Improving Our Time

Oh me! Oh life! of the questions of these recurring, Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill’d with the foolish, Of myself...

No one comes to America except God brings them here. ----- Prophecy of Lehi: "But, said [Lehi], notwithstanding our afflictions, we have...

(The following is taken from an address I gave at a sacrament meeting in 2009.) ----- Receiving gospel ordinances establishes covenants...

A filthy word in our current vernacular is judgment . What does this word bring to your mind? Merely reading it may have caused you to...

The Book of Mormon has an important message of warning and hope for America. This message is much bigger than what is typically presented...

Astronomy really is looking up! ----- I've been amazed by some of the most fascinating things, just by taking time to look up. Mostly...

In the scriptures, we learn of a high form of devotion, affection, and connection. In the King James version of the New Testament, the...

"In God’s eternal plan, salvation is an individual matter; exaltation is a family matter." Russell M. Nelson ----- "In the mouth of two...

Being ready for something big to come doesn't always mean we will feel ready for it. Sometimes, we can feel completely ready, but are...

1 Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every...

I think God loves farming. He seems to enjoy working on plants, carefully tending and cultivating to raise up a good crop of delicious...

I completed a brief study of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities during my English undergraduate training. The central theme drawn over...

Imagine feeling overwhelmed with all that is required of you: all the demands on your time, energy, and attention. Perhaps you don't have...

Just because something is true, doesn't mean it is the governing truth of a matter. One example: It is true that we are to love our...

At age 18, I was contemplating the right course to take in life. As a child, I had always seemed to assume I'd serve as a full-time...

(The following was taken from an address I gave in a conference of the Olathe, Kansas Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

What is required to take advantage of the saving work done by the Savior? What must we do to receive a fullness of salvation? What then,...

Following the great Flood, we know of three independent nations that have made covenants with the Lord regarding the land we call...

My life has been greatly enhanced since I became acquainted with these wise words: "For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in...

Just because something has been told doesn't mean it has been taught. Likewise, it's possible to teach without ever telling anything. I...