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General Conference: “This Day”

In his talk “This Day” Elder Henry B Eyring speaks about the importance of avoiding procrastination. He opens by speaking of the danger of the “Someday” mindset, because your time may run out and you will not have accomplished the many things that you meant to do someday. Elder Eyring then stresses the importance of serving the Lord each day. He points out that service to the Lord helps you to draw closer to Him. Elder Eyring encourages each of us to begin the day with a prayer to ask the Lord where you can serve today. Elder Eyring says: … Continue reading →

Happiness Happens When…

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” ~-The Declaration of Independence-~ August is Happiness Happens Month, but today is Happiness Happens Day. Happiness is a funny thing. We all want it. We all hope for it. But how many of us have it? After all, it’s not something you can just hop out to the store and pick up when you run out of it. “The pursuit of happiness is a most … Continue reading →

General Conference From the Past: “To Have Joy”

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During the April 1954 General Conference, Elder Milton R. Hunter of the First Council of the Seventy delivered a talk on obtaining joy. In this talk, he discusses how we as Latter-day Saints have the tools for true happiness within our grasp. It is up to us to use them. Elder Hunter begins by asking, if you had one wish, what would it be? He noted that, in his years at teaching institute, many would respond with material wishes. After some discussion, they concluded that the things of this world were of only passing consequence. They do not provide complete … Continue reading →

General Conference: “The Plan of Salvation”

In his talk “The Plan of Salvation” Elder L Tom Perry explains the Plan of Salvation. He begins by sharing the story of a young woman who was able to share the gospel with an acquaintance. The most important thing that she shared was the Plan of Salvation. It affected the acquaintance and caused him to look more closely at the church. Elder Perry then goes on to explain the Plan of Salvation. He begins by explaining that we are each Spirit children of our Heavenly Father. He speaks of the many who are wandering lost unsure of why they … Continue reading →

General Conference: “The Great Plan of Happiness” by Elder Nash

In his talk “The Great Plan of Happiness” Elder Marcus B Nash speaks of the importance of living the gospel. He begins by stating the importance of having the Holy Ghost as your companion. He then shares a story about the first time that he went fishing. He tells us that his father told him the importance of setting the hook in the fish’s mouth by jerking back after the fish has taken the bait. He learned that day two lessons that a fish is uncomfortable out of water and that the danger of the bait. Elder Nash goes on … Continue reading →

General Conference From the Past: Living Water to Quench Spiritual Thirst

This week, we will examine a talk given by Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quroum of the Twelve Apostles. He presented the talk, “Living Water to Quench Spiritual Thirst” during the April 1995 session of General Conference. Elder Wirthlin starts his talk by discussing the Samaritan woman Christ met at the well. With this woman, He taught “powerful, eternal truths,” testifying as His role as the Savior of the world. The woman focused on the physical nature of the living water Christ offered. Similarly, Elder Wirthlin notes that many in the world today seek out the easy way, the … Continue reading →

The Perils of Pornography – Part Two

Today I’m discussing the two types of pornography addicts we typically see in the Church, those who know it’s a sin and are trying to overcome it, and those who don’t see the harm in it. Click here to view part one. To those of you who don’t think there’s anything wrong with pornography, you have been misled by the father of lies. There is absolutely everything wrong with pornography. Let’s break it down. We know that Our Father’s great plan of happiness centers on the family unit. We have been taught that we are an eternal family, that in … Continue reading →

Visiting Teaching Message: Jesus Christ Taught the Purpose of Life on Earth

Our visiting teaching message for the month of January is entitled, “Jesus Christ Taught the Purpose of Life on Earth.” Through the quotes of President Spencer W. Kimball, President Ezra Taft Benson, and Julie B. Beck, we learn more about this. From Spencer W. Kimball, we learn that man was sent to earth to experience all that it meant to be mortal, which is the intermediate step between premortal life and immortality. Because Adam and Eve partook of the fruit in the Garden of Eden, we all became subject to spiritual and mortal death. When Christ came and atoned for … Continue reading →

Gospel Questions: What is the Purpose of Life?

The question is often raised, “What is the purpose of life? Why are we here?” As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we don’t believe that we are here randomly, through some sort of scientific anomaly. We believe that we were created by a loving Heavenly Father who sent us to earth to try and test us to see if we will prove worthy to attain the glory He has. In the Book of Abraham, in the Pearl of Great Price (which came from papyrus found in the 1800s) we read of the pre-existence, where we … Continue reading →

Family Home Evening: Building Your Testimony

It is important to talk to your children about gaining and strengthening their testimonies. This family home evening lesson is going to focus on testimonies and how to build them up. It will also stress the importance of continuing to nourish your testimony once you have received it. You can prepare for the lesson by reading Alma 32:28-43. You may want to choose just one verse from the passage to open the lesson or you can begin by asking your children what a testimony is. You should make it clear that a testimony is a declaration of faith. Next you … Continue reading →