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Photo by Paweł Czerwiński on Unsplash This article is based on the week four Come, Follow Me lesson for the Doctrine and Covenants (pg. 15). To some this title is a valid question. To some it is silly, [...]
Photo by Suvam Panja on Unsplash Throughout the scriptures we are taught to fear God. Fear, as defined in the scriptures is to give honor or respect, not to be afraid of. If God is so good to [...]
Photo by Jason Dent on Unsplash Doctrine and Covenants 2 has but three verses. This article discusses two of them. As usual, the scriptures use simple words, combined in unique ways, to teach profound messages of responsibility, loyalty, [...]
Photo by Pinakeen Bhatt on Unsplash Hope is a complicated thing. Not only does its nature change as you and hope mature together, but no one ever really defines where it comes from in the first place. Well, [...]
Photo by Ümit Bulut on Unsplash In 3 Nephi 19:24 we read about a special kind of praying, a prayer where the subject of your prayer is given to you, so you know what you are supposed to [...]
The focus of today's lesson is joy, specifically the joy Jesus felt in ministering to the Nephites. But we need to ask ourselves why he found such joy in what he did, and also look at what brings us the [...]
There seems to be some confusion about the place works and grace have in our journey toward godhood. Let's take a brief look at works, the part it plays in our lives, grace and its rightful place in our lives, and finally we'll [...]
The Lord is consistent in all that He does. If you can spot His patterns of behavior understanding Him becomes much easier. In this article I will look at several instances, mainly in the Book of Mormon, where the Lord [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]