Spiritual North

Giampietrinio - The Last Supper (from wikimedia) preparing for and participating in the sacrament is one of the best ways to find balanc...

this last week, a phrase from my patriarchal blessing has been rattling around in my head and i've been thinking about it a lot. the p...

on sunday september 27, a new domain was registered at godaddy.com. the name of the domain: www.ponderize.us a week later, on sunday o...

taking a cue from elder oaks' talk " why do we serve? " i wanted to apply the same reasons for service to reasons to obey god...

Lok'-laj k'oj - yin; re cha-bi-lal. Jun li yaj aj isk quichal Xco sa' jun tu-la-nil o-choch-nal Qui-yo'-la jun lix ch...

On December 14, I gave a talk to the Spanish branch. Buenos dias hermanos y hermanas.  Estoy muy agradecido de estar aqui con ustedes est...

A Midsummer's Night Lecture Let me begin by telling a very bizarre story; I call it "A Midsummer's Night Lecture."  I was...

10,000 bednar: come and see 9,700 holland: are we not all beggars? 8,100 uchtdorf: "lord, is it i?" (priesthood) 5,100 oaks: lo...

Jesus taught, "Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love they neighbour, and hate thine enemy.  But I say unto you, Love yo...

7,900+ uchtdorf: grateful in any circumstances 4,400+ holland: the cost and blessings of discipleship 2,900+ oaks: the keys and authority ...

in the history of the earth, there is one commandment that is older than all other commandments: that of keeping the sabbath day holy.  in f...

I've reviewed the major accounts of the First Vision.  There are other accounts, but for the most part, they repeat the accounts I revie...

I've copied below the text from the Orson Pratt 1840 account. When somewhere about fourteen or fifteen years old, he began seriously ...

I've copied below the text of the 1842 account in order to more easily reference it and apply highlights. When about fourteen years o...

The 1838 version is the the official, canonized version of the the First Vision.  This is the version I was taught as a child as well as the...

I've copied below the text of the 1835 account in order to more easily reference it and apply highlights. being wrought up in my mind...

I've copied below the text of the 1832 account in order to more easily reference it and apply highlights. At about the age of twelve y...

The Vision - JSB at BYU During the month of December, I will be studying the First Vision and all the various accounts.  The Church ha...

12,000+ uchtdorf: come, join with us 12,000+ holland: like a broken vessel 4000+ christofferson: the moral force of women 3500+ monson: i...

14,000+ holland: lord, i believe 4900+ uchtdorf: the hope of god's light 3500+ scott: for peace at home 2700+ uchtdorf: four titles ...