“And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” (Luke 2:13-14) That heavenly host may simply have been expressing their hopes for the world that beautiful night when Christ was born. Because neither …
As human beings we seem to be made to want happiness. Joseph Smith taught that ‘happiness is the object and design of our existence’ so it must be divinely intended as a pursuit of our lives. Mostly, however, we tend to seek for it badly, or at least in ways that fail to satisfy our …
So often life’s lessons are learned in the opposites. We feel opposition in everything, and usually more readily relate to the opposition that pushes against us when we are trying our hardest to do right. But I’ve noticed in this time of uncertainty that we are also given positive opposites-glimpses of light and hope in …
The Lord tells us in scripture that His ways are not our ways (see Isaiah 55:8) and yet we consistently assume He will do things according to our own expectations. We expect Him to answer prayers in the way we want, to handle situations and run His kingdom in ways that make sense to our …
“Sometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out…” “You act just like your dad!” “I can tell you’re a (insert family name here, or a friend of_________)!” We pick up similarities from those we spend the most time with. Sometimes that’s good, and sometimes not so good… What I want is for people …
