The Strength of the Yoke
As we yoke ourselves to Him, we can do things we couldn’t do on our own because He can do the things we cannot do for ourselves. – Yoon Hwan Choi, “Do You Want to be Happy?” Ensign (CR) November 2023
Gifts to Bless Others
Looking through a gospel lens, God endows His children with many spiritual gifts, making them spiritually gifted people. Covenant-keeping members of the Church are bestowed with gifts of the Spirit, which include the gift of a testimony of Jesus Christ as our Savior, the gift of the Holy Ghost, the gift of faith to heal […]
Fixing Our Lives
Sometimes we may think, “I need to fix my life before I come to Jesus,” but the truth is that we come to Jesus to fix our lives through Him. – Joaquin E. Costa, “The Power of Jesus Christ in Our Lives Every Day,” Ensign (CR) November 2023
Dig Deep
To build our lives on the rock of our Redeemer, Jesus Christ, we need to dig deep. We remove anything that is sandy or superfluous in our lives. We keep digging until we find Him. And we teach our children to bind themselves to Him through sacred ordinances and covenants so that when the oppositional […]
Giving and Returning
With all the Lord gives to us, He has asked us to return to Him and His kingdom on earth 10 percent of our increase. He has promised us that as we are honest in our tithes, He will “open … the windows of heaven, and pour … out a blessing, that there shall not be […]
What Am I Among So Many?
Despite our every effort, you and I won’t heal everyone, but each of us can be the one who can make a difference for good in the life of someone. It was just one lad, a mere boy, who offered the five loaves and two fishes that fed the five thousand. We may ask of […]
The Validity of the Sealing Power
The validity that the sealing power gives to priesthood ordinances includes, of course, vicarious ordinances performed in the place designated by the Lord—His temple. Here we see the majesty and sacredness of the sealing power—it makes individual salvation and family exaltation universally available to the children of God wherever and whenever they may have lived […]
Today and Tomorrow
Just as yesterday’s decisions impact today’s realities, decisions of today will impact our future and the future of our family members. – Carlos A. Godoy, “For the Sake of Your Posterity,” Ensign (CR) November 2023
Seeing Jesus in Everything
There’s a short verse in John that I love. It tells of a group of outsiders who make their way to a disciple with an important request. “Sir,” they say, “we would [like to] see Jesus.”7 That is what we all want—we want to see Jesus for who He is and to feel His love. […]
Simplify and Focus
Jesus Christ makes it possible for us to “abide the day.” Abiding the day does not mean adding to an ever-increasing to-do list. Think of a magnifying glass. Its sole purpose is not simply to make things appear bigger. It can also gather and focus light to make it more powerful. We need to simplify, […]