These posts help answer the question, “As a member of the church, what is expected of me?”
All who have been baptized into Christ’s church are confirmed members of the Church by the laying on of hands by those holding the priesthood of God. The first words of instruction to each new member of the Church is [...]
Photo by Maxime VALCARCE on Unsplash When all is said and done in mortality and judgment has been passed, each of us will have received the desires of our heart. There are those who will contend with this [...]
This talk was given at a Priesthood Leadership meeting on September 6, 2014 by Kelly Merrill. It has been altered slightly to make it more applicable to the Auxiliaries. Leadership in the world is done through administration. Administering the gospel [...]
Photo by Stella de Smit on Unsplash My wife teaches math at one of the Church's universities. Several times she has complained that she is puzzled and bothered by a practice of the students in her classes. More [...]
In ancient times cities usually had walls around them. Bandits and roving marauders were frequent, and to protect the people of the town watchmen were placed on towers around the city to keep watch for enemies approaching. The cry of [...]
I want you to know that when it comes to dealing with feeling betrayed by the watchmen on the wall, by the leaders of the Lord's restored Church, I have been there, and experienced that. What I want you to [...]
In part one we read about Asa and his issues with the watchmen on the walls. In part two I gave a glimpse into my own qualifications to speak to this subject about feeling like the watchmen have stopped looking out [...]
Photo by Cristina Gottardi on Unsplash I marvel at the way the Brethren of the Church conduct themselves. There is something different about the way they behave and interact with others that sets them apart. Recently I met [...]
In part one I discussed what I mean by the terms "holding" the priesthood and "having" the priesthood. (Reading part one first will help in understanding this article.) I talked about the role of the priesthood holder and talked about [...]
I was raised in a military family. We lived all over the western United States, in the Philippines, and Alaska, but never in Utah. We knew that Zion (the pure in heart) is anywhere there are Latter-day Saints. When [...]