Self Development

The central metamessage in all Church curricula may be that the answers to life’s challenges are found in the scriptures and the counsel of modern prophets. All of our lessons …

Life can be a brutal course. There are so many ways to fail. As a young adult I used to grade myself every day—initially in three areas, which grew to twelve …

Abominable creeds In 1811, Joseph Smith Sr. had a vision of an open, barren field. He was perplexed by the dreariness of the field and was told that “this field is …

It is an unusual baby who arrives on the mortal scene concerned foremost about the well being of others. Imagine a newborn saying (or acting as if to say): “Wow. …

White dove flying in the sun rays among the clouds Making a neighbor unwelcome Imagine that you have a helpful neighbor who seems to have a steady affection for you. The neighbor …

We all want joy. And we know the formula for getting it. Yet we often muddle along in misery instead of climbing toward joy. Intriguingly the research on optimal human experience …

Imagine a house created by a tornado. It might have a fascinating combination of building materials including car parts, street signs, and tree branches together with soaked wallboard and fragments …

In mortality we commonly feel on the outside of everything that is important. We feel like foreigners and second-class citizens. We are not alone. The same has been true since …

“Truth” is not as it seems. If you were told that a certain son of vagabond, ne’er-do-well parents had organized a rag-tag group of friends into crusaders who went around challenging …