I suppose that most fish don’t have any idea what it is like to breathe air. They can’t imagine any way of “breathing” other than the one they use. The same …
There are many ways the Book of Mormon seeks to rescue us from the latter-day philosophies of men. “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew …
In the Church it seems that we have formulized repentance: recognition, remorse, relating (confessing), restitution, resolution, reformation, realization (see William J. Critchlow, Jr., BYU Speeches, April 28, 1964). I’m sure that, …
Barbara Keil, Guest Author A popular television show teaches us that if you want to be a "survivor", your goal is to be the last one standing after you have voted …
For psychologists and regular humans, one of the most interesting topics in the world is “How do we change?” We all wrestle with this and related questions: How do we …
I offer a challenge to members of the Church throughout the world and to our friends everywhere to read or reread the Book of Mormon. (Gordon B. Hinckley, “A Testimony Vibrant and True,” …
Finding a way to get along with ourselves is tricky business. I naturally have more concern for my own well being than for anyone else’s. But I am also at …
Sometimes I wonder what tricks and ploys Satan especially uses against Latter-day Saints. I suspect that one of Satan’s most treacherous tools with Latter-day Saints is to have us advance …
There are many myths in Mormon lore. One of the most reliable is that the call to serve as a bishop is to be dreaded like a death sentence. When …
Spring in Arkansas is heavenly. Nancy and I were walking around the neighborhood enjoying the redbuds, azaleas, and dogwoods set among the oaks and pines in our neighborhood of old …