by Delisa Hargrove | Nov 6, 2016 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
What miraculous war did the Lord fight in the brooks of Arnon? My scripture study yesterday included Numbers 21. Verse 14 really struck me. Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Jan 25, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
This is part two in the three part series looking at 2 Nephi 2. In last week’s post we learned of the necessity of the atonement and resurrection. This week Lehi continues talking to his son Jacob about the effects of the atonement and resurrection and the need for...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Dec 7, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
This article was previously posted on Mormonbasics.com In 1 Corinthians 15:55 it says, “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” I have often wondered what was meant by the sting of death. It wasn’t until I learned more about the atonement that I...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Nov 23, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
This article was previously published on Mormonbasics.com Let me just say up front that I, like everyone else in the world, am incapable of understanding the true measure of the Fall of Adam and the Atonement of Christ as parts of one large event. Exactly how it was...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Oct 5, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
I have always felt a little uncomfortable reading about the Apostle Peter. I think it is because there are parts of his life that remind me of myself. As we look at the account of Peter’s life we should look at the pattern he set for us. In a way, Peter’s life is a...