Baptism is the first ordinance each of us participates in when we enter Christ's Church. The Christian world has many ways of baptizing, and some Christian churches view it as being more a symbolic gesture of acceptance of the Christian [...]
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 [...]
The scriptures refer to godly sorrow and worldly sorrow, or the sorrowing of the damned. In this two-part series we look at the difference between the two, so you are better equipped to judge which kind of sorrow you experience [...]
The scriptures refer to godly sorrow and worldly sorrow. In this two-part series we will look at the difference between the two, so you are better equipped to judge which kind of sorrow you experience when you sin. Come on, [...]
We hear of the widow's mite in the scriptures. When Jesus was watching people give their offerings to the temple treasury, many wealthy men put large donations into the temple coffers, and people were very impressed. But then a widow [...]
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 when [...]
Ubiquitous. Now there is a great word. It means "being everywhere, especially at once." If you have lived in Hawaii (and don't we all?) the ants are ubiquitous. There are so many of them, and you see them so often [...]
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 social [...]
We all know that the meek shall inherit the earth, so in that sense it is a good thing to be meek. But what about those who view meekness as a weakness? Is there a difference between being meek and [...]
I wrote a series of four short articles based on the material in Preach My Gospel, from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These articles were originally published at a website that has since changed its purpose and [...]