by Delisa Hargrove | Jul 22, 2018 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
To some extent, I’d always looked at the Sacrament table with its white cloth as a metaphorical funeral pyre. The prayers say we eat and drink in remembrance of Christ’s body and His blood shed for us. I always saw that as representative of His death. And...
by Emlee Taylor | Jul 21, 2018 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
There is an aspect of LDS culture that offends me: the culture of calling competition. The idea that what calling you hold somehow equates to your spiritual worthiness before God. Sadly, there are times when someone feeds into this cultural misconception...
by Cindy B | Jul 20, 2018 | Home and Family
Elder M. Russell Ballard, an apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spoke several years ago on the topic, “What Matters Most is What Lasts Longest.” As I read his talk, it struck a chord with me. So often as we’re...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 19, 2018 | Mormon Scriptures
This post was originally published in 2008. Minor revisions have been made. Satan’s sole purpose in his life is to make everyone as miserable as he is, and the best way to do this is to battle truth. If he can turn people away from God, the Savior, and the...
by Walter Penning | Jul 18, 2018 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I have written before about my experience growing up on the farm. It was difficult work for a child, but loving parents disrupted their lives to give us children an opportunity that has come to bless me every day and will continue to do so for the rest of my life....
by Randall McNeely | Jul 17, 2018 | Randall McNeely: Pure Testimony
Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. (Doctrine and Covenants 88:63) My previous article focused on answering the first of the following four...
by Abby Christianson | Jul 16, 2018 | Abby Christianson: Adventures in Autism
I’ve seen Heaven. And it’s beyond beautiful. No, I didn’t have a near death experience. I was given this brief glimpse in a dream. I firmly believe that God speaks to us in dreams. And this time, He was giving me a vision of hope. Let me explain....
by Delisa Hargrove | Jul 15, 2018 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
In vision, Ezekiel saw water springing beneath the temple in Jerusalem and flowing down the mountain east towards the Dead Sea, would heal everything, including the Dead Sea. [T]the waters shall be healed. And it shall come to pass, that every thing that...
by Emlee Taylor | Jul 14, 2018 | Emlee Taylor: Missionary Mom
Imagine for a moment that you know the exact date of your death. In exactly 100 days, you will no longer be here on the earth. What will you do in your final days? What or who will become a priority? What or who will no longer be a priority? Get Rid of...
by George Domm | Jul 13, 2018 | Basic Beliefs of Mormons, Frequently Asked Questions
The debate over the true origin of man has been going on for centuries and maybe even millennia. In today’s world, how we came into being is divided into two basic camps or major points of view. On one hand, there is the group that says we evolved slowly...
