March 19, 2009
All too often we find ourselves acting much like some of the Jews did at the time of Christ—we focus so much on the commandments that we are asked to live that we miss the big picture. On the second day after Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, prior to his crucifixion and resurrection, he is at [...]
February 5, 2009
The Lord follows every apostasy with a new dispensation and a restoration of authority. Here is a short film produced by the Church which shows how the current dispensation was opened through the young man, Joseph Smith. This is the second half of the same film. “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and [...]
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February 2, 2009
Fasting is a powerful way to be humble and find the will of the Lord
September 16, 2008
I started writing an article on a different topic today, but I couldn’t get my head around it. Every way I phrased my words seemed wrong or incomplete. As we say in the Church, I had a stupor of thought. I had the feeling to discuss something else: Before studying the scriptures this morning, I [...]
August 4, 2008
I gained my first witness that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is true at a very young age. I was about three or four years old and one night as I was lying in bed, my mind started wandering and speculating and the thought occurred to me, “What if my parents and [...]