I remember when I was a child and everything was new and exciting. On the first day of school, I would be so excited that I couldn’t sleep. Occasionally, I would wake up take a shower and get dressed for school and then go back to bed and lie there not being able to go back to sleep. School then was amazing, I couldn’t wait to go. I am still a bit of the same way. I still get excited for school, except now I sleep just fine. I am reminded about what Jesus said, “And again I say unto you,…
Nephi teaches us, “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy” (2 Nephi 2:25) I have always loved this scriptures because it reminds me that in these troubled times that there is more to life than simply existing. We are here so that we might have joy. I strongly believe that joy is greater than happiness. Happiness is what you feel in the moment; it is somewhat temporary and fleeting. Joy on the other hand is long lasting. Joy allows us to weather the storms of life and push through them to a…
I had an interesting thing happen to me today, and it has happened to me a couple of times before. I had a disagreement with one of my teachers. You see he interpreted the homework assignment one way and I interpreted it another. It wasn’t explicitly stated and he didn’t clarify. Now mind you he hasn’t once clarified anything that could be ambiguous in the homework. The question is if there isn’t a clear cut answer to something that is vague how can you be wrong? I mean besides the whole he is the teacher and I am the student…
Table of contents for First Principles and Ordinances
The first ordinance of the gospel is baptism by immersion for the remission of sins. There is quite a bit of speculation about the logistics and necessity of baptism. We learn from Peter, who said, “…Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” (Acts 2:38) So we see that baptism is required for the remission…
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