have a child who identifies as LGBTQ. With this identification come many heartfelt questions, concerns, and discussions as our child navigates their own decisions on their terms. Elder Quentin L. Cook challenges, “Let us be at the forefront in terms of expressing love, compassion, and outreach...
So, too, with Zion. As Latter-day Saints with a duty to build Zion in this dispensation, we cannot be content to passively understand a few aspects of what Zion is. Joseph taught that, “We ought to have the building up of Zion as our greatest object.” To accomplish this monumental ...
On many occasions, however, the prophet spoke not as himself but as the Lord.[vii][The prophets] became His mouthpiece, as did the king.[viii]Something similar was implied of Jesus; the Spirit came upon him and he spoke with authority, not like the scribes.[ix]He was the Lord. H...
Sheer proximity fixed the Provo Temple as a part of my childhood world, but that connection made me aware of the Ogden Temple as well. The two were, after all, twin temples. Whenever I saw temple pictures in Primary, at visitors’ centers, or in Church publications, I stra...
Joseph Smith was a unique individual, differing from every other religious leader in Christian history. Joseph’s brother, Hyrum Smith, once observed, “There were prophets before, but Joseph has the spirit and power of all the prophets” (History of the