Things of My Soul

We now turn to Topic #2: The Book of Mormon Was Written For Our Day. The Book of Mormon warns that one of our greatest challenges in the latter days is avoiding Noah Blindness. The book of Mosiah provides solutions.

For many of us, the biggest tares disguised as wheat are the stories we tell ourselves and what Paul calls 'doubtful disputations.'

Much of fear of God stems from an incorrect understanding of His judgement. God does not throw stones.

We are led by Seers, who see the danger while it is a far off. While they are not perfect, they do see what we do not. Our spiritual survival depends on heeding their warnings.

Like Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, we all need to take off the fig leaves we use to cover our sins and put on the coats of skins that the Father offers us. Also, when we take upon us a name, we accept an new identity and a new way of living.

To claim the blessing and power of the Atonement of Christ, we must have hope. Growth comes line upon line through a process called Grace for Grace.

One of the biggest challenges in our day is distinuishing between friend and foe. Too ofter we let in poison and avoid those who would have blessed our lives.

Christ came to know the totality of the human experience in Gethsemane. He also knows each of us perfectly. That allows Him to tailor our individual mortal experiences to what we each need for salvation.

Pres. Nelson warned that too many men and women in the Church do not understand nor claim their priviledges of the pristhood. We explore the difference between hierarchical and patriarchal priesthood as well as the difference between authority and power.

Like the Israelites at Passover, we need to mark ourselves with the Savior's atonement in order to receive His blessings. In our day, the world is also seeking to place their mark on us.

Our Savior experienced the totality of mortal exisitence and knows each of us perfectly. That allows Him to tailor the mortal experiences we each need.

The Lord will pour out blessings in our lives if we forgive others.

Too many people do not reach out to Christ because they lack hope. We explore what hope is and how it works in our lives.

Second, in order of restoration, was the restoration of lost truth. We must not make "more of less" of the truth.

Connecting several dots, we can better understand the purpose of being washed in the temple.

Our Savior answered the ends of the law in order to reclaim us from the demands of justice. We explore what He accomplished in answering the law and what He can then do in our lives.

We all have a spiritual navel; a connection to the divine. How we treat our body has a tremendous effect on the flow of nutrients through out navel.

Faith requires a correct understanding of God's character, attributes, and perfections. List first among His character is that He is The Greatest of All, even greater than all my challenges.

Truths were restored in the order of their importance. The greatest of all truths that have been resotred, and the foundation of the Restoration, is the knowledge of the true nature and identity of God the Father, and His Son Jesus Christ.

Chapel ordinances help us overcome telestial habits and become more terrestrial. Temple ordinances help us move from terrestrial to celstial.

The Book of Mormon has a dilemma. Each of us is part of the solution. Accept the invitation the book extends to overcome the dilemma.

Perhaps the best way to Hear Him is to pray better and more frequently.

The journey of the Jaredites to America reveals several key rules of revelation.

When we understand the many ways God speaks to our mind, we invite more revelation and our confidence grows.

When we understand the many ways God speaks to our heart, we invite more revelation and our confidence grows.