The girls sat with covered eyes and open hands, listening to events and interactions of mortal beings with the Son of God. Into their hands, we passed tangible evidence of those interactions. Straw to represent His mother’s first moments caring for her newborn son. A tassel at the hem of a garment, touched in desperate …
We tend to be bad at waiting, which is unfortunate because much of life is waiting. Waiting places can be hard. Many years ago I was struck by a little verse in a little book in my scripture study. Jarom 1:11 talks about the prophets, priests and teachers of the people of Nephi working hard …
Looking back on your pre-teen or middle school years, what is your feeling? If we’re feeling generous, most of us will look back and cringe, or at least laugh. If we’re feeling less than generous, we might look back with disgust or humiliation. And yet, at the time we were just trying our best to …
How awful those few days were for the disciples of Christ! All of their dreams and expectations seemed shattered. Uncertainty and sorrow filled their hearts. Dark, hopeless, utter despair; and above all, the relentless question of ‘why?’ How was it possible that the Messiah could be overcome by the wickedness of men? Where was His …
In 1993 I was newly married and nearing graduation from college. In the world there were wars, political unrest, financial crises, famine, corruption and natural disasters. We (collectively) worried about the increasing evil and the decline in morality. Elder Howard W. Hunter came to BYU to give a devotional and shared comments he had received …
