In Your Mind and In Your Heart The historical events and ensuing revelations covered in this week's Come, Follow Me lesson offer profound insights into personal revelation. As you study the experiences of Oliver Cowdery and read Doctrine and Covenants 6-9, think back to your own experiences with revelation: What do you understand about revelation… Continue reading What Greater Witness

In this new year, our Gospel study will take us to the Doctrine and Covenants. I hope you have all been uplifted as you studied the Lord's preface to the Doctrine and Covenants (D&C 1) and Joseph Smith's account of the First Vision (Joseph Smith History 1:1-26). As you ponder the revelations in the Doctrine… Continue reading Hearts to Turn

As we study the final chapter of the Book of Mormon, I hope each of us will take an opportunity to reflect on the spiritual truths we obtained this year. I have been inspired and uplifted as we have studied together. Take a moment to consider how your testimony of the Book of Mormon has… Continue reading When Ye Shall Read These Things

Never Without Charity The events documented in Mormon 1-6 may be the most bleak and tragic in the entire Book of Mormon. Within six short chapters we witness the final fall and destruction of the Nephite people. Although Mormon did not record the "full account of all the wickedness and abominations" (Mormon 2:18), the events… Continue reading The Pure Love of Christ

Faith Sufficient that I Should Heal You Of the many miracles recorded in 3 Nephi 17, perhaps one of the most poignant is the Savior's healing of the sick and afflicted (3 Nephi 17:6-10). As you study the Savior's ministry to the ancient Americas, try to imagine yourself in the crowd of Nephites. For example,… Continue reading The Living Bread

I hope you are all safe and healthy. Since we cannot yet meet for Sunday School in person, I invite you to share your impressions in the comments below this post. As with previous posts, I am covering content for the current week of September 7-13. I hope this will be a resource you can… Continue reading To Fulfill All Things

Hopefully each of you is staying healthy and safe. I look forward to the day we can meet together to discuss the Gospel face to face. Until then, I hope you will use the comments below each post as a place to share your own impressions from personal and family scripture study. You will notice… Continue reading Born Again

With so much in commotion, I hope each of us can spare a moment to ponder the scriptures and pray sincerely. The past week's lesson from Come, Follow Me provides two important reminders for living in uncertain times. As with last week's post, I encourage you to treat the comments section below each post as… Continue reading Continually Unto God

I hope everyone is safe and healthy as we adjust to the guidelines laid out by the Church and our local government leaders. Amid these historic challenges, we have a unique opportunity to practice a truly home-centered Gospel study. To support your efforts on this front, I will be posting additional resources and thoughts more… Continue reading We Do Not Labor Alone