by Delisa Hargrove | Dec 11, 2016 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Do you ever feel like you totally know something? Like you’re so sure you know it that you’d bet your life on it? Have you ever found out it’s not true? That happened to me this week. I’d been believing some information, planning next...
by Delisa Hargrove | Dec 4, 2016 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
On Easter Sunday, with church bells ringing, we stepped into a gorgeous cathedral in Bethlehem and stepped back in time. We descended down a few uneven and well-worn stone steps into the grotto traditionally believed to be Jesus Christ’s birthplace. We jostled...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Oct 24, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
In writing the commentary for the 2017 Relief Society and Priesthood manual lessons, I came across a quote from a First Presidency message by President Hinckley. He made one simple statement that stunned me for some reason. He said, “We come into the world not of our...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Aug 11, 2016 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
This article was previously published on Mormonbasics.com Our Savior has said time and time again that his yoke or burden is light. He offers to help carry our burdens and lighten the weight of our struggles if we will but accept his burden. But what does that even...
by Walter Penning | Aug 10, 2016 | Walter Penning: Arise and Be Men
I have written before about my upbringing. In many ways, it was difficult work on the farm, but loving parents disrupted their lives so that we children could have a life-changing experience. And we did. And the challenges facing our youth today have a purpose in...