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General Conference: “Gaining a Testimony of Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost”

In his talk “Gaining a Testimony of God the Father; Jesus Christ; and the Holy Ghost,” Elder Robert D Hales, speaks about the importance of having a testimony of the Godhead. He shares that much of his own testimony came when he studied the Articles of Faith as a young boy. He then reviews the First Vision. He explains that Joseph Smith went to the grove to pray, and that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ came and visited him there. Elder Hales then talks specifically about Jesus Christ and his relationship to Heavenly Father. He shares the story of Jesus … Continue reading →

Cultivating Your Testimony

Testimonies are very fragile. They need to be cultivated on a daily basis. There are times when it seems that you are strong, but seem to forget the need to continually nourish your testimony. It is also easy to push your testimony to the back burner as you struggle to meet the daily demands of being a parent. The simple fact is that the most important thing you can do each day is to nourish your testimony. You can do this by studying the scriptures and praying. Of course your children needs must be met, so you may need to … Continue reading →

Making the Choice to Believe

There may come a time in your life when you are faced with the choice of whether or not you will continue to have faith. In fact daily you make choices that either build upon your faith or tear it down. These choices can sometimes lead to the big moments that can affect you for the rest of your life. If you think back on your life you may have a moment or two that stand out as the times that you chose to continue to have faith or you chose to begin to have faith. These moments may not … Continue reading →

LDS Week in Review – April 7th-12th

Life just keeps getting busier! If you weren’t able to join us here throughout the week, we have a way for you to catch up. Here is the week in review. We began the week with a review of “The Crayon Messages,” a cute LDS novel about a woman who learns the true meaning of service by carrying out her visiting teaching assignment. We then continued the Scripture Study series with 1 Nephi 15:20-25. The sixth lesson in our Joseph Smith manual teaches us about “The Mission of John the Baptist,” who was sent to prepare the way of Jesus … Continue reading →