Things of My Soul

Perhaps one of the best measuring tools with which we can measure our discipleship is how much we love our Savior and how grateful we are for his redemption.

The Law of the Gospel includes a responsibilty to know what is true and to not make truth "more or less" than what it is. The video of Elder Uchtdorf can be found here .

The Savior intends to carry us into the Father's presence, if we do not stop Him. He will finish the job.

One of the greatest gifts of scripture is the letter from Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail.

In the Church of Jesus Christ, we do not believe that "equal" mean "same." Men and women, fathers and mothers, are not the same, yet they are equal. Here we look at the role of mother and the role of father. Watch the clip from Survivor here .

The Book of Mormon's version of the parable of the sower teaches us the three phases of growing a testimony.

The Gospel comes to us through the hands of mortals, who mix clay with the gold that God gives us. Do not walk away from the "things of God" because of the "misakes of men."

Looking again at why we need saving, we look at how He redeems, justifies, and sanctifies so that He can be our Advocate.

Nephi and Laman are masterclasses on how we respond to adversity.

The best way to please Heavenly Father is to love a child.

If we want to survive and thrive in the latter-days; if we want to help build the city of Zion, we must focus on taking care of each other. Part 3 of 3.

The temple provides some great helps to overcoming our pride.

It is critical that we understand the unique combination that made Jesus the Son of God.

As we continue our discussion about laying down our pride, we now look at the false idea that many have that tearing yourself down is an act of humilty. It is NOT.

Jesus is the great I AM. He is greater than all things.

Our capacity to feel joy is connected to the level of pain we have experienced. One of the blessings of living in darkness and pain is the increase of our capicty to feel joy.

Husbands and wives have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other. The Lord has revealed how to do so using sacred symbols.

Jesus continues His teachings about how to combat the challenges of living in the latter-days. Part 2 of 3.

If chapel sacrifice is about laying the animal inside us on the altar, temple sacrifice is about letting go of something much deeper. (Poor audio).

Jesus, the Hope of Israel, invites us to have hope and believe in good things to come. (Poor audio).

We are our own worst enemy. If we spoke of others the way we think about ourselves, we would be the worst of friends. Speaking and believing negatively of ourselves is not pleasing to a Loving Father who views us as a divine creation.

Compassion for others and balancing work and rest are vital elements of successfull families.

Jesus teachs how to combat the challenges of living in the latter-days. Part 1 of 3.

We first covenanted to keep the law of obedience in the waters of baptism. The temple law of obedience is higher and holier.

Becuase He loves us and wants to spare us from eternal suffering, Jesus will not look the other way when we sin.