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This category is added to every article that has to do with service, love, relationships, neighbors, missionary work, etc. Ministering is a broad category that covers a lot of doctrine and there are many ways to demonstrate the love of God in how we relate to our brothers and sisters here in mortality, as well as beyond the veil.

New Testament 28 – What Wilt Thou Have Me to Do?

Kelly Merrill2019-07-06T14:29:23-06:00Ministering|

Scheduled for study July 8-14, 2019. The Lord has given us a gospel, a plan that requires action. When Saul was actively pursuing doing what he thought was right, the Lord intervened and showed him his efforts could be put [...]

New Testament 27 – Ye Shall Be Witnesses unto Me

Kelly Merrill2019-05-31T15:41:26-06:00Come, Follow Me, Doctrine & Information, Ministering|

Scheduled for study July 1-7, 2019. The power of the Holy Ghost is graphically demonstrated in this week's lessons. We also look at the purpose of miracles in the Church and how the first principles and ordinances help us come [...]

The Secret to Charity

Kelly Merrill2019-05-14T11:42:09-06:00Doctrine & Information, Ministering|

Christlike love, charity is so often talked about in Church and in the scriptures. But what is it really? How do we learn it, and how do we recognize it when we see it? I don't claim to fully understand [...]

What Makes It a Commandment?

Kelly Merrill2019-04-27T15:26:03-06:00Doctrine & Information, Ministering|

Image by pixel2013 from Pixabay I received an email asking, "What are commandments?" The questions got me thinking, and this article is a result of my research and pondering about commandments. I hope it is even half as [...]

Experiencing Mass Revelation

Kelly Merrill2019-04-09T11:24:52-06:00Ministering, Modern Issues|

Image by Jerzy Górecki from Pixabay There are many ways for revelation to come to us. It is possible for the Lord to be very specific, like when President Russell M. Nelson was told in revelation exactly where [...]

Painful Truths About Ministering

Kelly Merrill2019-03-19T14:56:30-06:00Ministering|

I have been associated with a Facebook group on ministering for many months. I have even written a number of articles about ministering. But not until last night did the light go on about the real truth of ministering, about [...]

Why Does the Lord Require Covenants?

Kelly Merrill2019-02-15T13:03:43-07:00Doctrine & Information, Ministering|

One of the defining characteristics of God's kingdom on earth, His Church, is the presence of covenants. Covenants are not present anywhere else on earth, and in no other church. This begs the question of why covenants are a defining [...]

My name is Legion; for We Are Many

Kelly Merrill2019-02-03T10:20:37-07:00Doctrine & Information, Ministering|

In studying Mark 5 I ran across yet another scriptural story that I have short-changed all these years. I always thought the story of the man possessed by a legion of spirits ended with the pigs drowning in the Sea [...]

I Hear voices

Kelly Merrill2019-01-22T14:28:39-07:00Ministering, Random Thoughts|

Photo by Christopher Beddies on Unsplash I wonder what my mother would say if she knew I was hearing voices in my head? I wonder if she would feel like I was a failure? Sometimes such things are [...]

For My Sake: An Example in How to Study the Scriptures

Kelly Merrill2019-01-12T16:08:43-07:00Doctrine & Information, Ministering, Random Thoughts|

I don't remember where I was, probably in Church, but someone said something and it woke me up. Not literally. They quoted a verse of scripture that had the phrase "for my sake" in it. My first thought was, "What? [...]

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The gospel of Christ should be easy to understand. The Savior taught in parables, but he spoke of simple things so people would have the best chance of grasping His meaning.

I deliberately avoid lots of references and scholarly quotes and citations so that we can focus on the principles behind the doctrine. To live a teaching in the gospel of Christ we have to first have a basic understanding of what is wanted or expected of us and how it will affect our life when we live it.

This site is specifically for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I want you to find joy in Christ's teachings because you understand them. This is the goal of the website. I hope you will be glad that you stopped in for a visit, and I hope you come back often.

Here is a comment received from one reader in Chile.

"Dear Brother, you do not know how much we enjoyed this year of the study with you. It has been a constant inspiration and source of good ideas. We admire your efforts to make the Gospel even brighter." C and M from Chile