Who Counts As Family?
Who is the heir? The girl is adopted. The son is natural born (blood). So who is the"first born"? Until recently, the definition of who really counts as family has traditionally boiled down to one question - "Are [...]
Helaman 7-12 – Remember the Lord
Week 35 is scheduled for study August 24-30, 2020. To remember the Lord takes constant thinking and awareness of Him, and His influence, and participation in our life. It requires continual acts of good and perpetual righteous living. These habits [...]
Forgetting About God
Photo by Sam Wheeler on Unsplash Too often we point the finger of condemnation at the Nephites because they so easily forget their God and wander off into forbidden paths. What we forget when we point the accusing [...]
Helaman 1-6 – The Rock of Our Redeemer
Week 34 is scheduled for study August 17-23, 2020. How is Christ our rock? What makes him our stone upon which all else in our lives gets built? This week we learn about how pride separates us from him, how [...]
Alma 53-63 – Preserved by His Marvelous Power
Week 33 is scheduled for study August 10-16, 2020. This week's lessons are titled to focus on God's preserving power. But His power cannot be demonstrated in our lives if we don't exercise belief, faith, and a lot of work [...]
Alma 43-52 – Stand Fast in the Faith of Christ
Week 32 is scheduled for study August 3-9, 2020. To stand fast in our faith in Christ requires that we first recognize that our faith is being challenged, or that there is someone who actually wants to destroy that faith. [...]
Of Judgment and Choices – Part 2
Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash In the article entitled, Of Judgment and Choices - Part 1, I approached just the fairness aspect of how we are judged. Now I would like to look at personal [...]
Of Judgment and Choices – Part 1
Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash Is God really fair, or does He just give lip service to the idea? If God is really fair then why are those who go to the celestial kingdom the [...]
Alma 39-42 – The Great Plan of Happiness
Week 31 is scheduled for study July 27-August 2, 2020. The great plan of happiness can easily slip right past us if we aren't careful. We may only see trials and hardships, instead of opportunities for growth and spiritual experiences. [...]
Alma 36-38 – Look to God and Live
Week 30 is scheduled for study July 20-26, 2020. There is only one source of salvation, and that is in Christ. In this week's lessons we examine some of the things in our lives we need to recognize and take [...]