These posts help answer the question, “As a member of the church, what is expected of me?”
(Labeled for reuse on pixabay.com) To really appreciate what we have to learn from the life of Abraham, and the lessons his life can teach us, we should look at what is available to us in the plan [...]
As I have mentioned before, there was a time when I thought it unfair that those who had to wait in spirit prison until the Savior's advent into the spirit world had to wait an awfully long time. From Adam's [...]
To make Jesus Christ the rock upon which we build our spiritual foundation, we must earnestly study His words in the scriptures. Teaching in the Savior’s Way is an amazing resource to the members of the Church. For [...]
One of our many blessings in this ever-changing Church is the responsibility for cleaning our chapels. As I participated with other ward members I began reflecting on the quality of the job I was doing. This is some of what [...]
Much has been written about the power of names. Many a fantasy novel has approached the concept that names hold power to control the things of the natural universe. This concept is founded in fact, as seen in the doctrines [...]
When the Church clarified its position with regards to the spiritual status of those who enter into same-sex marriages or relationships, and then clarified the position of how the children of those relationships were to be handled, many in the [...]
The problem with learning how to observe the Sabbath day, how to keep it holy, is that making something holy is a deeply personal thing. There is a lot that goes into turning just another day of the week into [...]
"Why don't people just repent?" Sounds like a fair enough question. The problem with the question is the word "just." It makes it sound like repentance is such a simple choice, and worse yet, simply or easily done. Repentance is [...]
If there is any day of the week that causes members of the Church confusion, it is the Sabbath. The world treats Sunday as a one-day-in-seven holiday. Most major sporting events are held on Sunday. Concerts are on Sunday. Many [...]
My wife is in Primary and was faced with an unruly group of children one Sunday. They were having a difficult time sitting still. They were squirming, and talking, with their minds anywhere but in Primary. They were supposed to [...]