His Spirit to Be with You

President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency said in April 2018 conference during an address titled ‘His Spirit to Be with You’: “…. I thank our Heavenly Father for the gift of His Beloved Son, who came voluntarily to earth to be our...

The World Needs Our Contribution 2

President Russell M. Nelson’s message in the final chapter of his book, ‘Accomplishing the Impossible’ (2015), p.144, continued:   “One of society’s skirmishes today is over the very definition of marriage. In heated debate is whether two...

The World Needs Our Contribution

In President Nelson’s book, ‘Accomplishing the Impossible’ (published in 2015), the concluding chapter ‘The World Needs Our Contribution’  states our commission as members of the Church. President Nelson, then a member of the Quorum of...

struggle to return…

Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf related a true account of a member’s return to the church after decades in active opposition to it. This, from a talk in the Priesthood session of October 2016 general conference, was titled ‘Learn from Alma and Amulek’....

Am I Child of God?

Elder Brian K. Taylor spoke in the Saturday morning session of general conference, April 2018 answered the question: ‘Am I a Child of God?’ He quoted President Boyd K. Packer with these words, “plain and precious”: “You are a child of...

shadow of beauty

“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is to you.”~Ralph Waldo Emerson A beautiful painting my parents commissioned at the time they were married held a prominent place in their home and now ours. Over time it’s appreciation was lost under layers of...

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