As I was meditating upon the various sources of ideas that influence man, my thoughts converged upon a simple model that I have been finding useful. Ultimately, the mind of God is the source of all light, truth, and knowledge….

There were a few verses I came across in my study of the New Testament recently that have been on my mind. It was not to Me that you offered victims and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, was it,…

On July 1st, 2010, I started this blog, and I forgot to post about it. If I am in the habit of forgetting any anniversaries, I hope this is the only one! We are barely into August and my 10th…

Do not murmur, my son, for it is wisdom in me that I have dealt with you after this manner. D&C 9:6 The Lord spake these words to Oliver Cowdery after explaining why his attempts to translate were unfruitful. No…

And now I say unto you, all you that are desirous to follow the voice of the good shepherd, come ye out from the wicked, and be ye separate, and touch not their unclean things; and behold, their names shall…

A friend of mine who recently retired is building a home and called me recently to ask for my favorite scripture. He is collecting favorite scriptures from all of his friends and family and writing them on the beams throughout…

This is a talk I gave today (July 21, 2019) in my ward. Being a member of the Church in the 1800s had its perks; there were revelations and miracles, but it also involved people mobbing you and setting your…

Can you have truth without sacrifice? Can you have empathy without sacrifice? Can you have happiness without sacrifice? Can you have love without sacrifice?

Administering to someone is still somewhat of a foreign land to me. I still have many questions that I grapple with on this subject. There are several kinds of blessings that are performed by the laying on of hands. Most…

I’ve always liked this lyric from the Creed song What if. I think about them in the context of King Benjamin’s words: But this much I can tell you, that if ye do not watch … your thoughts, … and observe the…

I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. John…

Whining shows what has power over us. Whining, in many ways, is the opposite of worshiping the Lord. Worship is when we glorify God for who he is and acknowledge what he has done for us, but whining is ignoring…

I got all the good feels when one of my daughters gave me this keychain which originally read, “Best Dad.” After a few weeks, I noticed that two letters had broken off and my keychain now implied that I was…

And now when ye talk, ye say: If our days had been in the days of our fathers of old, we would not have slain the prophets; we would not have stoned them, and cast them out. Behold ye are…

This is an excerpt from a book by Sheri Dew about President Nelson [1] and I wanted to share it along with some commentary. As President of the Quorum of the Twelve, President Nelson encouraged frequent conversation with his Brethren…

I saw a video where Dennis Prager pointed out five distinctions that he says are at the core of the Biblical worldview: The difference between man and God. The difference between man and animal. The difference between man and woman….

One of my go-to apps is the Bible app by YouVersion which offers a myriad of different Bible translations. Among my favorites for personal reading are the NASB, NIV, and the CEV for kids. Today I came across another version…

In Zenos’ olive tree allegory quoted in Jacob 5 of the Book of Mormon, there are four particular things that the Lord of the vineyard and his servants do to nourish the tree so that it can bear tame fruit….

https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/couples-married-civilly-authorized-for-immediate-temple-marriage I rarely comment on current events or things like this on my blog but I’ve been waiting on this announcement for quite some time. My family has a lot of members and a lot of converts as well. Being…