How to Get Through the Isaiah Chapters

The Isaiah chapters in 2 Nephi can be difficult to understand—but if we break down the reasons why Nephi included them in the first place, we can get more out of them. In the latter half of the Book of Mormon when Jesus Christ visits the Nephites, he commands them...

Love Thy Neighbor, Even When They’re Different

Sometimes we think of loving our neighbors in abstract terms. But we should strive to love others personally, especially when they’re different from us. In her 2018 BYU devotional, “Loving Our Neighbors,” Professor D. Carolina Núñez speaks about the importance of loving the people around us. She explains, though, that...

Compassion in Action

Christ’s light shines within us when we choose to love others through word and deed. As I come to know my Savior better by reading about his life and ministry, I am always inspired by his capacity to love so abundantly. When Christ healed and blessed those in need, his...

Hope When Hope Is Gone

Mary and Martha lost hope after the fourth day that Lazarus had been dead. Sometimes our trials leave us feeling hopeless and out of options, but even then, Christ can be a source of hope. Four days after Lazarus’s death and burial, Mary and Martha had given up hope. When...

Lessons from the Cosmology of Genesis

Like he did with the Israelites of old, Heavenly Father teaches us according to our understanding, tradition, and culture. Sometimes it seems like there’s a disconnect between what the Creation account in Genesis 1 and 2 teaches and what we know from modern science. Can we find truth in the...
Mormons and Muhammad

Mormons and Muhammad

When studying Islam in a world religions class, I couldn’t deny the gospel light I found in Muhammad’s teachings—but how was I to reconcile the truth in Islam with my own faith?
Born for Glory: Our Divine Nature and Potential

Born for Glory: Our Divine Nature and Potential

Sheri Dew discusses five ways God gives us his power: his word, the gift of the Holy Ghost, priesthood, temple, and the Savior’s Atonement. We have been told that we are the generation that will carry the kingdom of God to victory. “Do you think God would have left the...
Family History: Level Up 

Family History: Level Up 

As life speeds up and responsibilities pile up, how will we ever find time to learn—let alone do—family history? FamilySearch has the answer.  I’ll be walking in a cap and gown this August and heading out to D.C. with my husband: internship for me, student teaching for him. We’re excited...
Remember to Remember

Remember to Remember

The principles and ordinances of the gospel of Jesus Christ cannot change us if we do not remember them. Almost everyone has lost something important—car keys, a cell phone, that thing you just know you saw five minutes ago. The search becomes frantic as memory fades. Then finally, it clicks....
Faith Divided, Love United: Looking within to Bring Your Family Together

Faith Divided, Love United: Looking within to Bring Your Family Together

Instead of trying to change your family members, try changing yourself. During my junior year of high school, most of my close family members decided they didn’t want to be a part of the Church anymore. When I noticed their feelings changing, it was like a punch in the gut....
Going the Extra Mile to Minister

Going the Extra Mile to Minister

When we go the extra mile to minister, the Lord blesses us with the ability to serve others and live a full life. If you’re like me, the new ministering program announced last year has held more confusion than revelation. With such an open-ended directive to serve each other, this...