Tuesday, August 17th, 2021
Over the course of history, countless talks have been delivered about the crowning event of mankind – the Resurrection of our Redeemer Jesus Christ. About seven years ago, Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve...
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021
Today our faith is under attack in this country. We see it on a number of fronts. That is hard for us as religious people to fathom because one of the things this great nation guarantees us...
Tuesday, July 27th, 2021
Years ago, we had an all-night youth event on New Year’s Eve. The plan was to stay up all night going to different venues in Salt Lake City. It sounds like a blast, right? I learned a...
Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
I went to seminary right here in Utah at Salt Lake Theological Seminary. Sadly, that fine institution closed after the financial crisis of 2008. Unbelievably, most of the staff stayed on, working for free so that the class...
Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
The best advice we received prior to serving our mission in Zambia was “Be yourself.” That came from Brenda “Beans” Tate who shared it as she and her husband Dave were wrapping up their three-year stint as...
Thursday, July 1st, 2021
This weekend most of us will in some form celebrate our nation’s independence, as first declared 245 years ago, when John Hancock and others declared the 13 colonies free from British rule. Men fought for the freedom...
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021
Recently the Christian community celebrated a tremendous day — it is referred to as “Pentecost Sunday.” It occurs 50 days after Passover, the crucifixion of our Lord and Savior Jesus; seven days after Jesus ascended into heaven...
Tuesday, June 15th, 2021
Have you ever felt alone? Have you ever wanted to be left alone? It’s a weird paradox. We hate being lonely, but we often want to be left alone. I have come to realize that I don’t...
Tuesday, June 1st, 2021
It has been said that human beings are “hard-wired” to worship. I believe that. Throughout the thousands of years of recorded history, the overwhelming majority of people have believed in some kind of a higher power that...
Tuesday, May 25th, 2021
“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.” -John 15:12 This is a story about friends helping a friend – a friend they will never meet. About one month ago we...