Spiritual North

In Elder's Quorum today, the teacher used a quote from Neal A. Maxwell about foreordination. This is what Elder Maxwell said, "When...

I really enjoyed President Uchtdorf's Christmas Devotional talk last night. He talked of those who lived in the Savior's time and d...

I've been thinking a lot about burdens and strengths lately. It is not a new principle and I'm sure many can testify to the truthful...

While reading Carnage and Culture , I came across a passage that reminded me of Moroni's epistle to Pahoran. Here is the passage from th...

Continuing with the minimalist thread, while reading El Libro de Mormón today, I read this verse: "And it came to pass that he departe...

We studied the Word of Wisdom in Gospel Principals yesterday. As always, it was a very interesting discussion with all sorts of opinions of...

Last Friday, I came accross a particularly fantastic post at the exceptional blog Zen Habits . The post was about minimalism. Ever since, I...

I read this quote while visiting a news site today. "Business or toil is merely utilitarian. It is necessary, but does not enrich or en...

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise. Teac...

Yesterday, I read Elder Ballard's talk “Learning the Lessons of the Past,” Ensign, May 2009, 31–34 . This morning I read on Mormanity a...

We all need a little perspective in our lives from time to time. The next time you are having a rough day or if you are going through some ...

Temple Work Opening I have given this topic a lot of thought the last few weeks. Although I've heard the countless stories of saints thr...

Temple Worship I believe that when we are given speaking assignments, the Lord knows what we need to learn. My talk is on Temple worship. I ...

Consider these two quotes from the Prophet Joseph Smith: #1 - "I frequently rebuke and admonish my brethren, and that because I love th...

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and s...

Lead, kindly Light, amid th’encircling gloom, lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home; lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet...

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root ...

Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, ...