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Scheduled for study Sept. 2-8, 2019. Unity is the order of the day for these chapters in 1 Corinthians. Paul teaches the members the purpose of two spiritual gifts and about the vital importance of the resurrection. Day 1 1 [...]
This is the companion piece to the article called What is the Gift of Tongues? In Paul's letter to the Corinthian Saints the gift of tongues and the gift of prophecy are compared and weighed. Too often, we as Latter-day [...]
The gift of tongues is one of those spiritual gifts that leaves many members of the Lord's restored Church scratching their heads. The touchstone experience When most people talk about speaking in tongues, the day of Pentecost is almost always [...]
Scheduled for study Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 2019. Our journey back to our heavenly home is not a solitary one. We must learn to deal with diversity among our eternal-family members, and find unity of purpose among all our differences. Day [...]
There are a number of references in the scriptures that refer to the chains with which Satan binds God's children. I am limiting what I address here to Alma's description of the chains of hell as found in Alma 12. [...]
Scheduled for study August 19-25, 2019. The Lord's Church cannot thrive without unity among the members. In these chapters Paul sorrows that the Saints of Corinth have become so divided that he cannot give them the doctrine he would like [...]
I needed to write this article in two columns, and Wordpress doesn't have that feature. As a result I used the only word processor that offers parallel columns - WordPerfect. Click the link below to open the article in PDF [...]
I came home from Church the other week having loved my time with the Saints. But I was secretly uncomfortable about what had happened in Sunday School. The more I thought about the class discussion, the more uncomfortable I became. [...]
Scheduled for study July 1-7, 2019. The power of the Holy Ghost is graphically demonstrated in this week's lessons. We also look at the purpose of miracles in the Church and how the first principles and ordinances help us come [...]
Scheduled for study June 17-23, 2019. What makes Jesus who he is? What makes us who we are? So if we want to be more like Jesus then what changes do we need to make in our lives to bring [...]