Healing the Wounded Heart: Forgiving One Another Through the Enabling Power of Jesus Christ releases July 1 CLICK HERE to preorder.

There are certain gospel doctrines we naturally embrace because they comfort us, inspire us, or fill us with hope. Then there are doctrines that stop us in our tracks because they ask something difficult of us. Few teachings of Jesus Christ fall more squarely into that second category than His command to forgive others.

The Lord did not present forgiveness as a noble suggestion reserved for spiritually advanced disciples. He presented it as a requirement. In modern revelation He declared: “I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required to forgive all men” (Doctrine and Covenants 64:10). That phrase—required to forgive all men—is among the most searching and demanding statements in all of scripture.

The challenge of this doctrine becomes immediately …

As the work of the Lord continues to accelerate across the earth, this week’s Hastening Now report highlights remarkable developments in apostolic ministry, temple expansion, humanitarian outreach, and missionary preparation. From Elder David A. Bednar’s meeting with the President of Chile to the Church’s landmark $25 million contribution to combat child malnutrition worldwide, the influence of the Church continues to reach both world leaders and the most vulnerable.

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Elder Bednar Meets With the President of Chile

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Apostolic Ministry

Elder David A. Bednar, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, held an official meeting with the President of the Republic of Chile, José Antonio Kast, at La Moneda Presidential Palace. The meeting focused on topics such as strengthening families, supporting youth, promoting religious freedom and serving communities. READ STORY HERE.

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Church Contributes $25 …

Hey there.

Hnnnh. Huff. Khhh…

Give me a second to catch my breath.

Just crested the hill above Ecola Lookout.

Hfff.

Oh wow… there it is.

Indian Beach, way down below me—dark rocks, white surf, driftwood scattered everywhere like a wrecked fleet of pirate ships. I can hear the waves crashing from up here. The water looks beautiful and mysterious. Deep blues that feel capable of hiding something enormous.

The climb up through these enormous old-growth Sitka spruce has been unreal. Some were standing when George Washington was still riding around on his white horse.

Everything feels alive today.

Wrens and warblers singing overhead.

Ferns glowing neon green in the filtered light.

The whole forest smells rich and ancient.

Oh—there goes a bald eagle.

Nice.

Does this sound like an Old Spice commercial?

“MAN IN FOREST. DISCOVERS MASCULINITY. ALSO MOSS.”

Settle down, Mike.

This week I migrated from Paria Canyon …

Rain hammered the set all morning.

Not a gentle drizzle, but a cold, relentless downpour soaking the desert outside Ouarzazate—gateway to the Sahara.

At breakfast, dozens of cast and crew members crowded beneath a massive tent erected by our production partner, OZZ Films. Conversations turned tense. If the storm continued, we would be forced to abandon the outdoor set at Fint Village and make a massive company move to the interior scenes at Oasis Studios.

That meant trucks. Equipment. Lighting. Wardrobe. Animals. Catering. Transportation. Rescheduling actors. And then, inevitably, moving everything back again the following day to finish this very scene.

Time-consuming.

Expensive.

Exhausting.

Quiet prayers were offered around the tent.

Then, ten minutes before “Picture up” was scheduled, the rain stopped.

The clouds slowly parted. Sunlight broke through the gray sky. Crew members rushed into motion. Within minutes, cameras rolled.

Moments like that make us feel this film …

The last chapter of the last book of the Pentateuch, the “Five Books” of Moses, tells of the departure of that titanic Old Testament figure from the midst of the wandering Camp of Israel that, under God, he had both created and led. (Of course, the account of his death raises the question of his authorship of the chapter. But that isn’t the topic of this current column.) Deuteronomy 34 begins as follows:

“And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, and the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.  And the Lord 

Supplying food to Utah families who need it.

That was the one thing on the mind of more than 3,000 people at the Salt Palace who volunteered with Slopes Serves Meals at the annual Silicon Slopes Summit.

By the time the final box slid onto the last of 450 pallets, three days’ collective work yielded nearly 900,000 meals for Utah families in need.

Together they packed 25,214 boxes, each filled with three meals a day for three days for a family of four, enough food to fill 19 semitrailers bound for food pantries (and eventually kitchen pantries) across the state.

Their goal? Offer relief to families in a state where 1 in 6 children face food insecurity and hundreds of thousands of Utahns do not always know where their next meal will come from.

This year’s effort marked the sixth year of collaboration among Silicon Slopes, The Church of …

Author’s Note: In my previous article, I discussed why food prices are expected to rise this summer. Today, I want to add several additional concerns. Due to cannery closures in California, farmers are removing approximately 480,000 peach trees, creating not only a current shortage but a long-term reduction in peach availability for years to come. In addition, California farmers are reporting extremely small crops of apricots, peaches, pears, and cherries after severe weather destroyed blossoms earlier in the season, significantly reducing fruit production. Could this be what President Kimball foresaw when he counseled us “We encourage you to grow all the food that you feasibly can on your own property. Berry bushes, grapevines, fruit trees—plant them if your climate is right for their growth.”

Now that we have discussed the importance of food storage, it is time to begin—or strengthen—your efforts. But how can this be accomplished on a …

As a young, new professor at a college, I was to be assigned a mentor to help me learn the ropes of teaching, along with all the other assignments I would have. When I arrived at work that first week, I was happy to learn that my mentor would be Professor Hoagland. I had him as a teacher when I was a student and knew him as one of the most brilliant people I had ever met.

One of the classes I took from him was called “Scientific Programming in Fortran,” and we used punch cards. The class required some prior programming experience and calculus as prerequisites. It was one of the most intense courses I have ever taken. When I got my first test back, I was shocked to have received 54% on it. I was even more shocked later to learn that it was the highest score in …

This article was originally published in Public Square Magazine.

The story of the Trojan Horse is a reminder of the possible, hidden destructive power of a great gift. After a decade-long war, the Greeks gave the city of Troy a gift of a massive wooden horse and pretended to sail away. The priest of the city warned the people to “fear Greeks even when they bear gifts.” But the people would not listen. Inside the horse was a group of warriors. That night, while Troy slept, the Greek fleet returned under cover of darkness. The warriors hidden inside the horse emerged, opened the gates, and allowed the returning army to enter the city, resulting in the sack of Troy.

Most people have already let the Trojan horse of AI into their homes, opening their gates to something that they do not completely know or understand. We still …

While the field of psychology has recently taken a strong stand against anger, God has always been against it. The Savior taught, “Whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire” (Matthew 5:22).

This is serious business. If we are angry with our brother, we risk damnation. Some may cite the “without cause” clause in the scripture. But Jesus Christ removed that clause when He came to the New World. (The clause also does not appear in many of the most ancient versions of Matthew 5:22.) The Book of Mormon records Christ’s words as follows:

Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, and it is also written before …