Highlights for Doctrine and Covenants 10-11 Wow, some verses in D&C 10 give me significant pause this week! Even after pondering them several times, the full meaning was above my pay grade. I could sense there was something profound in the message. At the same time, these verses seemed to contradict what I understood to…
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The Divine Design of Imperfect Church Leaders
Optional: let me read this article to you.Podcast also available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Buzzsprout, TuneIn, Alexa, and Stitcher Highlights for D&C 1 The year is 1831; the Church is 1 1/2 years old and now has 680 members. During an Elders conference, Joseph Smith receives Section 1, a revelation full of robust declarations…
Moroni Spells Out Church Life
Highlights for Moroni 1-6 Moroni’s book almost didn’t happen because, as an author, he previously thought he was done with writing. While these latest chapters are short (because Moroni was hiding and running for his life), they contain major gems like the Sacrament prayers for the bread and the wine. They also include some interesting,…
5 Highlights for “Waiting on the Lord” by Jeffrey R. Holland
5 Quotes Plus Discussion-Promoting Questions See also Teaching Helps Elder Holland does a beautiful job of summarizing the cares of the world, with his memorable micro story-telling. He treats us to his unique Conference talk style and displays a talent for taking experiences from the past and translating them to our modern lives. Lately, it…
5 Highlights for “Embrace the Future” by President Nelson
5 Quotes Plus Discussion-Promoting Questions See also Teaching Helps The guidance and directives from this talk are eye-opening. President Nelson is speaking to us as a prophet, telling us what is to come and to “batten down the hatches.” batten down the hatches: prepare for trouble. This term originated in the navy, where it signified…