by Walter Penning | Mar 11, 2015 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I love art and particularly the masterpieces. Looking at a beautiful oil painting or sculpture is inspiring and uplifting. One of my favorite pieces of fine art is the Pietà by Michelangelo. He was a master. To me it is remarkable that he could fashion sheer rock to...
by Nanette ONeal | Mar 8, 2015 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
We have been engaged in a parable of sorts, one that involves a lone man and a ladder. You can catch the details from the last two blogs of Morning Devotional. But here’s the main point: the parable is about the Atonement of Christ and how we are saved. Last week we...
by richarddolsen | Jan 8, 2015 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
We receive Christ’s atonement and share in his identity as his adopted, covenant children (see Mosiah 5:7) by receiving and obeying the laws and ordinances of the gospel (see A of F 1:3). As “his seed” (Mosiah 15:10–13), we can become like Christ and share in his...
by Nanette ONeal | Dec 28, 2014 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
Latter-day thoughts on A Christmas Carol: can people really change? I just finished watching one of my all-time favorite Christmas movies, Scrooge. It’s the story of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol set to music. This year, the movie gripped me like never before....
by Kelly P. Merrill | Dec 15, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
We all have a sense that the Godhead works together to accomplish our salvation. So why do I say that my God is one of fire and brimstone? Well, that is the subject of this article. I’ve always known that the Father runs the show. This is his plan of salvation, and...