I love this quote from Ezra Taft Benson: “Nothing is going to startle us more when we pass through the veil to the other side than to realize how well we know our Father and how familiar His face is to us.” (Ensign, Dec. 1988) I feel in the very center of my being the …
“I will bring you up again out of the depths…” (Ether 2:24) The Book of Mormon begins and ends (almost the end anyway) with journeys and families. By design, I’m sure, the Lord wants us to see ourselves in these experiences and learn the lessons He has taught those before us. The Jaredites were faithful, …
Have you noticed that you can learn life lessons and make connections to eternal truths in most everyday areas of life? I used to spend a lot of time in the car driving and would have random thoughts sometimes about my experiences there. It’s really a wonderful thing that the Lord will come to us …
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 …
I’m a sucker for love stories. Stories where love wins, strengthens ordinary people to do extraordinary things, and is the force behind happy endings and bright, hopeful futures. Apparently, I’m not alone. The romance genre of books sells by far the most–almost twice as much as the next highest category. It’s ironic that, even with …
