A couple of weeks ago, during a Sunday School class, the question was posed, "Why is it so hard to deal with trials?" — or something to that effect. I blurted out the first thought that came into my head: “Because Satan is a jerk,” I commented. It was a thought that perfectly encapsulated ...

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints come from throughout the world to hear their leaders and to meet old friends during the semi-annual October general conference, but two of the most important church figures will be absent this year. On Thursday, it was announced that ...

OGDEN — After emerging from three months in a medically induced coma, Zebulon Beck was told he probably wouldn’t walk again. But the Weber State University football team chaplain was determined to get back onto the field with the Wildcats. “I told the players, ‘If I can walk, you ...

Not long after he became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Elder David A. Bednar spoke at a Brigham Young University devotional about the way a relationship between a returned missionary he and his wife knew and a young woman had ...

One of my favorite reasons for studying the Book of Mormon, and scriptures in general, is the ability to liken them to my life. It’s always been compelling to me that the lessons from these records, written thousands of years ago, can be applied to us now and that we can learn from them. The ...

An episode of a sitcom I have enjoyed over the years came to my mind as I was pondering my topic for this week’s column. In the episode, the son of the main character returned home drained after a long, hard day at a new job. After explaining the struggles he had faced that day to his ...