This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Ephesians 4:17-18 In Ephesians chapter 4, … Read more
A few weeks ago in an Elder’s Quorum meeting I spoke out strongly against the direction the lesson was going. I think I briefly shook a few people up, but, of course, the lesson just moved along without directly dealing with what I had said. The lesson was based on the October 2024 Conference talk … Read more
There are various theories about what happened to the 116 manuscript pages that were lost by Martin Harris. Harris apparently broke his promise to only show the pages to his family and they may have been stolen by one of those persons. There has been speculation that the pages were stolen by treasure hunters seeking … Read more
The story of the tower of Babel is told in Genesis chapter 11: And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. –Genesis 11:1-2 The first question we … Read more
Alma chapter 31 introduces us to the Zoramites. The Zoramites were divided into 2 societies. There was a strict class division based upon wealth. In particular, Alma notes that the upper class had strict dress standards. And the poor people were not allowed into the synagogues that they had built. Latter-day Saints all know the … Read more
The Sunday School lesson I taught on the third Sunday of May was on Mosiah chapters 11 through 17. These chapters tell of a wicked king (Noah) and a prophet (Abinadi) who was sent to call the king and his people to repentance. This story is alarmingly relevant to our lives today. (As you will … Read more
And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, … Read more
There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated-And when we receive any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it was predicated. Doctrine and Covenants 130:20-21 In an Elder’s Quorum lesson recently, we were discussing the scripture above … Read more