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The Lord has infinite ways to teach us. We just have to make the right connection, and almost anything can become a lesson in good versus evil. In this story about Jack, he learns some important lessons about himself, and [...]
Scheduled to be studied Mar 4-10, 2019. All the daily lessons are based on basic things required of each of us in order to be worthy of our Savior's healing power. This week we have six days worth of lessons, [...]
The Come, Follow Me manual recommends that we find and review the four questions asked in Mark 4:35-41. I had to read those verses four or five times before I recognized the last question. This exercise of likening these scriptures [...]
In studying Mark 5 I ran across yet another scriptural story that I have short-changed all these years. I always thought the story of the man possessed by a legion of spirits ended with the pigs drowning in the Sea [...]
What exactly is the difference between mortality and the spirit world? It seems like a simple enough question to answer. All my life I have defined mortality as the period in eternity when we leave our Father in Heaven's presence [...]
I don't remember where I was, probably in Church, but someone said something and it woke me up. Not literally. They quoted a verse of scripture that had the phrase "for my sake" in it. My first thought was, "What? [...]
I am one of those people who likes to please others. I genuinely enjoy making others happy. To feel useful is a major part of what drives me. I don't require accolades or public recognition, but I do seem to [...]
It would take a large volume to review all that the Lord has said about his people and then discuss how his promises have played out in the past, and will play out in the future. I am only going [...]
Someone brought up an interesting question recently. Why don't the apostles of today do the things done by the apostles in the ancient Church? When I asked what prompted the question, they listed a number of scriptures that all referenced [...]
This is the opening passage in the Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families: New Testament 2019 manual: "The aim of all gospel learning and teaching is to deepen our conversion and help us become more like Jesus Christ. For this reason, [...]