We are nearing the month when we commonly celebrate our pioneers who, in July of 1847, began to gather themselves into a very desolate Salt Lake Valley. They hoped to make it blossom as a rose. Are there any in our day that can say that they did not succeed? Moses speaking to the Israelites,…
Tag: Joseph Smith
On Super Heroes
Growing up, I admired Superman, Captain Marvel and others, they were the superheroes of my day. For a time, they became an obsession for me. When I was around 9 or 10 years of age, I remember sitting on the base of the magazine rack, in the local drugstore, reading the latest magazine issues of…
On Elijah
What is the heart of the FamilySearch.org Family Tree program? For all our talk about compiling histories and making memories, the real heart of the Family Tree is the Spirit of Elijah, President Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke of this back in General Conference in October of 1994, when…
On The Importance of Every Person
I have developed the habit of trying to attract people’s attention (mostly strangers) so that I can say hello to them. Some of them look at me as if they are thinking, ‘I don’t know you, why are you talking to me?’ My wife and I are always striking up a conversation with strangers on…
On The Law Of Others
We have been instructed by the Savior to “Be ye perfect even as your Father in Heaven is perfect”—an admonition that was an objective, one not meant for this life, but rather, it was an eternal objective for each of us. The Father’s perfection, justice and power are all directed toward assisting His children to…
On Angels Around Us
Alma, the great Book of Mormon Prophet, describes how angels have a place in our lives: “And now as I said concerning faith—faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true. And now, behold, I say unto you,…
On Hear Him
Hearing has always been a problem for most people, we listen but we do not hear. Or, we hear what we want to hear and disregard the rest. One of the most important requests made to Joseph Smith by the Father during the first vision was, “This is my Beloved Son, Hear Him.” Nearly every…
On Satan’s Latest Tools
Several years ago some kind of Christian coalition came up with the idea that by modifying the scriptures so that they would read as modern text that they would be easier to read and better understood. Their declared purpose was to encourage more youth to read and understand the scriptures. These modern scriptures would replace…
On Testimonies
Gordon B. Hinckley said; “Let us establish in our lives the habit of reading those things which will strengthen our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. He is the pivotal figure of our theology and our faith. Every Latter-day Saint has the responsibility to know for himself or herself with…
On Wake Up Calls
Wake-up calls may have nothing to do with getting up in the morning, but rather they can come to us at any time of the day and even at anytime of our lives. They may even come at times when we need to be reminded to change course before we get ourselves in trouble or…