Opening the Curtains
That is the Lord’s typical pattern, brothers and sisters. Rather than sending us a pillar of light, the Lord sends us a ray of light, and then another, and another. – Alexander Dushku, “Pillars and Rays,” Liahona (CR) May 2024
Author: sbirk
Have a Deeper Relationship with God
If you have not yet done so, I invite you to choose a deeper relationship with God by making covenants with Him in the house of the Lord. Study the talks of our prophet (including the beautiful teachings in the footnotes of his talks, which most conference talks have). He has spoken repeatedly about covenants […]
If We Ask Not Amiss
If we “ask not amiss,”4 there are no limits to when, where, or about what we should pray. According to the revelations, we are to “pray always.”5 We are to pray, Amulek said, for “those who are around you,”6 with the belief that the “fervent prayer of a righteous [people] availeth much.”7 Our prayers ought to be vocal when […]
How Would Your Life Be Different?
Consider how your life would be different if priesthood keys had not been restored to the earth.14 Without priesthood keys, you could not be endowed with the power of God.15 Without priesthood keys, the Church could serve only as a significant teaching and humanitarian organization but not much more. Without priesthood keys, none of us would have access to […]
Transforming Our Homes
Reading the Savior’s teachings in the scriptures helps us transform our homes into sanctuaries of faith and centers of gospel learning.2 It invites the Spirit into our homes. The Holy Ghost fills our souls with joy3 and converts us into lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ. – Mark L. Pace, “It Is Wisdom in the Lord That We […]
Nothing Is Impossible
The Lord warned that in the last days, there would be distress among nations,4 people would “be lovers of their own selves,”5 “all things [would] be in commotion,”6 confusion would abound,7 and “men’s hearts [would] fail them.”8 We have certainly seen men’s and women’s hearts fail them: the enticements of the world, the distraction of alluring voices, the neglect of […]
It’s All About Choices
Life is all about making choices. Our Father in Heaven gave us the divine gift of agency precisely so that we could learn from our choices—from the right ones and also from the wrong ones. We correct our wrong choices when we repent. This is where growth happens. Heavenly Father’s plan for all of us […]
To Love the Lord
To love the Lord centers first on your heart—your very nature. The Lord asks that you love with all your soul4—your entire consecrated being—and finally, to love with all your mind—your intelligence and intellect. Love for God is not limited or finite. It is infinite and eternal. – Gary E. Stevenson, “Bridging the Two Great […]
A Powerful Promise
This life, by its nature, brings painful experiences, some inherent to our physical bodies, some due to our weaknesses or afflictions, some due to the way others use their agency, and some due to our use of agency. Is there a promise more powerful than the one the Savior Himself made when He declared, “Ask, […]
What is the Testimony of Jesus?
What is the testimony of Jesus? It is the witness of the Holy Spirit that He is the divine Son of God, the Messiah and Redeemer. It is John’s testimony that Jesus was in the beginning with God, that He is the Creator of heaven and earth, and that “in him was the gospel, and […]