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March 2025

March 26, 2025

Mission Miracles: Education for Perfection

During our sacred time as full-time mission leaders for the Church of Jesus Christ of...

March 12, 2025

Heart Treasure: Values and Choices

"Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." For what heart treasure would you put...

March 05, 2025

Hope’s Light: Our Savior’s Loving Gift

by Tom Mullen In hope's light we find our happiness, our confidence, our strength, and...

February 2025

February 26, 2025

Together as One

Some challenges in this life are meant for one individual, a small number, many, or...

February 12, 2025

Two Prep Years: Marriage-Ready

Two prep years can help you be ready for a lot of life-endeavors. But the...

February 05, 2025

Those Ordinary People: Everyday Heroes

  Gideon was a common farmer, basically ignored  and filled with self-doubt;  but an angel...

January 2025

January 02, 2025

Another Way Home

After their time with the child Jesus, the Wise Men were told to return east...

December 2024

December 26, 2024

Devoted Reverence

"Joy to the world the the Lord is come. Let earth receive her king." We've...

November 2024

November 20, 2024

Conflicting Lives: One Christmas Choice

At a crucial time I had left one lifestyle and one identity—willingly and joyfully. I...

October 2024

October 23, 2024

Deadly Surprise: The Rip Current

While swimming comfortably at the beach, you suddenly feel yourself being drawn away from the...

October 09, 2024

Writing Things Out: Exploring and Finding Peace

We have times that our thinking seems full of gaps. Experience has taught us that...

October 02, 2024

Challenges and Changes

Mortal experience often requires us to venture into challenges and changes, which we may or...

September 2024

September 18, 2024

Noun/Verb Faith: An Adventure

(Wölbern/Wikimedia Commons) Some words might be called a noun/verb: you can possess it and do...

September 11, 2024

Trials and Blessings: Individual Paths

Each individual comes to this world to experience individual trials and blessings. Some will experience...

August 2024

August 21, 2024

Arms Extended: The Loving Christus

Challenges are part of our humanity. To stand firm and cope with life's challenges, we...

July 2024

July 24, 2024

God’s Words As You Receive Them

This past year I have been working on a new book. After writing and publishing...

July 17, 2024

Communication With Revelation

In a lifetime of callings that require the Lord's guidance, we have learned the value...

July 10, 2024

Light for Shadows: Risk/Blessing of Choice

Current youth have been called  the “choice generation” for the "mindboggling" number of choices available...

July 03, 2024

There If Needed; Off if Not

The Apostle Philip, serving effectively in Samaria, was sent by a an angel to a...

June 2024

June 26, 2024

Faith in Tragedy: “Well With My Soul.”

  Most face pain and grief in their lives. Some lapse into bitterness. Some resilient...

June 19, 2024

Trust and Wait—God’s Timing Prevails

"Trust and wait!" Not popular words. We live in times, places, and societies where we...

May 2024

May 22, 2024

Our Path, His Plan

"In all thy ways acknowledge [God] and he shall direct thy paths” (Proverbs 3:5-5). As...

May 15, 2024

The Push-Ups–A Parable

A Christian school high school teacher staged his own parable to help students understand Christ's...

May 08, 2024

Perfect Plan, Unforgettable Mother’s Day

The only gift my wife wanted for Mother's Day that year was to take a...

May 01, 2024

Trust and Grow

In a world where lifetime guarantees and 90-day warranties fade as fast as the latest...

April 2024

April 17, 2024

A Sparrow Song: Watch Care and Worth

Many years ago, during a worthlessness spell (which many of us seem to occasionally suffer),...

April 10, 2024

Sing Praise: All Times, All Seasons

(Fev/Unsplash) Many of us might recall going to sleep with "hallelujah" echoing in our minds....

March 2024

March 27, 2024

Choices and Efforts: Jordan, A Champion

Two of my children made history this year! Jordan, age 18, and Mariah, age 16,...

March 13, 2024

A Mighty Change With Christ’s Atonement

(Vine/Unsplash) "The almost impossible thing is to hand over your whole self—all your wishes and...

March 06, 2024

Layer of Strength: An Easter Reflection

"We may think that coming unto Christ requires a strength, power, and perfection we don’t...

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