Alma asks us simply to experiment upon the word and “exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if [we] can no more than desire to believe.”6 The phrase “particle of faith” reminds me of the Lord’s biblical promise that if we “have faith as a grain of mustard seed,” we shall be able to “say unto this mountain, Remove hence to […]
To know the truth, we need to live the gospel8 and “experiment”9 on the word. We are cautioned to not resist the Spirit of the Lord.10 Repentance, coupled with a determination to keep the commandments, is an important part of each individual’s search for truth.11 In fact, we may need to be willing to “give away all” our sins […]
When you and I talk to people about faith and belief, don’t we often hear, “I wish I could believe the way you do”? Implied in such a statement is another of Satan’s deceptions: that belief is available to some people but not to others. There is no magic to belief. But wanting to believe […]