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Some parents are concerned about children as young as age eight making life-changing covenants when they decide to be baptized. I'll address some of their concerns and also the advantages of baptism at age eight. Questions of concern When is [...]
The name of this article came to me as I was writing commentary for 2 Nephi 11-25 and was studying Nephi's testimonies of Christ. It never occurred to me before that death is a requisite step in our progression to [...]
We humans are so easily fooled. We look for the big, the grand, the impressive, and the overwhelming in all things. We want to be wowed! Meanwhile the Lord is working with the small, the humble, and the tiny things [...]
My normal articles are confident in the doctrine I teach, because I feel confident that I can back up my doctrine with statements from scriptures and prophets. This topic is different. I am exploring something I have never heard directly [...]
Photo by Kazuend on Unsplash There is nothing in the whole realm of gospel learning I find as exciting as the perfection that makes up the plan for our salvation. There is no possibility that such a brilliant [...]
Scheduled for study Jan. 20-26, 2020. When we are armed with righteousness we are given the spiritual power we need to protect ourselves and our loved ones from the sins and influences of the world. This week's lessons discuss at [...]
Scheduled for study Dec. 2-8, 2019. Try to understand love this week. It is what makes God, God. God is love. We will also talk about the power of light and darkness and how Christ is the source of all [...]
Scheduled for study Nov. 11-17, 2019. This week's theme is all about our faith in Christ. We have a lesson on Christ as the great High Priest, as the author and finisher of our faith, and on trusting in his [...]
Faith has historically been a difficult principle to describe with any clarity. Sure, we all have the stock definitions of faith, but for many those stock definitions haven't made faith any easier to understand. After reading the New Testament Come, [...]
This is a written musing caused by my going to Church today. The topic in Priesthood meeting was repentance. What I was feeling was not matching up with my knowledge of repentance. That is what got me thinking. Why do [...]