Korihor’s Arrest
Nathan Richardson If Nephite law held that “there was no law against a man’s belief; therefore, a man was punished only for the crimes which he had done,” then why was Korihor arrested? When reading...
View ArticleLessons from Korihor
Nathan Richardson We probably won’t be involved in striking someone dumb, but there are several lessons we can learn from Alma’s interaction with Korihor. As I mentioned at the beginning of this...
View ArticleBecoming New Creatures
Jeffrey Thayne Christ continually invites us to abandon old habits, attitudes, and thoughts and replaces them with newer and better ones. As repeated in the Book of Mormon countless times, prophets...
View ArticleTwo Kinds of Spiritual Death
Nathan Richardson Spiritual death is separation from God—but what does that mean? Recap: Spiritual death is often incorrectly (or incompletely) understood by Latter-day Saints. Several additional...
View ArticleTemporal Separation versus Spiritual Separation
Nathan Richardson Adam and Eve were cast out from God’s presence, which is definitely a type of spiritual death. But it’s not the only type the scriptures refer to. Recap: There are two types of...
View ArticleTransforming Misery into Sorrow
If Christ doesn’t offer to take away our negative experiences or our suffering, what does He offer? I love the comments of Carlfred Broderick, who said, “The gospel of Jesus Christ is not insurance...
View ArticleNo Such Thing as Humble Sin
Recently, my husband and I have been studying on the topic of humility. As we’ve been searching and pondering on this topic, I’ve been trying to think about the role of humility–and the opposite role...
View ArticleBetween Death and Resurrection
I was reading Alma 40 today, and felt that I would better understand what the author was saying if I were to repeat it in my own words. So here’s my version of what Alma says in Alma 40: I perceive...
View ArticleTemple Preparation Class Lesson 1
My wife and I are preparing to teach a Temple Preparation class. Here are our notes for lesson 1. Lesson One Instruction Plan The Temple Teaches the Plan of Salvation Total time: 45 minutes Part 1...
View ArticleTemplates for Responding to Tyranny
A friend of mine, fed up with the constant, gradual abandonment of freedom by American society and the encroachment of the Federal government on basic human rights, asked, “At what point is violent...
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