The final writer in the Book of Mormon named Moroni, is an incredible teacher.  As I ponder on the content and the delivery of the message of chapter 10 of his book, I am in awe.  He is able to summarize his thoughts, give counsel, and commit the readers to do something.  At the very end of the book, he does what all chosen people of God do; testify of Christ.

I was particularly thinking about his teaching abilities when I was... Read More

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They both read from the same Bible but came to different conclusions.  Both prayed to the same God and saw His hand fighting for their side.

Somehow Lincoln managed, perhaps out of necessity, to look from a less authoritative position on what God's will was and just accept that both prayers couldnt' be simultaneously answered and that perhaps they didn't really know God's will.

I think we should perhaps look at the Civil war like a father looks at squabi... Read More

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                  In class we discussed the conflict that led to the Civil War. Part of this conflict had for basis the different interpretations of the Bible concerning the issue of slavery. In fact, as Lincoln said in his second inaugural address, both sides, the North and the South, the abolitionists and the pro-slavery, read the very same Bible and pray the same God.... Read More

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I recently read a passage of scripture which narrarates the total destruction of an entire people on the American continents shortly preceding 600 B.C. This people inhabited the American continent from the time the Lord confounded the languages of the people in Babylon. This people were blessed with the gospel of Jesus Christ, and had many ups and downs, but eventually in the end became consumed with hatred and fear, so much that the Spirit of the Lord and their own consciences abandoned them... Read More

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This past week I unfortunately had some problems with a few friends.  Pride, deception, anger, and malice seemed to permeate and untrue judgments flowed out of our mouths like water from a faucet.  Bitterness and vengeance ensued.  A minor issue turned into a catastrophic event that took a while to repair and assuage.

I was reading in the Book of Mormon this week in the book of Ether. After the... Read More

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