Explanations of doctrine, beliefs, and general information about the LDS Church
Week 46 is scheduled for study Nov. 8-14, 2021. This week we will look at what is to come. Our focus is on the promises we have been given that with faith and hope we can achieve the blessings of [...]
Photo by Rodrigo Rodriguez on Unsplash Here are two related teachings about where suffering and happiness come from in life. The world's view and the gospel's view are very different indeed. World's view on suffering and happiness I [...]
I used to think Doctrine and Covenants 121 was just about the priesthood. Now I see that it covers several topics besides the priesthood, all of which are important for us to consider in our daily lives. This section focuses [...]
God's behavior is not all mystery and miracles. Many of His behaviors are predictable, because there is evidence of them throughout the scriptures and in the writings of the prophets. In this installment in the series on the patterns we [...]
Photo by NASA on Unsplash This article is a result of reading Doctrine and Covenants 93. The revelation was given with the intent that we would better understand who we worship and how to worship (Doctrine and Covenants [...]
We naturally focus on our own redemption through Christ. But what else does Christ redeem? Perhaps I should have said, who else does Christ redeem? I have written several other articles about the patterns we see in God's dealings with [...]
Warning! This can be an emotionally charged subject. We all know people who are kind and good, yet still fall under the Lord's definition of being under the bondage of sin. Let's see if we can think this through. Perspective [...]
I Am the Light of the World, by James Fullmer The scriptures are full of examples of Christ's divine nature. Unfortunately, our minds tend to look at only one small aspect of his behavior at a time. It [...]
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash This opinion piece talks about forgiving others. I'll leave forgiveness of self either to someone else or to another day. Most of us have difficulty forgiving others, but it doesn't have to [...]
Photo by Mona Eendra on Unsplash This article isn't an effort to do something we aren't supposed to do. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate a point about the relationship between God and Christ, and about [...]