Most of you will remember when Sherem asked for a…
Thirty-three years ago I was with a tour group in…
One of the blessings of the Doctrine and Covenants is…
Nephi tells us that the iron rod is the word…
I have frequently read Jacob 5 searching for historical applications…
There are some among us who seem frantic with the…
The Christmas season is a time filled with wonderful songs…
Even the brightest lights in the kingdom may flicker and…
The scriptures contain hundreds of references to heart problems. Anyone…
Consider for a moment the resilience of those people who…
As sons and daughters of the Savior, spiritually begotten of…
The following historical gem from the early history of the…
As Alma remembered all his sins, and was racked and…
Praying vocally should be an important part of our association…
We pray for the favors we know we need with…
When I was ordained an elder, there were no drum…
Joseph Smith said, "It is the first principle of the…
If we find a brother or sister in distress and…
Faced with cancer, I contemplated the choice of David between…
This story from Church history is unusual enough to cause…
Returning home from calling on a sick person, James [E.…
As we learn lessons from the past, we must not…
Most of you will remember when Sherem asked for a…
Not many travelers through mortality have complained that the route…
The following is an Editorial in The Merlin, a non-Mormon…
The Teacher of this course in Beginning and Advanced Mortality…
Alexander Schriener . . . recalled a story about someone…
Some standardized tests come in clocked sections. When the time…
The following historical gem offers a powerful witness of the…
I have a feeling that we all need to be…
Reading the Old Testament has convinced me that throughout much…
God does many marvelous works. He performs mighty miracles. But…
God has always invited-and frequently commanded-his children to offer sacrifices…
Heber J. Grant got things done. In fact, he got…
Paul the Apostle teaches significant lessons about what it means…
My daughter came to me for a blessing several years…
On February 14, 1853, a group of Saints assembled on…
I have been thinking about the creation. Those thoughts have…
The era of the restoration was a time of searching.…
“It seems as though the adversary was aware, at a…
This commandment to Joseph Smith and Sydney Rigdon in the…
Historical records indicate that the attack on the jail at…
From the moment Joseph Smith first announced his encounter with…
Joseph Smith spoke a great deal about effective prayer. On…
On a cold winter’s night in 1951, there was a…
The Lord has not offered us the luxury of conditional…
“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee…
The modern manifestations of God’s powers still follow those who…
As He walked those narrow Capernaum streets, the people surrounded…
I am grateful for the determination with which the Lord…
The Lord has made it clear that his people will…
Men moved by the Spirit of the Lord deal with…
Have you ever lost something important? How did you feel…
Robert McKinley bore his testimony of the power of the…
The mother of President Joseph F. Smith died Sept. 21,…
There are some among us who seem frantic with the…
The era of the restoration was a time of searching.…
On Christmas day, 1843, a large party assembled at the…
The little story that follows has been a favorite for…
Ephraim Hanks is a remarkable example of a young man’s…
Isaac Laney was living at Haun's Mill when the attack…
On October 30, 1838, the massacre at Haun’s Mill on…
The Lord, knowing better than any of us the nature…
In 1830: “The front door opened and they heard someone…
“No matter how serious the trial, how deep the distress,…
The desperation of our circumstances, teaching us humility, may one…
The verb "pray" appears twenty-two times in the Doctrine and…
Some standardized tests come in clocked sections. When the time…
If we stop caring about the suffering and needs of…
Alma concluded a lesson he taught to Helaman about the…
In the last installment, we observed that many of the…
Nephi wrote of the willingness of God to preserve the…
In this day of national, standardized tests, where everybody is…
Since we cannot behold the designs of Teacher, and since…
Because we are invited, even commanded, to contact the Instructor…
London, particularly, and many other large cities were in danger…
Wilford Woodruff stated the following at the fall general conference…
Samuel Smith was the younger brother to Joseph. Though his…
There is great satisfaction in being able to choose our…
Most of you will remember when Sherem asked for a…
George A. Smith said what I have long believed: William…
The quality of your eternal future depends on passing the…
Life is not a biological accident--a handful of sentient and…
The new designation of home and visiting teaching as ministering…
Few men have ever lived who reached the stature of…
The young man had always believed in a God, but…
We've read that we are to "trust in the Lord…
I have been thinking about the creation. Those thoughts have…
Nephi tells us that the iron rod is the word…
The world is filled with locations regarded as holy places.…
Under the right circumstances, we can receive everything we pray…
The day was Sunday, March 28, 1954. I had turned…
Our prayers almost always include gratitude, but often these expressions…
I have a feeling that we all need to be…
The story of Isaac and Rebekah is powerful, but the…
Israel was about to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles, and…
If there are lights in the hallways of history, Abraham…
Heber J. Grant recounts the story of Daniel Webster. Published…
The reason for giving the name “Wonderful” to the Savior…
A paragraph from Church history taught me things about Brigham…
It was Albert Einstein who observed that, “Coincidence is God's…
Yes. Life is a test. My reflections on this matter…
General Conference is fast-approaching and it's easy to take for…
Midnight was a distant memory when I awoke. My knees…
I have frequently read Jacob 5 searching for historical applications…
Here are a few moments from Church history that constitute…
From the moment Joseph Smith first announced his encounter with…
How do you feel about your covenants? Would your commitment…
Some significant time spent with the accounts of the Flood…
One of the blessings of the Doctrine and Covenants is…
The scriptures alert us to a problem nine times in…
David knew as well as anyone the consuming calamity that…
People who have access to temples and temple experiences have…
There are compelling examples in the Doctrine and Covenants of…
The books of the OT are drenched in applications. There…
Sometimes God does not do it our way. Abinadi did…
"As a result of [Heavenly Father's] great love, He has…
One of the challenges of the book of Revelation is…
Effective scripture reading is like learning a foreign language. Perhaps…
I nearly flunked out of college when a friend handed…
I am now going to tell you the day of…
To stop our transgressions we must bury the weapons that…
Waiting must teach some of the best blessings of all,…
I am grateful for the determination with which the Lord…
We are told throughout the scriptures that coming to know…
We want someone in shining clothes to burst through the…
As we study the scriptures, we must watch for principles…
This direction to “open our mouths” has become particularly evident…
Testimonies and experiences written with power and love in the…
The Lord has not offered us the luxury of conditional…
On very thin pages, thick with meaning, are some almost…
The story of Jonah, that reluctant and misguided Old Testament…
This parable illustrates the importance of taking the words of…
When the task before us seems impossible--when we're continually falling…
Post Conference question: How is my life different after listening…
Post Conference question: How is my life different after listening…
Paul testified of the Lord no matter how hostile the…
The Apostle Paul, was a missionary whose testimony thundered across…
It is a marvelous blessing to live in this day-a…
God has always invited-and frequently commanded-his children to offer sacrifices.…
When Heber J. Grant expressed an interest in learning to…
Samson was under a vow to be consecrated, separated, and…
Pilate knew that Jesus was not just another Galilean trouble-maker,…
Christ washed the feet of Judas, knowing that just hours…
As I reflected on General Conference and the opportunities provided…
I volunteered to hold babysit my granddaughter while her mother…