When I was a teenager, I was told by someone to avoid using the words “I forgot.” This person told me that “I forgot” is just an excuse 90% of the time, and that should a situation occur where I truly do forget, I should think of something better to say. I have remembered those words ...

In one of his final addresses at a general conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President M. Russell Ballard, then acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the church, shared a story that recently came to my mind. In an April 2023 talk titled ...

Have you ever had the type of dream that you feel sad when you wake up from because you wished it was real life? I had one of those dreams several years ago. It was right around Thanksgiving just about a year after my wife passed away. I can’t remember all that was going on in this dream, ...

One of the many aspects of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that has resonated with me over the years is the focus on missionary work. It’s always struck me that if everything the church teaches about the plan of salvation is true, then it’s absolutely necessary for the ...

A target date is set for the reopening of the Salt Lake Temple. President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday that the temple will open its doors for a public open house from April to October 2027. “A current and comprehensive renovation to ...

In my study for this column, I thought of the story of Lehi taking his family and leaving Jerusalem. Everything they had and wanted was in Jerusalem, and yet Lehi was prompted to flee. One verse in particular that stood out was after Lehi had told his sons to return to the city so they ...