Living life as a modern Mormon has many facets. These articles explore what it means to be a member of the Church today.
I was asked to write about the experience we all have on occasion, that of feeling like no matter how much we try to communicate with the Lord sometimes, it is as though the heavens have withdrawn and our [...]
I thought it would be interesting to place the three main definitions of "what and who God is" next to each other. As I read and reread the Nicene Creed and the Westminster Confession of Faith, it occurred to [...]
In June, 2013 I created my first post for my website called mormonbasics.com. Now, more than 700 articles later, and a name change to gospelstudy.us, I figure I need to let people know that much of my original philosophy [...]
Have you ever had someone come into the room and say, "Think fast!" as they throw something at you that you either need to catch or dodge? Thinking fast is the opposite of pondering. The act of thinking changes [...]
In the book, "Peter Pan" by J. M. Barrie we find an island full of lost boys. At one time, they were part of larger families, but somehow became lost to those families, and ended up in Neverland. Every [...]
I will admit that this was a learning process for me. I was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The semi-annual (twice yearly) General Conference is as normal to me as Sunday Services. What I [...]
When I was very young my parents defined me. I was who they said I was. In school I became who other people thought I was, but yet I was still what my parents said I was. Life became [...]
This post was written by Elaine Merrill, Kelly Merrill's wife. The purpose of this article is to expand on the faithfulness issues discussed in the original article. There is a link to the original article below. In the post [...]
I generally hate long rides in the car, but that is usually the only time I can have a long talk with my wife without distractions. So on occasion I tolerate long drives, just because I love talking to my [...]
My wife and I received a phone call from one of our daughters who had recently had a baby. In the course of the conversation she said that she did not understand why the Lord had "left her alone." She [...]