Over a half century ago, while I was still a child, I recall hearing a number of old people offer…
thus Bruce Charleton
I have compiled a list of parallel themes between Moses’ serpent and Lehi’s Liahona that occur in Alma 33:19-23 and…
Nephi prophesied that in the last day groups would contend with one another and that they would be built up…
Where does that idea come from? It is a question that doesn’t get asked often enough. Someone proclaims something and…
Good works are not substitutes for grace, they are expressions of obedience that foreshadow the disposition of the converted. “Therefore…
“Knowest thou the condescension of God?” This question was posed to Nephi in a vision by one he refers to as the…
Every covenant we make with God involves an ordinance and every ordinance involves a ceremony. These ceremonies use symbols to…
Nope, this post is not about Levi’s blue jeans, I didn’t realize that my last post was my 500th post…
Props to Junior Ganymede for posting about this article titled What Mothers Cannot Give to Their Sons. It’s a brief read…
These words from Joseph Fielding Smith have been a key guide to my own studies over the years: “STANDARD WORKS…
There are 3 things that Jesus taught that enable one to build upon what he called his “rock.” Building upon his…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMlIsazxhPU Stefan Molyneux is someone that I enjoy listening to for his perspectives on various topics. This was an interesting…
What is the priesthood? What is the power of the priesthood and how does that work? What is the difference…
On December 31, 2019, the LDS Church will officially unplug from the Boy Scouts of America. Wow, this is pretty…
The following is reposted from JRGanymede.com The Lovely One brought up the idea that Jacob getting the birthright from Isaac…
One of the most annoying phrases I hear from my kids is “but I thought…” I don’t know where they…
The word fast in Hebrew is tsowm and comes from the word tsuwm which means “to cover the mouth.” I’ve always assumed that this…
In Alma 37, Alma the Younger describes the meaning of certain relics to his son, Helaman who is about to…
“If it hasn’t happened to you—it should.” [1] That’s what President Ezra Taft Benson had to say about the changing of the human heart and being…
“I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for…