In Doctrine and Covenants section 59 verse 15, the Lord promises that “inasmuch as ye do these things…the fullness of the earth is yours.” Included in the “fullness” are animals, plants, and anything else that comes of the earth. Included in the “these things” mentioned are keeping the Sabbath, confessing sin, and fasting and prayer. When God created the earth, he appointed Man lord over it: over the beasts, the fishes, and everything... Read More

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: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns6m83DXt6M

Recently, archaeologists have discovered the creation engraved in a Mayan temple in El Mirador, Guatamala. This is the same creation from the Popul Vuh, a Mayan work which relates many Biblical stories including the creation, and the great flood in Noahs time. It was thought that these stories were influenced by Catholic Priests, but, as this clip shows, there may be a more ancient setting for these stories.
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I LOVE TO GO TO CHURCH!  I LOVE TO GO TO INSTITUTE AND TO CHURCH EVENTS, PARTIES, AND MEETINGS ETC.!  EACH TIME I GO TO CHURCH, INSTITUTE, CHURCH MEETINGS, PARTIES, AND EVENTS ETC., I FEEL HAPPY AND SAFE AND PEACEFUL!  I KNOW THAT the HAPPINESS AND SAFETY AND PEACE THAT I FEEL IS the HOLY GHOST TESTIFYING TO ME THAT the CHURCH IS TRUE!  THE CHURCH IS TRUE!  I KNOW THAT JESUS IS the CHRIST AND THAT HE LIVES AND LOVES EACH AND EVERYONE OF US!  WE ARE ALL SONS AND D... Read More

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In Doctrine and Covenants 37 the Lord first commanded his people to move, what we now refer to as “The Gathering”. When I think of the effect that the gathering had on me, the first thought that comes to my mind is my ancestor James Stephen Brown. He had become acquainted with the saints in Ohio, moved with them to Missouri and Nauvoo (without having become a member), then joined the church and crossed the plains. He was part of the Mormon batt... Read More

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    One of the primary purposes of the Book of Mormon is to draw all men nearer to God.  Yet skeptics of the book’s origins get caught up in the peripheral and miss out.  One of these topics is the treatment of the American Revolution which they suppose to be the product of Joseph Smith’s absorption of 19th Century ideas in New York.  From Richard Bushman’s analysis of this topic... Read More

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