Unspoken Parables

Unspoken Parables

Recently, I have taken up exercising at the recommendation of my daughter. And it has been great. All during my younger life, it was automatic keeping fit, but in recent years, less easy to do so. Suffice it to say that because of her encouragement, I have been even...
John Taylor: Obedience Through Trials

John Taylor: Obedience Through Trials

John Taylor, third prophet of the Mormon Church, was born in the Westmoreland part of England in 1808. His parents were his first teachers, helping him learn to read. They also gave him faith in God and an understanding of the Bible and of the Savior. He was baptized...
Emma Smith and the First Hymns of the Church

Emma Smith and the First Hymns of the Church

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was officially organized in April 1830. The Book of Mormon had been printed and the gospel was being to travel faster than ever. As the church grew, Joseph Smith continued to receive revelations to help him make sure the...
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