These are short comments, thoughts, or experiences that may not fit as a full article, but is something I wanted to express anyway.
Light and truth are synonyms for the enlightenment and knowledge we can receive from the Holy Ghost. Do we understand some of the characteristics of light and truth, the properties that govern their behavior? This article talks about six aspects [...]
The Lord has infinite ways to teach us. We just have to make the right connection, and almost anything can become a lesson in good versus evil. In this story about Jack, he learns some important lessons about himself, and [...]
What exactly is the difference between mortality and the spirit world? It seems like a simple enough question to answer. All my life I have defined mortality as the period in eternity when we leave our Father in Heaven's presence [...]
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 [...]
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? [...]
A post in the Facebook group Latter-day Saint Ministering caught my attention not only because of the tremendous discussion it generated, but because of the careful questions it posed. The member was asking some philosophical questions about the nature of [...]
I was the organist at a funeral I attended recently. As I sat there looking over the music I was to play next, I only half heard what the current speaker was saying. I don't know what he said, but [...]
When the new Sunday School manual for 2019 came out I took a look at the first lesson to get a feel for how the lessons were organized. The teacher's manual includes a video clip of the interview Christ had with [...]
I have been steeped in a Facebook group called Latter-day Saint Ministering. My heart has been moved by the many stories of service, heartache, and kindness talked about in the group. Many of those who are most involved in ministering [...]
This article consists more of a series of "what ifs" and wonderments than of outright answers. I read someone's comments on Facebook that got me wondering. The gentleman stated that we Latter-day Saints, as modern-day Israelites, lacked the hellfire and [...]