Today is the National Day of Prayer and I can’t think of a better time to collectively unite our minds with God’s for the betterment of ourselves, our neighbors, our nations, and the looking forward to the fulfillment of his…
“Each of us has a fourfold responsibility. First, we have a responsibility to our families. Second, we have a responsibility to our employers. Third, we have a responsibility to the Lord’s work. Fourth, we have a responsibility to ourselves.” – Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus was asked about what the sign of his coming would be and his answer prophesied the climate that we see before us today where offense, betrayal, and hatred abound as pushed by false prophets.
Life’s Tragedy is that we get old to soon and wise too late. – Benjamin Franklin Wisdom earned too late for life, becomes Eternity’s joy.
Our modern Latin script that makes up our alphabet has its roots in a very ancient Proto-Sinaitic script. I have another post that has a link to this script, potential temple symbolism, and ancient North American Southwest petroglyphs: link Credit…
The word repentance may stir a variety of thoughts and feelings within our minds; fear or relief, perhaps terror or joy. It is all about learning to see differently and receiving a change of mind.
Just a casual observation, nothing mind-blowing, but as I read through D&C 20 I was enjoying how much the order of the early church took from the Book of Mormon and especially the book of Moroni. Behold, elders, priests, and…
We talked about the Lord’s challenge in Malachi 3:10 to “prove me now herewith” in our church lesson today. Some old thoughts connected with some new ones so I thought I’d write up a post about it. The Hebrew word used…
What did it mean when the Lord told Oliver to not run faster than his strength and means provided? What does that mean for us and is there a deeper message?
The public is warned to not attempt jumping a buggy on the moon in an Allstate ad, but there are no warnings under scenes of sex and violence in the media. The mask slips a little, but are we willing to stop our ears and shut our eyes to their “entertainment”?
With all the craziness in the world lately, both real and manufactured, I wasn’t sure how I felt about both letting earth and hell combine against me any more than they already are. But then Jesus made a great point…
Today at church, a young sister who will be departing on her mission soon said something close to the following: Letting your light shine will draw far more people to you than it will repel. I thought that was a…
Idolatry isn’t just about little statues, at the core, it is a tiny and distorted view of who God really is.
If the brother of Jared followed God’s instructions without question, he and his people may have likely suffocated in the dark shortly into their journey in air-tight barges. The brother of Jared’s sincere questioning opened up solutions and led to…
I came across this journal entry that featured a conversation I had with daughter 1 of 4 when she was 8 years old: Daughter: When do I get a phone, some of my friends have phones? Me: It’s not just…
Jesus spoke of two great commandments and the focus of my recent thoughts was the second commandment which is like unto the first: love thy neighbor as yourself. (Matt 24:39) One of Jesus’ most powerful teachings was of the king who…
I woke up this morning and there was a bright beam of sunlight peeking between the curtains. The first thought to come to my mind the words “Glory to God in the highest” like the hymn. I offered my thanks to…
Wow, time got away from me; it’s been a while since my last post, but here I am at post number 700. I thought about doing something amazing for my 700th post so I waited a bit for some inspiration…
A friend of mine shared a video of a guy being super accurate with a sling which shows how accurate people can be with such a weapon. Then I came across a related video where some guys do some experiments…
Eric D. on The Mother, the Dove, Mercy, and the Holy Spirit: “Very interesting excellent made me feel warm and special inside. Thanks to the mother and heavenly father we just might…”
