I was playing a game recently. One of the players was playing well, winning many individual contests. However, as this player won battles, he was losing the war. His tactics could not make up for h
Satan tells us lies about the things we fear the most – we are unloved, we have sinned too much to repent, we cannot overcome our genes or our biology, we are failures, there is no hope for t
Trials, difficulties, and adversities are part of life. These can either be roadblocks for us or help us climb to new heights. How do you face adversity? Sterling and Christian Wyatt face it with
As we are celebrating Memorial Day here in the United States, a day that we honor those who gave their lives in defense of our country and freedom, a quote from Joseph Smith resonated with me. Duri
In a time of relative peace, a man called Korihor went among the Nephites in the land of Zarahemla. He started preaching against Christ and the prophecies of the prophets and thus was called Anti-C
Hugh Nibley taught of a potential connection between Hopi legend and the Book of Mormon: “We haven’t heard of Zarahemla so far. It always got me because there’s an important tra
One of the greatest missionaries that we have record of is Ammon. He was the son of a king who, with his brothers, gave up his right of inheritance of the kingship to serve as a missionary to the e
As a missionary one criticism I heard from some individuals who were not friendly [antagonistic] towards The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was that there were four accounts of Joseph
“He is not here: for he is risen” (Matt. 28:6) – never were more powerful or hopeful words spoken! With His resurrection, Christ shattered the bonds of death, freeing all from th
Two of my favorite talks from conference were by Elder Jeffery R. Holland and Pres. Dieter F. Uchtdorf. I also really enjoyed Sis. Cheryl Esplin’s talk about teaching our children to understa