There is a harsh set of scriptures in 2 Nephi 13 (Isaiah 3) that stood out to me as I read them recently: “Moreover, the Lord saith: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with s
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14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 15 I know thy works, that thou art nei
This post is something I wrote for a political blog I (infrequently) write. I am posting it here with only slight edits because of the our recent holiday – Thanksgiving – and the juxtap
In the Book of Mormon we read of a great vision that the prophet Lehi had. In this vision he saw that “there arose a mist of darkness; yea, even an exceedingly great mist of darkness, insomuc
Pride is ultimately manifest by and in Satan. Lucifer, or “the Shining One” was truly a “son of the morning (2 Ne. 24:12). After his fall from heaven, that son of the morning beca
Heavenly Father chose Jehovah. In response, Lucifer rebelled. Many rebelled with him. But the majority of spirits did not join with Lucifer; they understood his lies. They saw through his orations
The day came for an official presentation of the plan of salvation. God had prepared His plan from the beginning; I believe that many and even all of His spirit children already knew the plan but G
Let me tell you the story of one of the most tragic characters in all of the scriptures. This story begins many years ago in a premortal world of light and truth. This is the tragic tale of a bring
Pride not only leads to sin, it keeps us from repentance. Isaiah warned, “Wo unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope” (2 Ne. 15: 18). The
The proud try to forge their own way and light their own paths. Isaiah stated: “Behold all ye that kindle fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks, walk in the light of your fire and i