by Nanette ONeal | May 10, 2019 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
“And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and...
by Janette Beverley | May 9, 2019 | Janette Beverley: Reaching Toward the Light
Sometimes in life, we think that what we choose may not matter on an everyday scale, but there are always those choices that are better than others. Like Elder Oaks said in his October 2007 General Conference talk, there are things that are good, things that are...
by Walter Penning | May 8, 2019 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
This article was written a few days before Mother’s Day. Soon it will be forgotten and discarded, but my joy and happiness and the difference written on my heart because of Mom has eternal consequences. Today is my mom’s birthday. She is 90 years old. We are...
by Lauren Mckinnon | May 7, 2019 | Lauren Mckinnon: Where I Belong
This article is one in a series of stories about Lauren’s conversion. To read the others, click here. As I prepared for my baptism, there were a lot of road bumps and a lot of miracles. In the weeks prior, I had to decide who would baptize me. There was...
by Patty Sampson | May 6, 2019 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
I have often felt critical of my body. Who hasn’t, right? I remember when I was younger feeling so fat and always comparing myself to the tiny women around me. Now before I go on, you need to know I am almost 6 feet tall. And a size 22-inch waist on a woman of...
by Delisa Hargrove | May 5, 2019 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
One of the verses in this week’s Come Follow Me passages that really stuck out to me was John 8:18. The Pharisees complained that the record Jesus bore was not true and that He shouldn’t be bearing record of Himself. Jesus declares that His...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 4, 2019 | Frequently Asked Questions
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that God’s prophets today, like those we read of in the Bible, are authorized to speak on God’s behalf for the entire church. Often, people who are not Latter-day Saints find this concept amazing or even...
by Paul Pulsipher | May 3, 2019 | Paul Pulsipher: Married Latter-day Men
I have been messaged by two people recently who either stopped believing God’s prophets, lost faith in the truth of His Church, or just stopped believing in God entirely based on the behavior of past prophets and the more transparent Church history we now know...
by Janette Beverley | May 2, 2019 | Guest Posts
In Northern California, we have beautiful orange poppies that grow in the wild everywhere. During my morning walks, I am always amazed to look up and see them spreading like orange wildfire all over the green, lush landscape. A friend of mine once pointed out...
by Walter Penning | May 1, 2019 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I once heard the quip that a missionary should go on a mission if for no other reason than the homecoming. This sentiment sounds a little trite perhaps, but I can tell you from experience, coming home from a mission is a memorable and moving experience for all...
