Tooele Transcript Bulletin – News in Tooele, Utah

Matters of Faith

Where do we put our trust?

Wednesday, May 25th, 2022

Where do we put our trust?

Sometimes when you encounter something, something you see or hear or smell or read, you get that feeling like “Maybe this has happened before.”  In other words, déjà-vu. The other day I was reading through the Book...

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Unless God ‘helps’ build our families, we build in vain

Tuesday, May 17th, 2022

Unless God ‘helps’ build our families, we build in vain

When I was a kid, I lived on a farm in the middle of nowhere, and I spent a lot of time in the woods surrounding our house. I would spend all day exploring and playing and,...

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Fruits of the spirit can change our fallen nature

Tuesday, May 10th, 2022

Fruits of the spirit can change our fallen nature

I am reminded on a regular basis that the Bible is not only counter culture but often counter our human — sometimes called our fallen — nature. The writer to the Hebrews described the Bible as alive “For...

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From the beginning God has valued our freedom

Wednesday, May 4th, 2022

From the beginning God has valued our freedom

Freedom. God loves freedom. Our Christian faith has deep roots in the Jewish faith. We often talk about a “Judeo-Christian” worldview. You can make a good case that God’s love of freedom shows up in the very...

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Church members encouraged to share the gospel of Jesus Christ

Tuesday, April 26th, 2022

Church members encouraged to share the gospel of Jesus Christ

Church president Russell M. Nelson kick-started the general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints earlier this month with clear direction that as members of the Church, “We have the sacred responsibility to share...

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The most important event in all of human history

Tuesday, April 12th, 2022

The most important event in all of human history

“The beginning of the end…” That phrase has been used for the title of a book, a poem, a movie, a song, and I imagine in a number of other ways by many people. So I guess...

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Only Jesus can satisfy the pursuit of our hearts

Tuesday, April 5th, 2022

Only Jesus can satisfy the pursuit of our hearts

When I was a kid, going to the store with my mom was probably the most boring experience of my life. Nothing was more frustrating than being forced to stroll down every aisle while on my best...

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God wants us to simply answer ‘the question’ honestly

Tuesday, March 29th, 2022

God wants us to simply answer ‘the question’ honestly

“Who told you that you were naked?” What a question; can you imagine the lack of self awareness? It sounds like it might be an excerpt from the Hans Christian Andersen folktale “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” but...

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The season of Lent is a meaningful time to draw closer to God

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022

The season of Lent is a meaningful time to draw closer to God

The Jesus story is alive. It has a beginning, a middle which we are in right now, and an end somewhere down the line. In my faith tradition, the way we worship, including the texts we read...

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Tuesday, March 15th, 2022

Compiling a personal history is rewarding in many ways

Not so long ago, Spencer W. Kimball, then president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, admonished members of the Church to keep a personal journal. He used scriptural writings of Nephi, a prophet in...

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