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...
As we begin the Book of Mormon, one question that we may have is, “How can I approach my reading so that I come closer to my Heavenly Father?” We may have tried reading in the past but found the Book of Mormon either hard to understand or not interesting to read so we...
For his inaugural address to the Church and the world as God’s prophet, President Russell M Nelson chose to speak about hearing and heeding the heavenly messages that our Father in Heaven constantly sends to each of us. You and I understand these divine communications...
Click to Listen - Audio Within a few weeks, we will be ending and beginning another year and another decade. Winding down, cleaning up, planning forward, and reviewing the past are natural parts that play in our lives during these times. For some of us, life has been...
