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How Can I Be More Humble?
It’s hard to feel that you are sufficiently humble. If you did, you might not be. — Henry B. Eyring, “Come Unto Christ,” BYU Speeches, 29 Oct 1989 The word “humble” (or “humbled”) appears 68 times in the Book of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Nephi 15, 1 Nephi 16, 2 Nephi 31, Alma 13, Alma 32, Alma 34, Alma 37, Alma 48, Alma 5, Ether 12, Mosiah 27, Mosiah 3, Mosiah 4
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What Does the Book of Mormon Teach About Sadness?
Yesterday, I wrote about what the Book of Mormon teaches us about happiness. Today, I would like to consider what the Book of Mormon teaches us about sadness. 1. Sadness is a fact of life. Alma referred to mortal life … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Nephi 16, 3 Nephi 10, Alma 26, Alma 28, Alma 37, Alma 40, Alma 7, Jacob 7, Mormon 2, Mormon 5, Mosiah 14, Mosiah 18, Mosiah 25
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What Does It Mean to Be Sober?
Throughout the Book of Mormon, people who are responsible, disciplined, and serious are referred to as “sober.” Nephi and Jacob both tell us that they taught the gospel with soberness (1 Nephi 18:10, Jacob 6:5). Jacob explains that God expected … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Nephi 18, Alma 37, Alma 38, Alma 42, Alma 53, Jacob 2, Jacob 6, Mormon 1, Mosiah 4
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What Does It Mean to “Counsel with the Lord?”
Every time we pray, we face a paradox. On the one hand, we know that God’s ways are higher than our ways (Isaiah 55:8-9). We are imperfect mortals with limited perspective attempting to communicate with a Being who knows infinitely … Continue reading
What Is the Urim and Thummim?
Shortly after the Lord confounded the language of people at the tower of Babel and scattered them “upon the face of all the earth” (Genesis 11:9), a group of people led by a man named Jared and his brother traveled … Continue reading
What is the Relationship Between Faith and Humility?
faith – Complete trust or confidence in someone or something humility – The quality of having a modest or low view of one’s importance (Oxford Dictionary) Are the attributes of faith and humility in conflict with each other, or is … Continue reading
They Have Enlarged the Memory of This People – Alma 37:8-10
8 And now, it has hitherto been wisdom in God that these things should be preserved; for behold, they have enlarged the memory of this people, yea, and convinced many of the error of their ways, and brought them to … Continue reading
