May 5, 2015
Riley
What is true happiness? Is it money? Is it fame? Is it traveling the world? To me these things can bring happiness for a brief moment. They will be enjoyed in time, but God is timeless and eternal, how do we find a happiness that will endure as long as our souls do? Does an…
April 22, 2015
Riley
This article was sparked by a friend of mine who is learning more about the LDS Church. She has been reading, praying, and learning from the missionaries that visit her. We were talking on the phone and she told me of something that I personally experience everyday. It is a common pattern for me. I…
April 16, 2015
Riley
I am writing this with an eternal perspective. By that I think about our destiny and what we are capable of. This life isn’t it, there is so much more that I can’t comprehend. What if Adam and Eve didn’t partake of the fruit of knowledge of good and evil? There is a great scripture…
April 9, 2015
Riley
I believe in a divine origin. Do you? Why are we here, on this earth, at this time? I believe this scripture will give a guide to answer those questions. “And God saw these souls that they were good, and he stood in the midst of them, and he said: These I will make my…
April 2, 2015
Riley
I can imagine when people see the title of this article they will think I am writing about the righteous, the just, the peacekeepers. I am not. This is a different type of just people, for example I am one of them. I associate with many people that have either left and question the faith…
March 26, 2015
Riley
“For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors.” -Alma 34:32 Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, member of the Quorum of the Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had an analogy…
March 21, 2015
Riley
“…looking forward with an eye of faith…” -Alma 32:40 The Lord Jesus Christ walked toward his Apostles while they were amidst a storm on the sea. They were safely on a boat, Christ was not. He walked on top of the powerful waters. His Apostles were startled by the sight of a figure moving closer…
March 12, 2015
Riley
God is our loving Heavenly Father. He is the creator of our destiny to become like Him. He desires us to literally become like Him, even complete. His Son Jesus Christ created the Earth below our feet under the direction and command of God the Father. This means we are gods in the making, creators…
March 3, 2015
Riley
Fear is looking into a dark room and not taking a step in. Faith is looking into a dark room and taking a step and realizing your foot steps light up as you advance. You still can’t see fully but you see enough to take the steps to move forward. We may be caught in…
February 26, 2015
Riley
“And now, my sons, I speak unto you these things for your profit and learning; for there is a God, and he hath created all things, both the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are, both things to act and things to be acted upon.” – 2 Nephi 2:14 You and…