Our Responsibilities What is the objective for some of us, as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in publishing this blog? It is to make us all aware of the danger we face in not heeding the commandments of the Lord… assuming we are not already doing so. Are we doing as well as we could… Read more »
Not Trusting Another When I was 24 years old in 1972, I was very intensely seeking that summer for answers, guidance, and personal revelation. I had been back from a two-year church mission to Italy, was a student at BYU, and had decided to stay in Provo for the summer. I was very active in the church but was seeking… Read more »
The War in Heaven The Bible and other ancient scriptures teach us that in the preexistence there was a war in heaven: “And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought against Michael. And the dragon prevailed not against Michael…. Neither was there place found in heaven for… Read more »
Since we started the Millennial North Star and the LDS Awakening project, we have received many comments by readers requesting the purpose of the project. In this blogpost we hope to explain the purpose of our efforts. Note these few observations: We have never solicited donations. We have never said, “Join us; we are the only right way.” We have not… Read more »
The Lord has said that if we can cause just one person to repent, then our whole life is worthwhile. I hope by this small journal some people might stop and think and turn from their wayward course, which path may be far different from what you may think. Everyone who watches TV knows what evil is. You witness it… Read more »
Introduction Many things that we learn when we are children are later shown to be generally irrelevant when we get older. Whether Dick or Jane jumped over the fence is irrelevant, while what is relevant is that we learn to read. God gives us knowledge as fast as we are able to accept it. If He were to give us… Read more »
Introduction The purpose of the previous edition of this newsletter on Esau/Edom was to prove as best as we can that the people we call Jews today are not from the blood of the patriarch Judah but are the false Jews mentioned in the Bible. We have endeavored to show that the lineage of these false Jews did not come… Read more »
Introduction The purpose of this discourse is to show that we have a very fragmented record of God’s dealings with man in all the scriptures we have that are contained in the Bible, Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price, and the Doctrine and Covenants. Joseph Smith restored much truth, which was lived for a short period of time. However,… Read more »
The Savior on His sojourn on this earth left us precious few prayers, at least according to the records we have in the Bible and Book of Mormon. The one we do have used to be part of our school curriculum, for we learned to recite it in the schoolroom. But not anymore. This prayer must be important to survive… Read more »
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