I’ve never been to Jerusalem. Never been to the temple mount. And even if I could go to Jerusalem, it’s not going to be the same experience as when Christ was on the earth. The Biblical setting is something many of us can only read about. But not too long ago, a few guys came…
I take no pleasure in writing this. There are false prophets right now among us preaching that the world is ending. Ignore them. They are distracting from the truth. Worse, those who pay attention to them may be led astray. Jesus taught us to be wary of such individuals because “if it were possible, they…
I woke up to what I considered some good news from the Church yesterday. But along with it, for some reason, came also a slew of negativity toward the prophet and the apostles. Can people not see that President Nelson and the apostles are trying their hardest to do what’s right? Can you imagine the…
As a family, we choose to do something that most people would consider quite strange. We perform baptisms for the dead. No, we’re not grave diggers, and we don’t drag dead people to a baptismal font or to a local lake. We may be weird… but we’re not that weird. To be fair, everyone has…
A while back, President Nelson asked the youth to perform a 7 day “social media fast.” Then he asked the relief society to do the same. And then in other settings, we’ve all be asked to take a break from social media. One of the things I love most about the members of the church…
Our society has seemingly created a dichotomy between faith and science where there are only winners and losers and no middle ground. You either have a brain and accept science or you only have a heart and believe in God. If you accept science you must not, or cannot, also accept God. If you believe…
There are thousands upon thousands of faithful church members who live in a constant state of unhappiness. They’ve done “all the right things” so to speak. They pay their tithing, are saying their prayers, and reading their scriptures. They’re keeping the commandments and showing up for all of their meetings. They go on missions, serve others,…
For some reason, if an LDS male member has any kind of scruff, a beard, or a goatee, they are likely going to have to endure some kind of ridiculous comment from at least a few members of their ward or stake. In case there was anyone who didn’t know… having a beard, or any…
What number is this? 2,000,000,000,000. 2 trillion. That is a huge number! If it only required one second for me to write each of the digits that comprised 2 trillion, I would need more than 63,000 years to complete the task. Take that Methuselah! I would kick him out of his coveted spot on the…
Sacrament talks over the years have somewhat become a source of frustration to myself and many others that I’ve talked to over the years. It’s no mystery that talks often go way off course, aren’t focused on the Savior, and cause missionaries worldwide to cringe at the thought. But yesterday, I was blessed to have the…
