Meek or Weak?
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 [...]
The Purposes of Being A Missionary
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 [...]
Study It Out In Your Mind
Learning the Gospel of Christ is like learning your native tongue in that some of it comes naturally as you are exposed to it year after year, but some of it must be studied to be learned. There is a [...]
What Can I Expect From A General Conference Of The LDS Church?
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 [...]
What Defines Us?
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 a [...]
God’s Use of Patterns – Questions Part 2
In the first part of this series we looked at how God's love affects his ability to answer our questions (God's Use of Patterns - Questions). In this part of the series I will be addressing how our agency affects [...]
God’s Use of Patterns – Questions
Some patterns we see in the way the Lord interacts with us, his children, are easier to spot than others. How the Lord deals with questions from us is not cut and dried, because his response is based on the [...]
God’s Use of Patterns – Stewardship & Accountability
In a previous article I talked about God's Use of Patterns - Self Reliance. It gives examples of times the Lord waited until someone thought the problem through and then took a solution to the Lord. Only then did the [...]
God’s Use of Patterns – Self Reliance
This is the first of a series of articles on the patterns of God's behavior. Sometimes it takes effort on our part to spot the patterns, but once seen they cannot be unseen. If you are judging from the general [...]
How Far Will You Go? Part 2
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 entitled [...]