Spiritual North

Yesterday, I read a talk given by Harold B. Lee in the October 1963 General Conference.  The talk is entitled, This is Our Gospel .  I found...

Matthew 5:10-12 reads, "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." ...

Matthew 5:9 reads, "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." 3 Nephi 12:9 reads, "And bl...

Matthew 5:8 reads, "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God." 3 Nephi 12:8 reads, "And blessed are all the pu...

I love the Internet and all the fascinating things you can learn from the people who post on it. In this morning's study of the Beatit...

Matthew 5:7 reads, "Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy." Nephi 12:7 reads, "And blessed are the merciful...

Matthew 5:6 reads, "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled." Nephi 12:6 reads...

Matthew 5:5 reads, "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth." 3 Nephi 12:5 reads, "And blessed are the meek,...

In talking to my dad last week, our conversation, as often is the case, shifted to politics and the economy.  I told him my blunt opinion: t...

Matthew 5:4 reads, "Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted." 3 Nephi 12:4 reads, "And again, blessed are ...

Recently, I've been deeply impressed to minimize the breadth of my scripture study to two things: reading the Book of Mormon and studyi...

This selection comes from this talk . 6. We need always to make allowance in the kingdom for the fact that this is a divine church full of...

I can't remember when it was - maybe when I was a recently returned full-time missionary - but I had this desire to read and study all t...

Jill and I upgraded our cell phones this week.  She went from a text phone to a smart phone and I upgraded to a bigger smart phone.  So, I...

Today's meeting was unusual and wonderful.  It all started when everyone began to realize that there was no bread for the sacrament.  Us...

Here is the re-cap of the April 2012 General Conference.  The technology of the Church is pretty incredible.  Those Church IT guys have do...

I read Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling in the summer 2007.  I, like many other members who read this book, found and learned things, fo...

I came across the C.S. Lewis quote on temptation years ago.  In yesterday's Elder's Quorum lesson, I heard the quote again.  This ti...

from most facebook 'likes' to least: 6500+ holland: the laborers in the vineyard 5400+ uchtdorf: merciful obtain mercy 2200+ eyri...

following up from the previous post; here are the stats from october 2011 6700+ uchtdorf: you matter to him 3500+ scott: power of scriptur...