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Robert L. Millet

Robert L. Millet, former dean of Religious Education at Brigham Young University, is a professor emeritus of ancient scripture. After receiving bachelor's and master's degrees from BYU in psychology, he earned a PhD from Florida State University in religious studies. Brother Millet is a beloved speaker and the author of numerous books. He and his wife, Shauna, are the parents of six children.

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Want to bear your testimony but feel too nervous? Use this simple truth as a pep talk
Robert L. Millet
By  Robert L. Millet
January 09, 2024 07:00 AM MST
“There really is no need for members of the Church to worry one-tenth of a second about coming up with something original to say or about giving a talk.”
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Why 2024 could be your most transformative ‘Come, Follow Me’ study year ever
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By  Robert L. Millet
November 15, 2023 03:28 PM MST
“It is not just a book that helps us feel good; it is a heavenly document that has been given to help us be good.”
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A tribute to Joseph Smith from every modern-day prophet
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By  Robert L. Millet
June 27, 2023 06:00 AM MDT
To commemorate the martyrdom of Joseph Smith on June 27, here are some powerful quotes about him from every modern-day prophet from President Brigham Young to President Russell M. Nelson.
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What’s wrong with the lap of luxury? Robert Millet on ‘vain ambition’
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By  Robert L. Millet
June 05, 2023 12:10 PM MDT
There is nothing wrong with aspiring to greatness, but we are warned against vain ambition. So where do we draw the line?
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Is temple work for those who rejected the gospel a ‘total waste of time’? Robert Millet’s touching answer
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By  Robert L. Millet
May 25, 2023 09:10 AM MDT
Read Robert Millet inspiring response to a widow who had been told doing her late husband’s temple work would be a waste of time.
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Why obsessing over the Second Coming can be problematic
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By  Robert L. Millet
May 23, 2023 01:00 PM MDT
While as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we are taught to prepare for the second coming of Jesus Christ, we don't have to anxiously obsess over it.
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5 things you should know about the Second Coming
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By  Robert L. Millet
May 22, 2023 02:30 PM MDT
Do you know all the details of what will happen at the time of the Lord's Second Coming? Chances are some of these doctrinal gems may surprise you.
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‘Your calling and election made sure’: What does it really mean, and how to do you teach it?
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By  Robert L. Millet
December 20, 2022 12:39 PM MST
"Latter-day Saint writers, including general Church leaders, have not written or spoken of the doctrine of calling and election very often, not because it is a forbidden subject, but rather a sensitive one"
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Have we lost our awareness of what it means to be a chosen people? Scholar Robert Millet weighs in
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By  Robert L. Millet
February 15, 2022 07:00 AM MST
For a full 10 seconds I stood in amazement. It had never occurred to me at this point in the second half of a two-semester course that I needed to define something so fundamental.
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The realization one man had about love when his wife left him alone at a party
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By  Robert L. Millet
December 29, 2021 07:00 AM MST
“It was a restless night of facing up to who and what I had been through the years.”
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While helping a man through addiction, here’s what 1 bishop learned about charity
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By  Robert L. Millet
December 15, 2021 11:51 AM MST
“The impression that weighed upon my soul was that God would be far less troubled by Richard’s ‘thorn in the flesh’ than He would be of our sins against charity.”
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Why it is so significant that both the Father and the Son appeared to Joseph Smith in the Sacred Grove
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By  Robert L. Millet
October 19, 2020 12:00 PM MDT
President Joseph Fielding Smith taught an important principle when he explained that “all revelation since the fall has come through Jesus Christ, who is the Jehovah of the Old Testament. In all of the scriptures, where God is mentioned and where he has appeared, it was Jehovah who talked with Abraham, with Noah, Enoch, Moses and all the prophets. He is the God of Israel, the Holy One of Israel. . . . The Father has never dealt directly and personally since the fall, and he has never appeared except to introduce and bear record of the Son.”1 Elsewhere President Smith pointed out that “after Adam’s transgression he was shut out of the presence of the Father who has remained hidden from his children to this day, with a few exceptions wherein righteous men have been privileged with the glorious privilege of seeing him. . . . Since the fall all revelation and commandments from the Father have come through Jesus Christ.”2
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‘That they all may be one’: Building bridges of understanding with persons of other faiths
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By  Robert L. Millet
October 13, 2020 01:01 PM MDT
The Prophet Joseph Smith was a man possessed of great love toward those within the Church, as well as persons from various religious denominations. On one occasion he said: “The inquiry is frequently made of me, ‘Wherein do you differ from others in your religious views?’ In reality and essence, we do not differ so far in our religious views, but that we could all drink into one principle of love. One of the grand fundamental principles of ‘Mormonism’ is to receive truth, let it come from whence it may.”1
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What the Prophet Joseph Told a US President Is the Most Unique Feature of the Church
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By  Robert L. Millet
September 21, 2019 02:51 PM MDT
In December 1839 the Prophet Joseph Smith and Elias Higbee traveled to Washington D.C., to seek redress from the government for the losses suffered by the persecuted and beleaguered Latter-day Saints. In their meeting with President Martin Van Buren, Joseph recorded that the president “interrogated us wherein we differed in our religion from the other religions of the day.” If you had been in the room and had been asked to respond to President Van Buren’s question, how would you have answered?
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How the Revelation of Baptisms for the Dead Was Received and Revealed to the Church
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By  Robert L. Millet
August 15, 2019 12:57 PM MDT
August 15 marks the anniversary of the Prophet Joseph Smith's first public announcement of the beautiful doctrine of baptism for the dead.
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Are We Confusing Emotional Experiences with Spiritual Experiences?
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By  Robert L. Millet
July 13, 2019 09:21 AM MDT
I have been concerned over the years that too often our youth (and, unfortunately, even some of our more experienced members) are prone to confuse sentimentality with spirituality, tears with testimony. Let me illustrate. One Mutual night as I came out of my bishop’s office, I noticed that the members of the Laurel class were huddled in the hall and in the midst of what seemed to be quite a fascinating discussion. They appeared to be talking about one of the young women in their class who had, during the last year, slipped out of Church activity.
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Faith is not blind + 4 other things faith is not
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By  Robert L. Millet
January 08, 2019 04:43 PM MST
The world has its counterfeits for faith. One way to decide what faith is, and why it is becoming so scarce in our world, is to first explore what it is not.
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7 Roadblocks Keeping You from the True Power of Prayer
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By  Robert L. Millet
December 29, 2018 12:43 PM MST
There are certain roadblocks or barriers to communion with the Infinite, things that get in the way and prevent us from enjoying the kind of closeness with our Heavenly Father that we could have. We all could volunteer examples of such roadblocks. Let me suggest but a few.
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7 things that still need to happen before the world ends
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By  Robert L. Millet
May 20, 2018 10:09 PM MDT
"While we certainly desire to be fully prepared for His coming, we should not allow ourselves to get caught up in the newest spiritual fad. So what are some things that must take place before Christ begins to reign on planet earth?"
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5 Things for Parents to Remember When Your Child Doesn't Choose the Church
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By  Robert L. Millet
May 05, 2018 09:00 AM MDT
My wife, Shauna, was talking with a friend one morning when the conversation turned to children. The woman spoke rather unkindly about a family she knew and of the problems some of the daughters had had. "What kind of parents would let their children do such things?" the woman asked very pointedly. My wife timidly suggested that we really ought not make those kinds of judgments. The woman replied, "No, what I mean is, there's no way my children would ever do those things." Shauna responded, "I hope you're right. But I wouldn't say that if I were you. Children can change overnight."
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5 Millennium myths that many Latter-day Saints believe
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By  Robert L. Millet
April 06, 2018 09:22 AM MDT
As I completed the writing for my book about the last days, Living in the Eleventh Hour, it occurred to me that there might be some value in continuing the trek, completing the story, if you will. I honestly had not anticipated a sequel. And so the next weekend I began what might be called a review of the literature. I turned first to the standard works and was absolutely blown away by how much the prophets have spoken about the millennial period. While I was certain that much of my data would come from the Doctrine and Covenants, I was stunned by the doctrinal detail in the Old Testament. I knew that the book of Revelation would be tremendously fertile ground, but I had not realized that the four Gospels, the epistles of Paul and Peter, and the teachings of modern prophets and apostles like Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and Orson Pratt would be so fruitful as well.
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Elder Holland Shares a Dream and Touching Personal Story That Shows How We Can Improve Our Family Relationships
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By  Robert L. Millet
April 05, 2018 09:45 AM MDT
Many years ago I sat on the floor in front of a small bookcase in the dining room of our tiny two-bedroom apartment. I was immersed in reading and referencing and marking; deadlines were crowding in on me. Ironically, I was perusing President David O. McKay's book Gospel Ideals when Angela, my 2-and-1/2-year-old daughter, walked over to me and asked me to join her, her 1-year-old brother, David, and their mother in some games they were playing on the floor a few feet away. I responded to Angie that I was very busy and couldn't make it. Within three minutes David crawled over and asked: "Dad, you come play?" I called out to my wife at that point: "Shauna, can't you see that what I am doing is important? Could you please keep these children out of my hair until I finish this project?"
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What We Know About Jesus's Siblings, Childhood, and Growth into Manhood
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By  Robert L. Millet
March 26, 2018 12:10 PM MDT
The scriptures are relatively silent regarding the life of Jesus Christ between birth and the age of 12 and again between 12 and the beginning of His formal ministry at age 30. What was it like for the Savior as He grew from boyhood to manhood?
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What We Know About the Degrees of Glory from Joseph Smith's Visions
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By  Robert L. Millet
January 18, 2017 09:48 AM MST
In this excerpt from Precept upon Precept, Robert L. Millet explores the experience of the prophet Joseph Smith along with his scribe Sidney Rigdon as they received one of the most remarkable revelations from God—the vision of the degrees of glory.
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