August 30th, 2010
President Joseph F. Smith plainly taught, “Where did we come from? From God. Our spirits existed before they came to this world. They were in the councils of the heavens before the foundations of the earth were laid. We were there. We sang together with the heavenly hosts for joy when the foundations of the earth were laid, and when the plan of our existence upon this earth and redemption were mapped out. We were there; we were interested, and we took a part in this great preparation” (Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Joseph F. Smith, pp. 331-332).
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August 23rd, 2010
Sometimes we hear that in order to repent we need to remember the five “R’s” (Realize, Remorse, Reveal, Restore, Resolve). While it is a clever way to remember some of the parts of repentance, it misses the most important “R” of all: The Redeemer.
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August 16th, 2010
As may of you know, HOW? will be coming out next month…we are very excited. It is answers over 100 “how” questions, and is actually about 20% longer than WHY?
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August 8th, 2010
This past week my wife and I (Anthony) went to go see a show of forty small paintings of the Savior by LDS artist J. Kirk Richards. Each portrait was a little different, and the artist intentionally left the paintings a little undone or “rough” (not too detailed), which gave an unclear or vague look to each piece. On the drive home from the show my wife and I talked about how we imagine Jesus in our minds is sometimes a little unclear or fuzzy, and that each of us probably has a little different image in our mind of what the Savior looks like. Who knows, perhaps the traditional way we paint him isn’t what he looks like at all. Maybe the mortal redeemer was a little more Middle Eastern looking than we suppose, with darker skin and features. Or, maybe he was fair and “ruddy,” or of reddish complexion and hair like Jesus’ forefather David (1 Samuel 17:42). Who knows for sure? But, what we do know is how we will feel when we see the Savior. We will be overpowered by his love when we see him, not by how he looks. Consider the following two stories:
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July 29th, 2010
We recently received an email asking the question, “Is anorexia a sin?” This is a really important question and we’re glad it was asked. Here’s the email response we gave. We’re not experts on eating disorders and would welcome others to share thoughts, insights and other links.
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July 25th, 2010
Since the days of the Savior, the saints have wanted to be prepared for his second coming (see Matthew 24:3). Most faithful saints look forward to the day of the second coming with anticipation and excitement, but also with a little bit of fear and trepidation—wondering if we are ready or not for his coming. This week we received a question asking us what we can do to prepare for the second coming. While there are many things we can do, the scriptures give us a simple answer to know if we are ready or not:
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July 18th, 2010
Kids are big on making sure that things are “fair.” If mom is pouring some chocolate milk, and big or little brother gets .067 ounces more in his cup, it only takes about .067 seconds for the kid so let out a, “Hey, he got more. That’s not fair!”
The sad truth is that life isn’t always fair. As one of our good friends is fond of reminding his kids, “There’s only two ‘fair’s’ in this life: State and County”
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July 9th, 2010
We’re please to announce that HOW? the sequel to WHY? will be coming out in the end of September. We’ve been working on it for the past 18 months and are really excited to see it. You’ll notice some changes to our website reflecting this new release, including several excerpts from the book.
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June 26th, 2010
Lately I’ve been trying to think of some analogies. Here’s a couple I’ve thought of and I’m hoping you can add some more…
1. Sin is like a mosquito bite.
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June 20th, 2010
Summer is officially upon us tomorrow (June 21st), and with it comes all the glorious benefits of warm weather (except for you saints in Alaska…sorry). The questions is often asked about how we can be modest wearing swimsuits when we go out swimming or boating or being in the water. We at LDSWHY recommend that we all go back to the old fashion swimsuits that made us modest but not actually able to swim very well:
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