It’s time for a spiritual “gut-check.” Have you thought about it lately? Do you ever ask yourselves these questions: Do I have a testimony? What do I know? Is it enough? And how do I know if I know? Author, speaker and teacher John Bytheway addresses this topic in his new book How Do I…
Girls Who Choose God Summary The Bible is full of great stories of heroes, of brave prophets and leaders. And most of the stories I remember from Sunday School are about male prophets and heroes and leaders. But the Bible has its share of great and amazing women, too. Girls Who Choose God—Stories of Courageous…
Living in the Millennium by Robert L. Millet is a well-researched commentary on life at the Second Coming. I have spent so many years hearing and reading about the last days—the time leading up to the millennium—that I have never really stopped to think what it would like when we finally got to it. Other…
Have you ever wondered how such an insignificant man as Peter became so remarkable? The Bible is clear on this point: Peter saw himself as a simple fisherman—but the Lord saw him as a fisher of men, a leader among men, the one in whose hands He would place the keys of His kingdom. Do…
Just in time for Easter, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square have released a beautiful tribute to the Savior. He is Risen is not a lengthy album, but each piece is a loving and beautiful tribute to the joy and beauty of Easter. These (mostly) traditional Christian hymns are beautifully arranged…
The light of the gospel changes lives. It has changed mine. It changed Harriet Uchtdorf’s life. In The Light We Share, a beautiful short volume, Harriet R. Uchtdorf recalls the change in her life when her husband was called to be an apostle of the Lord. They had moved, temporarily she thought, from their home…
We all have the power to become more than we are. The most important thing we can become is like Christ. But how do we do it? David A. Bednar’s newest book Power to Become is full of hope and help for becoming more Christ-like. From a greater understanding of the Atonement and how it…
I love teaching. I have been teaching in some form or another since I was in elementary school. I remember spending summer school one year as a peer tutor for an ESL class–and I loved it. I can’t say I am a professional teacher; I didn’t take a single teaching class in college (oh, wait–I…
The stories of pioneers are the stories of America. When you are a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they are the story of your faith. And there are no stories more poignant and heart-rending than the stories of the Martin and Willie handcart companies who crossed the plains to Salt…
Right out of the gate, I must confess I am not a student of the Old Testament. That’s not to say I am not familiar with it. I read it all the way through—once—when I was in high school because I needed to read it in its entirety to get credit in my last year…
