Our Mental Health Struggles As one who has struggled with severe anxiety and depression, I take solace from the life and struggles of Apostle and Prophet George Albert Smith. During a dark period of depression, he wrote: “I have suffered so much that I have wondered if I could stand it. There have been days … Continue reading Depression and Anxiety: President George Albert Smith’s Lifelong Struggle
"Sunday Sermon" One of the most sacred and rare spiritual experiences is a personal visitation of the Lord. This is not to be confused with a "mere" dream, dream-vision, or vision. (See: previous article on dreams and visions). This is an actual visitation where the Lord is personally present. At least two dozen prophets, and others, … Continue reading Jesus Appears to Lorenzo Snow
"Fun Facts Saturday" Wilford Woodruff was a spiritual giant. He received more revelations, promptings, visions, and visitations that anyone in this dispensation with the exception of Joseph Smith. Once, he raised his wife from the dead. Wilford was also blessed with the miracle of divine protection dozens of times throughout his life. Alonzo L. Gaskill, … Continue reading Wilford Woodruff Saved by Dozens of Miracles of Divine Protection
David Wyman Patten was born November 14, 1799, in New Hampshire, the eleventh of thirteen children. In 1828, he married Pheobe Ann Babcock in Michigan, and they had one stillborn child. David was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint in Indiana, on June 15, 1832, by his brother. “I … Continue reading David W. Patten, the First Apostolic Martyr
"Faith on Friday" “If you are on the right path, it will always be uphill. The Lord is anxious to lead us to the safety of higher ground.” (Henry B. Eyring, “A Higher Way of Learning,” BYU Ed. Week, Aug. 2008) Life and Legacy Born. Henry Bennion Eyring, May 31, 1933, in Princeton, New Jersey, … Continue reading The right path is always uphill – Henry B. Eyring (Great Quotes)
"Sunday Sermon" The scriptures contain a plethora of "one-liners." These are profound, inspiring, and memorable short phrases. Each, could be a motto or slogan to guide our lives. Each, could be a sermon. Here are some New Testament one-liners from Saint Paul the Apostle, the greatest Christian missionary. We are the offspring of God Lord, … Continue reading “One-liners” of Saint Paul the Apostle
One Saturday, in the late 1960’s, the Garden Grove California Stake President drove to Riverside to retrieve a member of the Council of Twelve Apostles for stake conference. The Apostle was one of my “favorites.” As they drove along Highway 91 in Corona, the Stake President pointed to the church’s large orange ranch off to … Continue reading “Stake Presidents are ‘Dime a Dozen’”
I was serving as a young high councilor when our stake president was released, and a new stake president called. Bruce R. McConkie, of the Council of the Twelve Apostles, was our conference visitor. Elder McConkie was a spiritual and intellectual giant. He was a “Lion of Righteousness” at the pulpit. His talks and texts … Continue reading My Stake President Was Reprimand by an Apostle for Using the Phrase “Only an Elder.”
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