These articles touch on the historical past of the LDS Church, both socially, and doctrinally.
The text of John 7-10 is better understood if you also have some background understanding of how things worked politically and socially among the Jews. Introduction Here is the first verse of John 7. 1 After these things Jesus walked [...]
Photo by charlesdeluvio on Unsplash This is an explanation of the Come, Follow Me lesson for week 08 of 2023 Matthew 5 and Luke 6. The Beatitudes is a description of how Jesus wants his followers to behave. [...]
Have you ever wondered why God allowed His covenant people to become slaves for almost 400 years? How could He possibly be okay with that? This is being written under the category of Gospel Shorts, so it isn't supposed to [...]
We can never accurately accuse the Savior of wasting time. This is very true of the Passover meal we refer to as the Last Supper. This was His last chance to give direction and counsel to His apostles, and during [...]
The official title of the lesson is "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me." The picture above is from the October, 2012 New Era. It shows how the two animals are yoked or burdened together so they can [...]
Whole books have been written on just a small portion of this week's reading assignment, which is a single chapter in Matthew. With that in mind, let's look at the Sermon on the Mount and some of the other principles [...]
I ran across a verse in the Book of Mormon that talks about peace being as a river. This was one of those arresting moments when your eye just stops on the page and you can't move forward for a [...]
This lesson is an ancient example of a very modern problem. The Saints are trying to move the work of the Lord forward, and there are those who, for whatever reason, are trying to do their level best to [...]
The story of Daniel and the king's dream is pretty straightforward. King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream that really troubled his soul. He called all his wise men in and demanded not only the interpretation of the dream, but the content [...]
This lesson talks about six people who chose to live the standards the Lord had set for them. They each went through scary trials, but each of them chose to live according to their faith or perish in the attempt. [...]