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Understanding the Doctrine of Eternal Gender and Identity
On July 28, 1847, just four days after the Saints arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, President Brigham Young saw the Salt Lake Temple in vision. [1] He testified to the members of the church that, “The vision of it was there. I see it as plainly as if it was in reality...
Finding the Family in Come Follow Me Lesson 12: “Ears to Hear”
“Eyes to see” and “ears to hear” is a figurative way of describing those who pay attention to, and are willing to follow the prophet. It doesn’t mean we won’t struggle with some of what they say. All of us at one point or another, most likely will. This week’s Come...
Finding the Family in Come, Follow Me Lesson 11: Rest
This week’s lesson teaches that the true purpose of religion is not to create burdens but to relieve them, that Christ wants to share our burdens, and He promises rest to our souls. But callings and family relations, marriage, children as “central to God’s plan” can...
Finding the Family in Come, Follow Me Lesson 10: “He that loseth his life for my sake shall find it”
Christ came to bring peace to the world. How is it then that sometimes, even within families, teachings of Christ cause strife and discord, the opposite of peace? When those we love make choices that lead them away from the faith, or conduct themselves in ways that...
Finding the Family in Come, Follow Me Lesson 8: The Sermon on the Mount
Jesus taught things people were not used to hearing, in fact they were “astonished” at his teachings. This seems especially evident in the sermon on the mount. His teachings didn’t sound like anything they were familiar with, but he taught with authority they...
New podcast episode: Guest Benjamin Pacini (BYU-I)
Benjamin Pacini, host of the podcast, “Radical Civility,” is currently a faculty member at BYU-Idaho in Elementary Education and pursuing an EDD from BYU. His experience as both educator and student has given him a unique perspective on how our culture seems to...
Finding the Family in Come, Follow Me – Lessons 7: Beatitudes
Salt is mentioned over forty times in the scriptures. It has an estimated fourteen thousand or more uses. But when the Organizer and Creator of this world used it as instruction to His followers (us), He was clear to which characteristic of salt he was referring. Matt...
Finding the Family in Come Follow Me Lessons 5 & 6: Identity and Born Again
Mindset matters; knowing who we are (identity) and who we belong to (through covenants) is the best way to improve ours. A chorus of secular and spiritual wisdom aligns with our Come Follow Me lessons and "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" where we are reminded...
As His people how are we doing?
Baptism is often taught as the way to become clean. It is, and so much more. When we are baptized: * We become part of the fold of God, to be called his people * and are willing to bear one another’s burdens, * and are willing to mourn with those that...
Finding the Family in Come Follow Me – Lessons 3 & 4: John 1, Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 3
Every book of scripture confirms every one of us are spirit sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father. In fact, "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" tells us we are each “beloved” sons and daughters with “divine potential.” Sin and a fallen world leave us...
Finding the Family in Come Follow Me – Lessons 1 and 2
In this week’s lesson we learn that Luke, as a gentile, traveled with the Apostle Paul and recorded events of the Savior’s life for a non-Jewish audience and perspective. Like then, today there are many who do not share our faith but acknowledge and publish truths...
Week 52: Finding the Family in Come Follow Me
JOY TO THE WORLD Sometimes primary songs, with their uncomplicated language and simple melodies are so effective at delivering a message to the child in us all. Consider this one: IT’S JOYFUL TO LIVE THE GOSPEL It’s joyful to live the gospel! So joyful I want to sing!...
Weeks 50 & 51: Finding the Family in Come Follow Me
The Old Testament’s final word is a witness that speaks to the centrality of family. Without our hearts turning to family—fathers to their children and children to their fathers, the whole earth would be cursed, … wasted, … for naught. The “welding together of...
Family Traditions, Wholesome Recreation, and Chuck-a-Rama: Podcast with Dr. Brian Hill, BYU
Don’t miss this fun and fascinating podcast on the “why’s” behind family traditions! Does wholesome recreation actually lead to greater happiness in family life? Dr. Brian Hill, professor of Experience Design at Brigham Young University, discusses the science behind...
Week 48 & 49: Finding the Family in Come Follow Me
Prophets of old, and prophets today have foretold and warned of the downfall of strong and powerful cities. In Come Follow Me this week we read the terrifying accounts of Nineveh, Babylon, and even Jerusalem’s fall. That was thousands of years ago, today many believe...