by Jonathan Cannon | Aug 17, 2015 | Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Featured, scripture, Sunday School |
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. Mark 10:18 Shortly after my mission I was teaching a Sunday School lesson on 1 Ne 17. Our Stake President had asked us all to memorize the Doctrine and Covenants 121:33-46,...
by Jason L | Aug 13, 2015 | Agency, Compassion, Faith Crisis, Featured, Individuality, Jesus Christ |
In the April General Conference, President Rosemary Wixom shared the story of a young mother who had left the Church. The woman did so not “because of bad behavior, spiritual apathy, looking for an excuse not to live the commandments, or searching for an easy out” but...
by L Thomas | Aug 12, 2015 | Bible Scholarship, Featured, Joseph Smith, Revelation, scripture, Standard Works |
I have always enjoyed scripture study. I was attempting to “feast on the words” of the Bible but it had always been difficult for me. There seemed to often be some bit of historical context I was missing, or certain passages that seemed to contradict Mormon doctrine....
by Jared Mooney | Aug 10, 2015 | Apostasy, Faith Crisis, Featured, General authorities, Gospel Topics, Homosexuality, Mormonism, Priesthood, Racism, Revelation, spirituality |
A couple of weeks ago when “the letter” was read in our ward, we stood up and walked out. We weren’t grandstanding or trying to cause trouble. But we are LGBT friends and allies, and having already read the letter, we knew it only served the cause of...
by Janan Graham-Russell | Aug 5, 2015 | Faith, Featured, Mormonism, Racism |
Sitting in the pew, they sing: Follow the prophet, follow the prophet, Follow the prophet; don’t go astray. Follow the prophet, follow the prophet, Follow the prophet; he knows the way. Verse after verse goes by. I look around at all the people singing the...
by Brian Hauglid | Jul 30, 2015 | Charity, Compassion, Featured, Humanity, unity |
Note: This was a high council talk given on July 19, 2015 We live in interesting times, times of distress and disorder. Social issues regularly top our headlines causing many to wonder whether or not the end of the world is at our doorstep. Indeed, on the negative...
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