What does it mean when Isaiah says, “your hands are filled with blood”?
I’ve always wondered what Isaiah meant when he revealed in his vision that their...
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Finding more meaning in the Sacrament
When you listen to the sacrament prayers and take part in eating the bread and the drinking of the...
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The symbol of sackcloth
Sackcloth is penitent clothing. It was also worn as a sign of mourning and a sign of submission....
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How to be happy
I understand what I need to do. I just don’t do what makes me happy every day. And...
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What about Sarah? Was she a proxy savior?
We read a lot about the great father of many nations, the patriarch Abraham, who lived on the...
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The devil’s world
I can’t help but think of this as the devil’s world. After all, he says, he is the god...
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Captivity and Deliverance
While reading Jeremiah, I realized that the theme of captivity and deliverance is pervasive in the...
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Vitameatavegamin
I think I need some vitameatavegamin. I grew up watching episodes of I Love Lucy. My best friend,...
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God’s Covenants with Adam and Eve
In religion, we talk about covenants. We talk about making covenants, keeping covenants, and...
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Entering the Lord’s presence
The Book of Mormon is definitely a paradigm leading us to enter the Lord’s presence. The...
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Will God permit a leader to lead you astray?
That’s the question. Will God let a leader lead you astray? (Now that’s an...
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Parable of the Bitter Berries
It seemed no one wanted to know the mystery of the bitter berries. None understood the value of a...
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A visionary man
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the Nephite prophet, Mormon, chose to open the...
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David, the servant of the Lord in the last days
A servant of the last days is a servant of the Lord. Therefore a servant is not the Lord Jesus...
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Where did Christ go after He died?
There is a pause between the moment Christ died on the cross and the morning he took up His...
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Jesus appears: Don’t be afraid
I was listening to Hugh Nibley’s lecture on 3 Nephi 9-10 about the day Jesus appeared to...
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The Mother of Life
I listened to Hugh Nibley this morning and found this morsel of light about the Mother of...
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What is Palm Sunday?
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. Jesus rides in on a donkey [hamor, חמור ], which may...
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Joseph returned the plates to cave Cumorah
Wilford Woodruff kept a journal. In one entry, he wrote that Brigham Young said that Joseph Smith...
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I’m not a saint
No, I’m not confessing to anything I’ve done, but I’m not comfortable with being...
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