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How the whole Church came to be under condemnation. Why the Book of Mormon is so important.  Read More →

The Mormon Church is creating new missions in several areas of the world. Africa Southeast My impression is that the Church is focusing its more traditional missionary efforts (deployment of missionaries in flesh and bones) in area of the world where people are more open and interested in the message of salvation. Places like Europe or North America seem to be losing missions through combining of them, as it is happening in Italy, where the Italy Catania Mission will be absorbed by the Italy Rome Mission. However, this does not mean necessarily a reduction in missionary work in Europe or North America, since those are also countries where the Internet is used by most people, and where the message of the restoration can move forward through electronic means, such as the Internet, saving the missionaries some of the effort of finding people interested in their message. Since the number of Mormon missionaries is naturally declining, more and more people in the world will have to learn... Read the rest of this entry »

I have been thinking a lot about a quote from President Ezra T. Benson, about how the Book of Mormon is a pattern for how things are to be in the last days. What really got me thinking was a part in the book of 3 Nephi, where the government was broken, and the Nephites [...]  Read More →

“I think, therefore I am,” right? Well, think again. Questioning the deeper mysteries of mind and consciousness. Not trying to answer questions as much as ask the right questions about mind and matter.  Read More →

Our destination is to continue creation, to give continuance to the work and glory of our Father.  Read More →

Light, Truth, Spirit, Life. What do they mean for us? See D&C 93 and my Co-Eternal Man series.  Read More →

The following video from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints brings comfort and peace to my soul. The speaker is Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, deceased member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The Resurrection and the Atonement of Christ are the pinnacle events in the history of the world. The darkness and sadness of Christs crucifixion did not endure. Christ was resurrected, enabling the resurrection of all mankind. In our lives we will have our dark days, but because of Jesus Christ we can have hope in overcoming our trials and ultimately returning to live with our Heavenly Father.  Read More →

I’m always worried that when I donate to certain charities not all of the money goes towards the people who need it most.  According to this website by the LDS church 100% of the money goes towards the charity.  This will be helpful not only for the tragedy in Haiti, but to other humanatarian projects. I wasn’t aware of this site until my wife had it forwarded to her so I thought I would share it with you.  This link will take you directly to the donation page: https://secure3.convio.net/ldsp/site/Donation2?df_id=1861&1861.donation=form1&s_src=14703  Read More →

We need to have humility, tolerance and patience in our relationship with others and the Lord. He works with us; he calls the brethren “friends” in the D&C.  Read More →

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, an apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ, shares how hope encourages and inspires us to place our trust in the loving care of our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.  Read More →

~by Julie** When my friends find out that we go to church every week for three hours at a time, I get lots of big eyes and replies like “You’re crazy! Why would you do that?!” I’ll be the first one to admit that some weeks, three hours does feel quite long.  Thankfully the three hour block of meetings is broken up into chunks, so usually time goes by at a good pace. The main part of our Sunday church service is when everyone in the ward (or congregation) comes together for Sacrament Meeting, a 70 minute service held in the chapel.  I have three small children (5 years, 3 years and 1 year old), and it takes some work to teach our children how to sit reverently, and we by no means have it down!  My 1-year- old daughter isn’t close to being able to sit still, and sometimes I’ll rock her in the back of the chapel, sometimes I’ll take her out for a short break to stretch her legs.  During Sacrament meeting, we sing songs of worship, take the Sacrament,... Read the rest of this entry »

-by Kathryn Elder Henry B. Eyring challenged us in October 2007 General Conference to ask these questions daily: Have I seen the hand of God reaching out to touch me (or my family and friends) today? Did God send a message that was just for me? What can I do to preserve that memory for the day that I, and those I love, will need to remember how much God loves us and how much we need him? We believe in the power of questions. A 14-year-old boy named Joseph Smith once had a question about which church he should join. He also loved reading the Bible and one day he came to this scripture in the book of James: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.” –(James 1:5-6) Later Joseph Smith wrote about the impact of that scripture: “Never did any passage of scripture... Read the rest of this entry »