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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 [...]
Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash Is God really fair, or does He just give lip service to the idea? If God is really fair then why are those who go to the celestial kingdom the [...]
Conversion of Alma the Younger (The Conversion of Alma), by Gary L. Kapp Academic knowledge and personal experience knowledge are two very different things. This article is my attempt at taking what has always been very academic for [...]
Photo by Ben White on Unsplash The first day's lesson in the Come, Follow Me lessons for Alma 32-35 asks "how you prepare to hear the word of God." My first thought was, "I don't prepare myself to [...]
Photo by nega on Unsplash The Rameumptom represents the method of prayer used by the Zoramite people in the Book of Mormon. Their religion was a version of worship derived from the Nephite people, and their form of [...]
Photo by Dave Francis on Unsplash Ever read a scripture passage so many times you felt like you could quote it forward and backwards? Ever felt like if you had to read it one more time you would [...]
This article was originally published as part of the Come, Follow Me lesson commentary for the Book of Mormon for Alma 30-31. I felt it needed to stand alone as well. What we often think of as the definition of [...]