One test of integrity is what you choose to do when no one is watching. So a powerful indication of our character is what we choose to think about. We generally assume that our thoughts are private, that no one else knows what we're thinking unless we tell them. Of course that may not be... Continue Reading →
How Does the Savior Invite Us to Come Unto Him?
I mentioned yesterday that the phrase "come unto Christ" appears only five times in the scriptures. In contrast, the Savior says "come unto me" 39 times in the scriptures: once in the Old Testament, six times in the New Testament, four times in the Doctrine and Covenants, and 28 times in the Book of Mormon.... Continue Reading →
What Should I Do When There Are Questions I Can’t Answer?
Knowledge does not exist in a vacuum. Concepts and facts relate to one another, and understanding a concept in isolation is likely of limited value. Isaiah taught that some knowledge has prerequisites: Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from... Continue Reading →
What Is It That Ye Desire? – 3 Nephi 28:1-7
1 And it came to pass when Jesus had said these words, he spake unto his disciples, one by one, saying unto them: What is it that ye desire of me, after that I am gone to the Father? 2 And they all spake, save it were three, saying: We desire that after we have... Continue Reading →
But This Much I Know – 3 Nephi 28:17-18
17 And now, whether they were mortal or immortal, from the day of their transfiguration, I know not;18 But this much I know, according to the record which hath been given--they did go forth upon the face of the land, and did minister unto all the people, uniting as many to the church as would... Continue Reading →
What Is It That Ye Desire? – 3 Nephi 28:1-7
1 And it came to pass when Jesus had said these words, he spake unto his disciples, one by one, saying unto them: What is it that ye desire of me, after that I am gone to the Father?2 And they all spake, save it were three, saying: We desire that after we have lived... Continue Reading →
Since I Wrote, I Have Inquired of the Lord – 3 Nephi 28:36-37
36 And now behold, as I spake concerning those whom the Lord hath chosen, yea, even three who were caught up into the heavens, that I knew not whether they were cleansed from mortality to immortality--37 But behold, since I wrote, I have inquired of the Lord, and he hath made it manifest unto me... Continue Reading →
3 Nephi 28:36-37 Since I Wrote, I Have Inquired of the Lord
36 And now behold, as I spake concerning those whom the Lord hath chosen, yea, even three who were caught up into the heavens, that I knew not whether they were cleansed from mortality to immortality--37 But behold, since I wrote, I have inquired of the Lord, and he hath made it manifest unto me... Continue Reading →
