Given the good news/bad news query, I will go for bad news first every time. I think subconsciously I am hoping the good news will trump the bad. Or at least put the bad into perspective. When the news is good enough, bad news seems more manageable somehow. The bad is still there, and whatever …
Elder Uchtdorf once told a story of a man who took a long saved-for and awaited cruise to fulfill a lifelong dream of seeing the historic cities along the Mediterranean Sea. Because he did not want to spend additional money, he packed food for his trip and embarked on his journey. He looked longingly at …
In Hebrew, the word for holy (‘qodesh, qadash’) can mean sacred, set apart, consecrated, dedicated. As a noun, it means God. ‘Man of holiness is His name…’ (Moses 6:57) He is the embodiment of holiness-so much so, that it is His name and is synonymous with Him. We build temples in ‘holiness to the Lord,’ …
Faith in Jesus Christ is the first principle of the gospel for a reason. We must first believe in order to have a desire and a motivation to follow. Without the belief, we wouldn’t have any reason to act. But there are other gifts of faith that make its preeminent position purposeful and beneficial. When …
I heard of a beautiful Mandarin Chinese phrase this week that is usually translated into the English word ‘welcome.’ You might use it when someone comes to your home or when someone enters your store. That does not capture the beauty of its literal meaning, though. ‘Huanying guanglin’ means something like ‘to meet with joy’ …
