Over the last few weeks, I have enjoyed the red and gold leaves of the trees in my community during the Fall season. Alma, a Book of Mormon prophet, wrote, “All things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that… Read more
The Lord gave a vision to Abraham as recorded in Genesis 15:5. And he [LORD] brought him [Abraham] forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy… Read more
Luke 17 – Parable of the Ten Lepers [11] And it came to pass, as he (Jesus) went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. [12] And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that… Read more
Forgiving others is the most challenging commandment for me. I will not tell you the stories of people who have acted abusive toward me. Retelling those stories would be counter productive. But the scriptures are very clear on this point. Jesus Christ taught: Matthew 5… Read more
My family and I live in city where there are many churches. Some of these have signs with changeable letters. The signs usually have a short message or proverb to catch the attention of people passing by. One sign gave the message “Count your blessings… Read more
We are the summation of our thoughts, words, and actions. Our words and deeds arise from our thoughts. What we do and say also shapes our thoughts. Our Lord Jesus Christ has given us many scriptures on these topics through his apostles and prophets. Here… Read more
[26] And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins. [29] And now… Read more
by Tony Snow Blessings arrive in unexpected packages—in my case, cancer. Those of us with potentially fatal diseases—and there are millions in America today—find ourselves in the odd position of coping with our mortality while trying to fathom God’s will. Although it would be the… Read more
The Messiah Jesus Christ was a suffering servant who sacrificed his own mortal life to redeem men from their sinful state. Luke 4 [16] And Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue… Read more
Adversity is a common theme in the scriptures. Jesus taught “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) James declared… Read more