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4 Prophetic and Beautiful Dreams from Joseph Smith's Parents
Mary Jane Woodger, Ken Alford, and Craig Manscill, excerpted from "Dreams as Revelation"
- Dreams given to members of Joseph Smith’s family helped prepare them for the challenges and trials that they would face in coming years. An anticipation of the gospel was planted in their hearts by inspired dreams which made the Restoration that much more precious to them. When young Joseph shared his visions and revelations, his family members were ready to believe and sustain him. The Prophet Joseph was raised in an extended family who believed in divinely inspired visions and dreams. Latter-day Saint scholar Richard Lloyd Anderson argues that Joseph Smith “was immersed in genuine spirituality central in the lives of...
My Daughter's Car Crash Right Before Her Mission and the Powerful Lesson God Taught Me
Emily Watts
- The following story originally ran on LDS Living in August 2016. Sometimes I assume Heavenly Father is not answering my prayers when maybe He really is and I just didn’t recognize the answer. Has that ever happened to you? You think, “Why doesn’t He listen? Why won’t He pay attention to me?” when suddenly you realize that He was answering all along and you just didn’t see. Our two oldest children got their mission calls at the same time, the same day. A week or two before they were supposed to go, my daughter was working desperately to get our house...
5 Quotes From "Jesus the Christ" Every Latter-day Saint Should Know
Emily Abel
- Jesus the Christ is one of the most well-known books among Church members—and for good reason. Author James E. Talmage wrote this 804-page masterpiece in the Salt Lake Temple by hand at the request of the First Presidency. There is a whole lot of wisdom contained within its pages, but here are five quotes from Jesus the Christ we think every Latter-day Saint should know. ►You'll also like: 7 Fascinating Facts About James E. Talmage and His Book Jesus the Christ 1. "The mortal probation is provided as an opportunity for advancement; but so great are the difficulties and the dangers,...
The Comparison We Should Be Making (and All Those We Should Ignore)
Daedan Olander
- Basketball is one of my favorite things. I love playing, watching, and even talking about the sport that, to me, is the ultimate source of comparisons. LeBron James or Michael Jordan? Stephen Curry or Magic Johnson? The Lakers or the Clippers? These comparisons are fun and serve as good conversation starters. On a personal level, when walking onto a court to play, I am frequently sizing up other players. And I know they are just as often doing the same with me. The unspoken competition of skill causes me to want to accentuate my strengths and hide my shortcomings. This second...
Latter-day Saint Therapist: Why Some Men Struggle with Honesty and How to Help Them Be More Accountable
Jonathan Decker, LMFT
- For daily, gospel-based relationship insights join Jonathan’s Facebook group . To submit a question click here , or schedule a complimentary 15-minute consultation here . For the record, dishonesty, manipulation, and blame-shifting aren’t exclusively male problems. We all know women and girls who do the same. Also, there are many honest guys out there who take ownership of their mistakes. Nevertheless, a frequent complaint by my female clients is that their boyfriends and husbands often lie to “get out of trouble.” These men avoid responsibility for their actions by justifying, minimizing, and pointing fingers at others. Mothers and fathers often observe...
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4 Prophetic and Beautiful Dreams from Joseph Smith's Parents
Mary Jane Woodger, Ken Alford, and Craig Manscill, excerpted from "Dreams as Revelation"
- Dreams given to members of Joseph Smith’s family helped prepare them for the challenges and trials that they would face in coming years. An anticipation of the gospel was planted in their hearts by inspired dreams which made the Restoration that much more precious to them. When young Joseph shared his visions and revelations, his family members were ready to believe and sustain him. The Prophet Joseph was raised in an extended family who believed in divinely inspired visions and dreams. Latter-day Saint scholar Richard Lloyd Anderson argues that Joseph Smith “was immersed in genuine spirituality central in the lives of...
My Daughter's Car Crash Right Before Her Mission and the Powerful Lesson God Taught Me
Emily Watts
- The following story originally ran on LDS Living in August 2016. Sometimes I assume Heavenly Father is not answering my prayers when maybe He really is and I just didn’t recognize the answer. Has that ever happened to you? You think, “Why doesn’t He listen? Why won’t He pay attention to me?” when suddenly you realize that He was answering all along and you just didn’t see. Our two oldest children got their mission calls at the same time, the same day. A week or two before they were supposed to go, my daughter was working desperately to get our house...
5 Quotes From "Jesus the Christ" Every Latter-day Saint Should Know
Emily Abel
- Jesus the Christ is one of the most well-known books among Church members—and for good reason. Author James E. Talmage wrote this 804-page masterpiece in the Salt Lake Temple by hand at the request of the First Presidency. There is a whole lot of wisdom contained within its pages, but here are five quotes from Jesus the Christ we think every Latter-day Saint should know. ►You'll also like: 7 Fascinating Facts About James E. Talmage and His Book Jesus the Christ 1. "The mortal probation is provided as an opportunity for advancement; but so great are the difficulties and the dangers,...
The Comparison We Should Be Making (and All Those We Should Ignore)
Daedan Olander
- Basketball is one of my favorite things. I love playing, watching, and even talking about the sport that, to me, is the ultimate source of comparisons. LeBron James or Michael Jordan? Stephen Curry or Magic Johnson? The Lakers or the Clippers? These comparisons are fun and serve as good conversation starters. On a personal level, when walking onto a court to play, I am frequently sizing up other players. And I know they are just as often doing the same with me. The unspoken competition of skill causes me to want to accentuate my strengths and hide my shortcomings. This second...
Latter-day Saint Therapist: Why Some Men Struggle with Honesty and How to Help Them Be More Accountable
Jonathan Decker, LMFT
- For daily, gospel-based relationship insights join Jonathan’s Facebook group . To submit a question click here , or schedule a complimentary 15-minute consultation here . For the record, dishonesty, manipulation, and blame-shifting aren’t exclusively male problems. We all know women and girls who do the same. Also, there are many honest guys out there who take ownership of their mistakes. Nevertheless, a frequent complaint by my female clients is that their boyfriends and husbands often lie to “get out of trouble.” These men avoid responsibility for their actions by justifying, minimizing, and pointing fingers at others. Mothers and fathers often observe...
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12 Talks All Latter-day Saint Teens Need to Hear
Kensie Smith
- How Do I Know If I Know? John Bytheway “For most of us a testimony comes like a sunrise: slowly, subtly, but surely.” Find the talk here It's spiritual gut-check time! The mission age has been lowered, and now more than ever, young people are asking themselves important questions: How do I know if I really have a testimony? Am I ready to serve a mission? What does the Spirit feel like? John Bytheway suggests that we "F.E.E.L." the truthfulness of the gospel through our feelings, our experiences, the many evidences we encounter, and our logical conclusions about how a loving...
5 Little-Known Facts About the Publication of the Book of Mormon
Editors of The Joseph Smith Papers
- The following was originally published on LDS Living in August 2015. The first edition of the Book of Mormon was published more than 185 years ago, just before the Church was officially organized on the 6 th of April 1830. E. B. Grandin agreed to publish the book at risk to his reputation, though with the possibility of great economic advantage. The Book of Mormon is considered scripture by millions of Church members worldwide, but few today know the history of its first publication. Below is a list of five little-known facts about the first edition of the Book of Mormon....
20+ Exciting Books Your Family Will Love this Fall
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- For New Readers One Little Match Thomas S. Monson loved spending summers at his family's cabin in Utah's Vivian Park. One summer day, he and his best friend, Danny, decided to clear a field so they could gather with their friends and have a campfire that night. The tall, stubborn weeds would not pull out easily. So Tommy had the idea to burn them up instead. He knew he shouldn't use matches without permission from his parents. But he ignored the feeling that warned him of the danger and raided the matchbox in the cabin. Back in the field, he lit...
How the Temple Helps Us Apply Christ's Atonement
Bruce C. Hafen and Marie K. Hafen, excerpted from "The Contrite Spirit"
- The following excerpt originally appeared on LDS Living in October 2015. The role of sacrifice in the temple illustrates how the temple ordinances embody and teach higher Melchizedek-level principles. These ordinances reflect Christ’s sacrifice, and they teach us symbolically how our own sacrifices might seek to echo His. As our Primary children sing, “He knows I will follow him, Give all my life to him.” Performing Ordinances in Similitude of Christ’s Sacrifice When they left the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve built an altar and offered animal sacrifices. Then an angel came to ask Adam why he was offering sacrifices....
My Daughter's Car Crash Right Before Her Mission and the Powerful Lesson God Taught Me
Emily Watts
- The following story originally ran on LDS Living in August 2016. Sometimes I assume Heavenly Father is not answering my prayers when maybe He really is and I just didn’t recognize the answer. Has that ever happened to you? You think, “Why doesn’t He listen? Why won’t He pay attention to me?” when suddenly you realize that He was answering all along and you just didn’t see. Our two oldest children got their mission calls at the same time, the same day. A week or two before they were supposed to go, my daughter was working desperately to get our house...
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