The Revival Within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At a time when almost every Christian denomination is shrinking and praying for a revival or great awakening, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is experiencing one. When President Nelson, age 94, took over as the prophet of the church many …
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The Church Needs The Single, Less Active, and LGBTQ. Every single one of us needs the restored Gospel in our lives. We need the guidance and warning of the prophets and the blessings of the Priesthood. We also are in desperate need of the blessings of the temple and the covenant pathway in our lives. …
Visitors Are Welcome But Do They Feel Wanted? In the past few years, I’ve moved a lot. Between moving and traveling it has afforded me the opportunity to attend more than 20 different congregations across the united states. Ranging from family wards to small branches. From all my travels I have learned something. Every …
Last week President Nelson asked us not refer to ourselves as Mormons anymore. I felt that this was a call to repentance. That is how I personally felt, I know thousands of others have felt the same way, but this charge to do better has revealed an ugly undercurrent within our culture. The need to …
Many times in my life I have heard teachers give their versions of, “Don’t pray for patience.” When I was younger I would agree with my teachers but now I don’t.
10 Things President Benson Taught That Every Mother Should Do. Recently I was listening to old conference talks when stumbled across a talk from April of 1992 where President Benson gave a list of 10 things he asked the mothers of the church to do. He follows up with saying that the men of …
Men are that they might have joy! But sometimes our culture keeps us from the Joy that comes from living the Gospel. Here are three ways!
Mormons, just the word often evokes strong emotions. But often, it also carries a lot of misconceptions. As a Latter-day Saint who lived in the “Buckle” of the Bible Belt, I always had people asking what religion I was, I would always tell them “I am a Latter-day Saint” very quickly as I would talk the …
As my mission drew to a close my Mission President held a Zone Conference. He was going home that transfer and opened it up to a Q&A at the end. I vividly remember one question, Elder Hansen from Idaho stood up and in a very thick Idaho farmer accent asked: “President Wilkey, how do I …
All of the Restoration is built upon our claim of Priesthood Authority. Yet far too many members get the Priesthood completely wrong. Here are 4 examples of how we are missing the boat with the Priesthood.