There are times, where the Lord goes out of his way to warn us about human nature. One excellent example of this is the Word of Wisdom as contained in Doctrine and Covenants 89, where the Lord explains His reasoning for his council: 4 Behold, verily, thus saith the Lord unto you: In cons…
When I thought about it, I realized that the greatest blessing I have received from living the gospel is not in my life, it is my life. Everything I have, and everything I am is the direct result of my having lived the various principles of the gospel. It all really started when I was in my early…
The image, the title image for this post, shows the topographical features of much of Central America. What really stood out to me was the section around Salina Cruz, where there is literally a narrow passage between the mountains where you would expect people to pass through if they were heading…
So, about 18 month ago, I completed a Master's Degree program at Western Governors University with a focus on Management and Leadership. As I was working on the final capstone for that degree, one of my fellow students mentioned that if I took a mere 7 more classes, I would be eligible fo…
I get that some people leave the LDS church... I have often had conversations that start out with some version of, "I used to be a Mormon, but <insert reason or thing I didn't know and found out about here>, and so I left." More often than not, these people are sincere, and were once pra…
In the 16th chapter of 1st Nephi, Nephi, after explaining things to his brothers (yet again!) says something that I have noticed before, but which really hit home this time. 7 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, took one of the daughters of Ishmael to wife; and also, my bre…