Upon arriving at Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, in the fall of 1978 I had a dream of the woman I would marry someday that continues to increase my understanding and appreciation of marriage. Most importantly, it continues to focus my attention on our Lord’s commitment to marriage and His personal involvement in this sacred[…]
Category: Kingdom of God
Why no little children are lost
Jesus said that it is not the will of our heavenly Father that little children should perish. How think ye? If a man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains and seeketh that which is gone astray? And[…]
Why the Book of Mormon is the new covenant
Printable Version In his sermon on April 19, 2015, Seventy Gary Whiting spoke on D&C 83:8 and, in particular, on how the restored church is under condemnation for taking lightly the new covenant, even the Book of Mormon, as stated in verse 8b. D&C 83 8a) And your minds in times past have been darkened[…]
Why Three Glories: Part 2 – What God is Seeking
To understand why there are three glories, we must first come to understand what God is seeking from each one of us and why. And the individual to whom we must look for this understanding is the individual God sent into the world to manifest or reveal Himself to us, meaning His Only Begotten Son,[…]
Why Three Glories – Part 1
Part 1: Eyes to See & Ears to Hear Printable Version Paul, the Apostle of Jesus Christ, explained that in the resurrection of the dead three glories will be revealed. I Corinthians 15:41-45 IV (KJV) – There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for[…]
“Time is of the essence”
Early this morning (December 31, 2014) I was awakened with the words “Time is running out,” giving me the distinct impression that time is short! As I pondered the meaning of these words, the parable of the ten virgins was brought presently to mind; and with it came an urgent yet reassuring sense of our[…]
Why weakness
Jesus Christ tells us that He gives us weakness and that He does so for a specific purpose: that we may be humble before Him. I give unto men weakness, that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and[…]
“Why are you so many good things and are not the most important thing of all?”
In a message he gave at a VOM conference in March of 1997, the late Pastor Richard Wurmbrand spoke of a strange personal experience in which he was taken to the high peak of a mountain and asked a curious and delicate question by a celestial being of unspeakable beauty. This heavenly messenger asked Pastor Wurmbrand: [quote]“Why[…]
Why be a doer of God’s Word
Love not the world, neither the things that are of the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all in the world that is of the lusts of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father,[…]
Why be baptized
Before ascending into heaven, Jesus Christ gave the following instructions to His disciples. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy[…]
