On Monday, President Russell M. Nelson turned 100! He is the first president of the church to reach this milestone. To celebrate President Nelson’s birthday, there was a birthday celebration broadcast online. If you haven’t already watched it, I would encourage you to watch it. While some people might have gotten something else out of…… Continue reading Three Lessons from President Nelson’s Birthday Celebration
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Trust Not in Man, But Trust in God
Several well-known church members have chosen to leave the church in recent years. Many of them, at least in the public eye, appear to be strong members of the church before suddenly announcing their departure. This reminds me how important it is to have my trust in the correct source rather than allowing the world…… Continue reading Trust Not in Man, But Trust in God
Just a Temporary Change or a Lasting Improvement?
This last weekend was general conference. I felt like there were three themes: temple attendance, focusing on our covenants, and working on our relationship with Jesus Christ. As is always the case just after general conference, I think we all felt a desire to make improvements in our lives. Yet, it’s important that these changes…… Continue reading Just a Temporary Change or a Lasting Improvement?
April 2024 General Conference: What I Think Will Happen
In some ways, it feels like the October 2023 General Conference just happened, but it’s almost time for another general conference. I recently saw two YouTube videos where people made some April 2024 General Conference predictions. The one was fun to listen to and included predictions about who would speak based on which members of…… Continue reading April 2024 General Conference: What I Think Will Happen
Better to Prepare for the Storm That Never Comes
This morning, school was canceled in our area because of a projected blizzard. The storm never came, and some people mocked the situation a bit. Yet, these same people would have been mad if the storm had happened and school hadn’t been canceled. It hit me that it’s better to prepare for the storm that…… Continue reading Better to Prepare for the Storm That Never Comes
General Conference is Over- What I Learned- Now What?
Last week, I wrote a bit of a pre-General Conference post. I talked about some of the reasons that I looked forward to General Conference. Now I’d like to focus on what I learned from the most recent sessions as well as how my excitement matched up with each thing that I was excited about.…… Continue reading General Conference is Over- What I Learned- Now What?
Sometimes It’s Not About the Bracelets
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about a story about obedience that a lady in my ward shared years ago. I was a student at BYU, so it’s probably been at least 18 years ago. I don’t remember the lady’s name or even for sure what ward I was in at the time. The details…… Continue reading Sometimes It’s Not About the Bracelets
But We Were Prepared
While this happened almost three years ago, for some reason I’ve been thinking back on this experience a lot lately. During the heart of COVID-19, probably about September or October 2020, I came across a Facebook post. This was coming from someone who I’d known since high school, although we hadn’t kept in touch well.…… Continue reading But We Were Prepared