Living life as a modern Mormon has many facets. These articles explore what it means to be a member of the Church today.
Photo by VICKIIDO on Unsplash Gratitude is often spoken of and addressed in Conference. Yet how often have you stopped to consider how gratitude is manifested in your own life? Author's note It is Christmas morning, 6:00 a.m., [...]
Ever feel lost, even to God? Have you ever wondered if, in your sinful and fallen state, He even knows where you are? Here are some thoughts based on an October, 2021 talk given by Susan H. Porter, First Counselor [...]
The idea for this discussion comes from Elder Jan E. Newman's April, 2021 Conference talk entitled, "Teaching in the Savior's Way." This isn't a discussion of his talk, though all quotes below come from his talk. I want to talk [...]
The blowing of the Shofar We live in an uncertain society. We are uncertain of our roles in marriage, in our genders, in our civic responsibilities, and in so many other arenas of life. How do we deal [...]
The Lord is consistent in all that He does. If you can spot His patterns of behavior understanding Him becomes much easier. In this article I will look at several instances, mainly in the Book of Mormon, where the Lord [...]
Who is the heir? The girl is adopted. The son is natural born (blood). So who is the"first born"? Until recently, the definition of who really counts as family has traditionally boiled down to one question - "Are [...]
Week 32 is scheduled for study August 3-9, 2020. To stand fast in our faith in Christ requires that we first recognize that our faith is being challenged, or that there is someone who actually wants to destroy that faith. [...]
Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash In the article entitled, Of Judgment and Choices - Part 1, I approached just the fairness aspect of how we are judged. Now I would like to look at personal [...]
Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash Is God really fair, or does He just give lip service to the idea? If God is really fair then why are those who go to the celestial kingdom the [...]
Photo by nega on Unsplash The Rameumptom represents the method of prayer used by the Zoramite people in the Book of Mormon. Their religion was a version of worship derived from the Nephite people, and their form of [...]