The Currant Bush

A new Mormon Messages video depicts one of my favorite stories – that of the currant bush as originally told by Hugh B. Brown (I’m partial to Truman Madsen’s rendition). Elder Chr

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The Wounded Christ

This brief and beautiful message for today comes from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland: “The wounds in [Christ’s] hands, feet, and side are signs that in mortality painful things happen even to

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Reclaiming Refuse

Elder Shayne Bowen of the Seventy shares a great message about the Atonement of Christ in a recent Mormon Messages for Youth video. It is possible to reclaim refuse and make that which was unclean

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When Was Jesus Born?

We celebrate the Savior’s birth on December 25th but there is considerable debate regarding when Christ was born (not that Wikipedia is authoritative but see for example: Read More →

The Truth of the Book of Mormon

As he was completing the Book of Mormon Moroni wrote the following exhortation: “Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read th

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Stakes and Wards – An Infographic

The LDS Church’s Newsroom released an infographic recently that covers LDS Church structure and organization at the stake and ward level (groups of 1000 to 5000 and 150-500 church members, re

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Afterimages of God

There is a visual phenomenon called afterimage where when looking away from an object (typically a bright object such as a light bulb), there is an image that appears to float in front of the eyes.

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Unexpected Answers and Examples

Sometimes the Lord answers prayers in unexpected ways. I started feeling ill last night, I felt ill this morning. I knew that today was supposed to be a busy day (with other people having to scramb

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Hope in the Resurrection

I recently started a new phase of my graduate school training where I spend most of my days working with older adults who are neurologically compromised, or at least are suspected to be compromised

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