Toward the tail end of the Jaredites’ existence, the Lord made a final plea to His children through His prophet, Ether. What was the Lord’s concluding message that moved Ether so that “he could not be restrained because of the Spirit of the Lord which was in him” and...
Satan sends his servants to destroy our faith in Christ. Why is it important for him that we disbelieve in the Savior? When we have faith in the Redeemer, we begin to feel God’s love for us. We begin to see His hand in our lives. Hope and joy replace despair and...
Like most of you, recent events have riled up swells of thoughts and emotions for me. I am deeply disturbed that someone the community entrusted to serve and protect it callously and coldly snatched the life of a non-violent man. I am pleased with the near unanimity...
…a few of the things which I considered to be most precious (Jacob 1:2) On more than one occasion, I’ve attended a sacrament meeting where speakers surrendered to the moment by stealing time from those who would follow them at the pulpit. Sometimes the final...
After three days’ journey away from Jerusalem under his father’s direction to leave behind their home, extended family, friends, and wealth, Nephi wanted to know if all of this was truly God’s will. He tells us that he didn’t just have a desire to know, but rather he...
Click to Listen In the Book of Mormon’s title page, the prophet Mormon informs us that the book is “written to the Lamanites, who are a remnant of the house of Israel.” As I thought about this fact, I wondered what the Lord was trying to tell us by this. It’s true...
