by Kelly P. Merrill | Jan 5, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
For most of us, our personal priorities go largely unthought of, and undefined. If we think of personal priorities, we think in terms of jobs, personal accomplishments, retirement, etc. These priorities are fine, but they are not our first priorities, nor should they...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 30, 2014 | Terrie Lynn Bittner: Mormonism
In discussions with people who used to be Mormon, I often hear that they lived with “Mormon Guilt.” They’d hear all the things Mormons are supposed to do and feel guilty because they weren’t perfect or couldn’t get it all done. They eventually decided to leave, hoping...
by richarddolsen | Dec 25, 2014 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: . . . the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me” (Gal. 2:20). We share in Christ’s identity by keeping the commandments. C.S. Lewis explained in general terms how “Christ...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Oct 13, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
When all is said and done in mortality and judgment has been passed, each of us will have received the desires of our heart. There will be those who will contend with this statement, but that is okay. In this article, I will lay out for you some of the scriptures that...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Sep 8, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
My wife teaches math at one of the Church universities. Several times she has complained that she is puzzled and bothered by a practice of the students in her classes. More and more in the last few years, the students are treating their education like a menu. They are...