Someone asked me how to improve an Elder's Quorum, after reading my article on the purpose of quorums. What follows are some suggestions and a list of things to consider. I have been in some less than ideal quorums in [...]
An Elder's Quorum reroofing a member's home. Every worthy male member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holds the priesthood. The priesthood is divided into two types, the Aaronic, the lesser priesthood, and the Melchizedek, [...]
In the Lord's Church the organization of the priesthood is used to govern the Church. In this day and time the Lord has chosen the quorum to be the organizational tool for the various offices of the priesthood. I [...]
Let me just say up front that I, like everyone else in the world, am incapable of understanding the true measure of the Fall of Adam and the Atonement of Christ as parts of one large event. Exactly how it [...]
I was surprised to watch a show the other night where the mayor of the town announced that he was going to perform a vicarious wedding ceremony. One of his duties was to perform marriages for military personnel who [...]
Yes, I'm going to talk about pure religion, but first I need to discuss a matter of semantics or words we use when we talk about religion. Most people belong to one kind of social club or another. Social clubs [...]
The link below takes you to the official site for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This page has a great little video and an explanation of what to expect when you visit a Latter-day Saint Church [...]
In the Church we often hear statements that include the phrase "time and eternity." Aren't they really the same thing? Well, yes and no. First let's look at what this life is like then we'll look at each term to [...]
I have visited many Latter-day Saint congregations, called wards. Some wards are very small, being in out-of-the-way places, like tourist destinations in the mountains or at ocean-side destinations. Once I attended services at Jackson Lodge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We [...]
This is the 2013 Melchizedek Priesthood and Relief Society Manual Lesson 24 with commentary. I have provided this as a service to those who might like to have some explanations and extra ideas while reading the lesson or while preparing [...]