Blog Posts on Religion
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The Immediate Atonement
“Verily I say unto you my son, thy sins are forgiven thee.” How many of us have longed to hear those words? How many of us feel that we don’t deserve to have our sins forgiven? I know that I have felt this way in my life. It can often be difficult as a believer…
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Wait on the Lord
Patience is an interesting quality. It has been described as “the capacity to endure delay, trouble, opposition, or suffering without becoming angry, frustrated, or anxious.” Most people know that they need to learn to be patient but when it comes down to learning to be patient it is often more difficult than it seems it…
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Aaronic Priesthood – Duty to God
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently created a manual for Aaronic Priesthood holders to help them prepare themselves to receive the Melchizedek Priesthood. This is called “Fulfilling My Duty to God“ and was originally created for young men between the ages of 12-18. The principles that are taught through the activities in…
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“In the Bleak Midwinter”
This year in the BYU Choirs’ Celebration of Christmas concert, the Concert Choir is singing a setting of the poem “In the Bleak Midwinter” by Christina Rossetti. In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan. Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone. Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow. In the…
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The Business of Family
While I was exploring the University of Texas at Austin this July, I discovered a statue and a plaque that were quiet interesting to me. The plaque was at the base of a statue of a father and mother holding their young child. They are looking upward together. They are striving for a better world…
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Becoming Men of God Through Faith
What does it really mean to be a man? The modern world expects a man who is focused on himself, on career, and on worldly success. The man of today is not expected by society to excel or to have ambition. The modern man must be in peak physical condition and it is acceptable that…
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Rejoice Exceedingly and Give Thanks
Today is thanksgiving and I felt like I should depart from my typical political posts and talk about some of the things that I am grateful for. First and foremost I am grateful that I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am grateful for the knowledge that I…
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Sunday Will Come
This was one of my favorite talks ever from Elder Wirthlin.
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When You Choose to Follow Christ
I was thinking tonight about changing and the effect of the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives and this quote came to mind. “When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed. The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. The world would take people…
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The Answer
This last week and a half I’ve wanted several times to sit down and write about how things in this country need to change. I’ve wanted to point out what we’re doing wrong and point a blaming finger at those who seem to be responsible. I’ve decided, however, that this week none of that really…