John 19:25-26 Jesus instructs John to care for his mother I love this passage, for it shows the true nature of the Savior Jesus Christ. He loved his mother, and in his dying moments, he was concerned for her. He was a true man! I love what Elder Bednar saidContinue Reading

The following account comes from the book “Henry Ballard, the story of a courageous pioneer 1832-1908” p. 133-137 by Douglas Crookston. This book was published in 2010 by Deseret Book. Henry’s Miracle In a way, Henry’s life was one of miracles. He survived in his mother’s womb despite her attemptsContinue Reading

Man is but a tenant of his physical body Man is but a tenant of his physical body. This view was very impressively expressed by ex-President of the United States John Quincy Adams. He was accosted on the streets of Boston by a friend who inquired how he was feeling,Continue Reading

That Same Spirit Ye cannot say, when ye are brought to that awful crisis,that I will repent, that I will return to my God. Nay, ye cannot say this; for that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will haveContinue Reading

Feramorz Young in the Spirit World Feramorz L. Young [a son of Brigham Young] . . . went on a mission to Mexico, where he died and was buried in the Gulf of Mexico.  It always seemed to me a strange thing that a boy with all the education heContinue Reading

Hell hath both an entrance and an exit During this hundred years many other great truths not known before, have been declared to the people, and one of the greatest is that to hell there is an exit as well as an entrance. Hell is no place to which aContinue Reading

Heber C. Kimball and Wilford Woodruff’s account of apostolic confrontation with evil spirits in Preston, England Satan has power on earth only as individual persons give it to him by succumbing to his temptations (Teaching of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 187). The agency of human beings is to chooseContinue Reading

Satan has no power over the faithful dead Satan has power here over us to a certain extent. He can afflict us; he can tempt us; he can annoy us in many ways. These are the consequences of the fall and for a wise purpose belong to our probation hereContinue Reading

The following is an excerpt from Elder Nelson’s autobiography. He relates an experience where he saw President Harold B. Lee following his passing. I learned about his (President Harold B. Lee) passing while I was home playing games with the children, still full of the festive spirit remaining from ChristmasContinue Reading