos,...
Testifying of the Book of Mormon in Ghana
An article by Edward R.K. Dwemoh about why he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the “Mormons“) recently appeared in the Accra Daily Mail, a leading private newspaper in Ghana. Brother Dwemoh begins his account by explaining that many people have...
Daughter of President Monson Talks About Her Parents
There’s something about the office of President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called “the Mormons“) that invites a higher level of public interest and scrutiny regarding his life. President Thomas S. Monson, who was recently named as the...
Teens: Repentance
One of Satan’s greatest tactics is to convince us that once we sin we can never become clean again. It’s over. We should just give up, and give in. Fortunately there is hope. Repentance is an extraordinary blessing given to us by our Savior. All that He endured during...
Lessons Learned from American Idol: No Excuses
Watching the early audition videos at the beginning of an American Idol season can be strangely fascinating. The auditions draw all kinds of singers: the seasoned pros who want to bring their career to a higher level, the closet singers who hope to be "discovered" as...
Teens: Sexual Purity
This is such a difficult subject to write about. It’s not because I’m shy when it comes to talking about sexual purity. When the subject comes up in church lessons I’m usually the first to volunteer because I feel so passionately about remaining pure before, and...
Teens: Dating
I didn’t have my first date until I was sixteen. This may sound unusual to the rest of the world, but it’s standard for teens in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (nicknamed the Mormon Church). Not dating until age sixteen may sound more like a prison...
Teens: Language
There is something remarkably powerful about the spoken word. For generations those who did not have the opportunity to learn to read and write would instead impart their histories through spoken word. Children delight in a parent’s voice repeating the words of their...
Freedmen’s Bureau Records Aid Family History Research
A seminar was held on February 23 in Richmond, Virginia, where presenters discussed the preservation and indexing of the Virginia Freedmen’s Bureau Records. The seminar was presented by the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia and volunteers from the...
American Idol Finalist Brooke White on Her Mormon Faith
Brooke White, a native of Mesa, Arizona, recently spoke with Randy Cordova of The Arizona Republic about her experience as one of the 24 finalists on American Idol - and about her Mormon faith. In her audition, when the judges asked her to share something that was...
Mormon Missionaries Share Food Stories
Mormon missionaries are encouraged to live as the natives do, including eating the food they are served. Read about some surprising dinner-time offerings some missionaries encountered.
Arizona Easter Pageant Testifies of Christ
The annual Easter pageant presented in Mesa, Arizona, is undergoing final preparations and will be presented to the public from March 11 through March 22. This year is the pageant's 70th anniversary. Titled "Jesus the Christ," the pageant portrays the life, ministry...
Mormon Contestants on American Idol
It's that time of year again-the blogs are abuzz with the latest news on American Idol. While all of the semifinalists have caught the media's attention, two of them-Brooke White and David Archuleta--are Mormons, or members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Learning the Language of Prayer
Although your previous religion, like many others, may have encouraged prayers to be said in modern language, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asks it members to use a special prayer language—that of the King James Bible, and given to us in the examples...
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