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At an early age, I had my life changed as millions of other people have had through reading the Book of Mormon and feeling the power of Jesus Christ enter into my life. I was in a dark place at a very young age following my parents’ divorce and was heading down a very wrong [...]

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On one of my most recent posts, some LDS and non-LDS christians were having a great discussion about what the definition of scripture is for each of us.  I do not claim to be the expert on this topic for either LDS or non-LDS, but I can definitely share my personal thoughts and also point [...]

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This morning I was reading in the Bible and the following verse caused me to ponder about life.  This verse is in James 4:14: …For what is your life?  It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. As I read this verse in the Bible, I thought about [...]

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My wife and I have most recently been reading Truman G Madsen’s book entitled “Christ and the Inner Life.”  This is a very good book and some of the concepts from it I’ve written about in previous posts. I’ll share some quotes from the book that recently caught my attention: I say to you that [...]

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03-07-08  Recently this post was posted on the postmormon.com website and I have received many comments from former members who are eager to debate doctrine.  My intention with this post was not to debate whether Joseph Smith was a prophet or the LDS church is true/false, etc.  Any comments made that are not uplifting or off-topic will be deleted.  [...]

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The other day, my wife asked me, “Can you teach my Sunday School class this Sunday?”  She was out of town and there wasn’t a substitute for the 14-15 year old class she teaches.  I told her (reluctantly at first) that I would then asked “what’s the lesson on?”  She said “Isaiah.”  My desire to teach dropped like a rock [...]

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Recently I posted a blog on why I believe in God.  Many of you emailed me directly and a couple of you left responses.  This blog is written in response to a comment left by someone on my blog who says he doesn’t believe in God.  I appreciate him getting in touch with me and [...]

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During my morning scripture study today I was reading John 15:1-16.  This is a section where Jesus is teaching his disciples on the perfect law of love.  The verses that stand out to me are verses 5, 7, and 10.  They read: Verse 5: “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth [...]

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What is a Mormon?  Many people hear this word and different images come to their minds.  Having served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) and having dealt with many members of other faiths through business and other travel experiences, I can probably guess what many think when they hear [...]

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