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The Core Doctrine of the Book of Mormon
Posted On October 21, 2024

There are unnumbered treasures in the Book of Mormon! In 2005, I published a series of thirteen articles about the ways that great book of scripture acts as a latter-day …

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Self Development
God’s Trophies
October 7, 2024

Quite often something that is almost too good to be true. A sunset. A field of wildflowers. A starry night. A delectable peach. Over the years, when we ran into a …


Marriage
Understanding Differences in Our Marriages
September 23, 2024

It is surprising how different we can be in our marriages. Here are some differences we have seen in couples we know and love. He is married to his job and …


Self Development
Life is Perfect
September 13, 2024

Why do I react so strongly to such trivial things? My usually reliable ball-point pen was not working. I scribbled circles on scratch paper to get it warmed up. I tried …


Helping Hands
The Refugee Surprise
August 27, 2024

I was reluctant at first. Nancy and I were glad to have become involved with a local agency that assists refugees. But when the agency asked Nancy and me to …


Free Resources  / Marriage
Looking at Our Marriages from God’s Perspective
August 12, 2024

How would you define the purposes of marriage? Love and companionship? Stability? Building a family? Social expectations? There are a lot of reasons people marry and, more often than not, …


Self Development
When Prayers Go Unanswered
July 29, 2024

H. Wallace Goddard and Barbara Keil In Elder’s Quorum, we were talking about prayer. A kind, gentle, wise brother raised his hand. I was interested to hear his question. In his …


Self Mystery
Filling the Measure of Your Creation: The Lord’s Program for Being Happy and Useful
July 23, 2024

I grew up trying to overcome my strengths. I didn’t like the excesses that came from my native enthusiasm, so I determined to be moderate. I hated the distractibility that …


Self Development
Gloomy Thoughts and Heavenly Prospects
July 8, 2024

A friend shared a poignant experience with us. Her 90-something year old father recently broke his leg. His age and health are such that he would probably not survive surgery. …


Self Development
The Problem with Praying for What We Want
May 20, 2024

“Don’t you believe in miracles? Why should we pray at all if we can’t get miracles?” An earnest Latter-day Saint pressed me for answers about her friend’s looming family disaster. “We …

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