The Answer to Each of our Challenges

There’s an interesting interaction in Mark 8 between the Savior and His disciples. He has just finished feeding the 4,000 with 7 loaves of bread and a few fish. Previously, they witnessed Him feed 5,000 with just a few loaves and fishes as well. In each instance, there was not just enough to satisfy every …

God is Not Siri (And Siri is Not God)

There is an intriguing episode in the beginning of the Doctrine and Covenants where Oliver Cowdery has arrived in Harmony to learn about Joseph Smith’s story and offers his help as scribe in translating the plates. We don’t have the full story, but from the context of the revelations, it seems that Oliver was fascinated …

Everything Will be OK

Do you remember running to one of your parents as a young child when your world seemed to be falling apart? You were hurt, or afraid, or overwhelmed, or frustrated, or lost your toy, or felt slighted by a sibling or friend? Almost invariably, your mom or dad would wrap their arms around you and …

Lessons from Life with Covid

We are now almost 7 months into the worldwide pandemic caused by the Covid virus. We have passed the stage of expecting a quick outcome and have become more settled into life with mask wearing in public, learning and teaching over technology instead of in person in school and missions, restrictions on activities and travel, …

Believe Him

Repeatedly in the scriptures we are invited and admonished to believe in Christ. That is, in fact, the very purpose of scripture–to help us believe in Him. John wrote, “But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his …