Heber J. Grant shared a vision he had while riding in through the Utah desert: There are two spirits striving with us always, one telling us to continue our labor for good, and one telling us that with the faults and failings of our nature we are unworthy. I canContinue Reading
This story means more to me now, after I have gone through some debilitating health problems. Like Sister Walton, as I was (and am) going through these problems, I find myself figuratively saying to myself, “I will be happy if I can just keep my boots dry!” I must sayContinue Reading
And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no manContinue Reading
Dating the Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood By Larry C. Porter Accessed from LDS.org on 11.13.16 Authors’ original spelling has been retained, following standard historical practice. See reasons for spelling variations in “Nineteenth-Century Spelling,” Ensign, Aug. 1975—including uncertain spelling conventions and spelling as an expression of personality. When Oliver CowderyContinue Reading
Why the Other Accounts of the First Vision Shouldn’t Challenge Your Faith Meridian Magazine – Mark A. Mathews · October 16, 2016 On the morning of a beautiful, clear day, early in the spring of 1820, God the Eternal Father and his Son Jesus Christ appeared to a young man namedContinue Reading
The Parable Of The Divers “Many years ago, when I was somewhere between nine and eleven, I participated in a community summer recreation program in the town where I grew up. I remember in particular a diving competition for the different age groups held at the community swimming pool. SomeContinue Reading
Jesus Had to Overcome the Veil When Jesus was born, “the veil of forgetfulness common to all who are born to earth, by which the remembrance of primeval existence is shut off” was cast over him. (Talmage, Jesus the Christ, p. 111.) In the premortal world, Jesus had stood as “one like untoContinue Reading
The subtitle ‘Another Testament of Jesus Christ’ was added in 1982. In General Conference 1986 President Ezra Taft Benson explained that it was added to aid in focusing the efforts of the church to more fully utilize the Book of Mormon in general, and specifically to utilize it in testifyingContinue Reading
A Comparison of Book of Mormon, Bible, and Traditional Teachings on the Doctrines of Salvation Joseph F. McConkie Joseph F. McConkie was an associate professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University when this was published. This paper will compare the teachings of the Book of Mormon, the Bible andContinue Reading
The story of Korah and his friends is one of many examples in the first 5 books of Moses that deals with rebellion. I really like the following quote that relates to this: Weakness versus Rebellion The joyful news for anyone who desires to be rid of the consequences ofContinue Reading
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2025 Tours with Mike:
Best of Italy in June
Church History in July
Greece by Land & Sea in Oct