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September 2022

September 21, 2022

The Holy Spirit: Our Light and Our Life

In a poetic masterpiece for children, Hello Earth (2021), Joyce Sidman assumes children's voices, asking...

September 14, 2022

The Judging Temptation: Not Easy to Change

When scribes and Pharisees brought to Christ a woman taken in adultery, claiming a law...

September 07, 2022

Wisdom, Love, and Protection to Share

On a cool summer evening, Larry greeted our family at the door, dressed in a...

August 2022

August 31, 2022

A Friend With Infinite Love

A beloved hymn of longing for peace in pain includes the words "In my Gethsemine

August 24, 2022

Trust to Rescue Souls

There is much to doubt or fear in today's world: including hopes that COVID is...

August 17, 2022

Change That Converts and Endures

When told by Christ that "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the...

August 10, 2022

A Light in Darkness

We had been in the cave before. We had been part of a tour with...

August 03, 2022

Lead Me Home

When I was in kindergarten through fourth grade, we lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The...

July 2022

July 27, 2022

Pottage Now

Most bible readers are familiar with Esau, who returned from his hunt feeling weak...

July 20, 2022

Trees for Joy or Sorrow

"[God] hath made every thing beautiful in his time" (Ecclesiastes 3:11). The bible's word division...

July 12, 2022

Connecting Past the Covering

Directing a tour to the Holy Land was a blessing for me. I loved being...

July 06, 2022

Running—for Fun, for Growth, for Life

Ohhhh summertime is so much fun. Especially after a long, harsh winter in Rexburg, Idaho....

June 2022

June 22, 2022

To Savor Through the Ages

“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,...

June 15, 2022

The Waiting Place

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl6wErTzw-A&t=1s I don’t love waiting. You probably don’t either. I’ve never heard someone say, “I...

June 08, 2022

God’s Power in Weakness

When I'm watching sports, I love to see the underdog win. There have been lots...

June 01, 2022

A Hymn for All Seasons

I love the hymn "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. When I hear it, I...

May 2022

May 25, 2022

Christ’s Pure and Perfect Love

To the well-known incident of the woman taken in "the very act" of adultery, whose...

May 18, 2022

Gifts, Expectations, and Joy

The word "talent" may immediately suggest a gift for creating music, poetry, or visual arts. More...

May 11, 2022

The Trash Lesson

My wife and I recently enjoyed dropping our oldest son off at college. We were...

May 04, 2022

He Will Wipe Away All Tears

"The Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces." I love this scripture-image...

April 2022

April 27, 2022

The Blessing of Divine Delay

I hate waiting—maybe you do too. But I’ve noticed that God sometimes has us wait...

April 20, 2022

More Ways to Win

Call me crazy. I’ve always wanted to train for and run a marathon. Ten...

April 11, 2022

Who Loves Us Most of All

Knowing that her three-year-old daughter had had her first primary Easter lesson, a mother decided...

April 06, 2022

Songs, Bibles, and Love

Jesus loves me, this I know, ...

March 2022

March 30, 2022

If I Only Had Today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3981s_ld3g&t=10s When I write songs, 87.63% of the time I am near a piano. But...

March 23, 2022

Lessons From a Marathon

Once upon a time I ran a marathon—26.2 miles, a long way for someone who...

March 16, 2022

Courage for the Centuries

When Paul, emerging from his eventful voyage toward Rome, was met by some brethren, “he...

March 09, 2022

All as One in Christ

Before entering Gethsemane with His disciples, Christ offered a special prayer. There are many important...

March 02, 2022

Conflicts, Love and Personal Peace

February 25, as armed conflict raged in Ukraine, Russell M. Nelson addressed Church members in...

February 2022

February 23, 2022

Progressing Through God’s Perfect Plan

Sometimes I wish I knew more about who I was premortally. I wonder about my...

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