Passover and Baptism
Why Honey & Lilies? The background story to how our blog got it’s name.
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Spiritual
Preparing for Difficult Days
Prophecies tell us that the days ahead will be difficult, so let’s look at various ways we can prepare our families for the future.
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The Passion of the Christ and Cosmic Covenant of Peace
Cosmic: Of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the
universe in contrast to the earth alone. Of relating to, or concerned with, the abstract spiritual or metaphysical. Characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness.
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Opposition is Good
“For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things,” (2 Nephi 2:11).
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Articles of Faith 2 & 3
As members of the Church of Jesus Christ, we sometimes fall prey to a misconception that the law is our friend; that if we do it well enough, the law will work in our favor. This is inaccurate. If we want to clearly understand Jesus Christ—His role and purpose—and deepen our relationship with Him, we have to know what the law actually does to imperfect, fallen mortals:
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Lent and the Word of Wisdom
“A Word of Wisdom, for the benefit of the council of high priests,
assembled in Kirtland, and the church, and also the saints in Zion—To
be sent greeting; not by commandment or constraint, but by revelation
and the word of wisdom, showing forth the order and will of God in the
temporal salvation of all saints in the last days—Given for a principle with
promise, adapted to the capacity of the weak and the weakest of all
saints, who are or can be called saints.” – (D&C 89:1-3)
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Love Thy Neighbor
King Benjamin’s people did not cry with one voice—they did not become one—because their neighbor changed. The people became one because they viewed themselves in their own carnal state—saw their own weakness and sin—and cried out to God to change them.
First Article of Faith
1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
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10 Easy Steps to Improve Our Personal Self-Reliance
As we work towards self-reliance, all of us will end up taking different paths to get there. Today, we will talk about several easy steps to help us improve!
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Lessons from Dystopian Novels
Lessons from Dystopian Novels As Latter-Day Saints, and disciples of Christ, we talk a lot about building or becoming Zion. As a society, I think this idea of Zion has captivated us for centuries. The idea of a perfect society, where there is no crime, no dischord, and a reigning sense of peace. No matter
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