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Sunday Goes to Bethphage, mounts donkey, descends Mount of Olives, makes “Triumphal entry” into Jerusalem, returns to Bethany. (Mt. 21:1-14; Mk. 11:1-11; Lk. 19:29-47; Jn 12:12-19.) Monday Leaves Bethany for Jerusalem, curses fig tree, heals blind and lame, cleanses the temple, returns to Bethany. (Mt. 21:12-22; Mk. 11:12-19; Lk. 19:45-48; Jn 2:13-17.) Tuesday Saw withered [...]
With General Conference coming next week, it is vitally important to learn from counsel given by the prophets and apostles. I put together a General Conference Packet designed to engage you in preparing for General Conference as well as reflecting on the what the apostles have spoken and applying their counsel in your personal life. [...]
In 2007 The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne, was an internationally acclaimed DVD on the Law of Attraction. When the Tom Ballantyne Jr watched it for the first time, his immediate response was to get up off the couch and grab his scriptures. He then immediately began to look up verses that came to mind as [...]
Daily scripture study is a great habit to have. It will help you spiritually and bring you closer to your Heavenly Father. However, in a fast-paced world where hundreds of items, tasks, and people are vying for your time, it can become quite difficult. So how can you maintain the determination to study the scriptures, [...]
Have you ever tried to explain your beliefs to someone, but just didn’t have a simple way to explain it? Well, the following animated YouTube videos do an excellent job of explaining Mormon beliefs. They are animated and interesting, and simple. 1. Book of Mormon – Made Simple 2. Joseph Smith and Restoration – Made [...]
Eric Shuster, author of Catholic Roots, Mormon Harvest, has co-authored with Charles Sale a new book, The Biblical Roots of Mormonism. In an easy to understand format, the book presents Biblical support and references for LDS Doctrines. All Biblical references use the King James Version of the Bible. The book covers nearly two dozen chapters [...]
I’m always intrigued at the conversion of others. Many years ago, I had the opportunity to meet Marvin Goldstein and hear his conversion story as being a Jew who converted not only to Christianity, but to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. What an uplifting spiritual experience it was to hear his testimony. [...]
While serving my mission many years ago, I encountered many people that absolutely refused to accept Joseph Smith as a prophet of God because of his human weaknesses. Critics have rummaged through Mormon writings in search of any apparent weaknesses or mistakes committed by LDS prophets. They claim their findings prove that Joseph Smith and [...]
