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February 28th, 2011
Why should I get married in the temple?
February 21st, 2011
There are lots of doctrinal reasons why we should be married in the temple (some are here), but today I’d like to answer this question from a more personal perspective.
How can I share the gospel using Facebook?
February 7th, 2011We all know that Elder Ballard has called on church members to share the gospel online. And lots of times teens are on Facebook … so it would seem that Facebook is a great way to share the gospel! If you see some awesome posts/videos/etc. on Facebook — how can you effectively share these posts with others?
It’s really pretty easy…
How Can I be Born AGAIN?
January 30th, 2011This past week I (Anthony) had the privilege of having my new son born. Here’s a picture of me with my new little man:
What exactly is sin?
January 25th, 2011Take a look at these cupcakes … do they look good?
We think they looked pretty good! The person who took this picture described the cupcakes as almost being sinful. Of course cupcakes aren’t sinful – at least not in moderation 
– but some people wonder what exactly sin is, and what it isn’t.
What do guys think about modesty?
January 10th, 2011A Guy’s View on Modesty
One young woman recently said, “I’ve noticed that guys are more likely to pay attention to girls who are dressed immodestly—that sends a totally wrong message to those of us who are dressing modestly.”
How Can I Set Meaningful Goals?
January 2nd, 2011
It’s the New Year, and thus a time for many people to set some goals to accomplish in 2011 and improve themselves. President Howard W. Hunter said: “In order to accomplish the things we desire…we must have positive and definite goals in mind. Success in life, school, marriage, business, or any other pursuit doesn’t come by accident, but as the result of a well-defined plan and a concentrated effort to bring about a realization of the plan” (The Teachings of Howard W. Hunter, p.259). However, there are some fundamental truths to setting good goals. Here are just a few that you might want to keep in mind as you plan out what you want to accomplish this year:
He loves us and we love Him
December 16th, 2010We love seeing young women around the church stand together and recent the Young Women theme. Some young women may wonder, “Why do we have a theme?” An official church website explains, “The Young Women theme helps each young woman understand her identity, purpose, and destiny as a daughter of God.”
Because we’re men, we’re probably not qualified to talk much about the young women theme. But our friend Laurel Christensen recently wrote a book about really gets at the heart of this theme and has some great insights. The book is called He Loves Us and We Love Him: You’ve memorized it – Now live it.
Signs of Christ’s SECOND coming
December 12th, 2010Most are familiar with how the wise men in the Christmas story were prepared for Christ’s first coming/birth because they knew the signs of his coming as found in the scriptures (see Matthew 2:5-6). We thought at this Christmas season it would be wise to put out a list of scriptures about Christ’s second coming, so that wise men and women today can be prepared for Christ to return again. The following are some of the major signs of the second coming found in the scriptures. Share this list with the latter-day wise men and women you know who want to be ready for Jesus’ return to earth:
• Coming forth of the Book of Mormon (Isaiah 29, Ezekiel 37, 2 Nephi 3,27,29)
• The gathering of Israel (Isaiah 11:11-12, D&C 45:25, 43)
• Wars and rumors of wars (Matthew 24:6-7, D&C 45:26)
• The whole earth will be in commotion (D&C 45:26)
• People will despair in their hearts (D&C 45:26)
• Love of men will “wax cold” (Matthew 24:12, D&C 45:27)
• The Church will progress and fill the earth (Daniel 2:34-35, 1 Nephi 14:12)
• The Lord will pour out his spirit upon all flesh. People will begin to have visions and dreams and prophesy (Joel 2:28-32)
• False Christ’s and false prophets will appear and deceive people, including some members of the Church (JS-Matthew 1:22, Matthew 24:24)
• People will reject the truth because of the philosophies of men (D&C 45:29)
• Widespread wickedness across the world (D&C 45:27, Matthew 24:37)
• The Gentiles will have great power and influence in the world (D&C 45:30, 1 Nephi 13:13-19)
• An overflowing scourge or desolating sickness shall cover the land (D&C 45:31)
• The righteous will be persecuted (Matthew 24:9)
• The righteous will stand in holy places and come unto Zion for protection (D&C 45:32)
• People will curse God (D&C 45:32)
• There will earthquakes in many places (Isaiah 24:20, Mathew 24:7, Revelation 16:18-20, D&C 45:33)
• There will be famines and pestilences (Matthew 24:7)
• People will harden their hearts against God (D&C 45:33)
• Violence and murder will abound (D&C 45:33)
• Latter-day temples of the Lord will be built (Isaiah 2:2, Isaiah 19:19-20, Micah 4:1-7)
• The sun will be darkened (Joel 2:31, Joel 3:15, Matthew 24:29, D&C 45:42, D&C 133:49)
• The moon will have the color of blood (Matthew 24:29, D&C 45:42, D&C 133:49)
• Stars will fall from heaven (Matthew 24:29, D&C 45:42, D&C 133:49)
• A great war will erupt in the middle east called “Armageddon” (Joel 3:14, Zechariah 12:11, Revelation 16:14-21)
• The righteous saints who have died will resurrect and be caught up to meet Christ (D&C 45:45)
• Christ’s foot will touch down on the Mount of Olives and split it (Zechariah 14:4-7, D&C 45:48)
• The gospel will be preached to every nation (Matthew 24:14, D&C 133:37)
• The Jews will return to Jerusalem and receive their promised land (Amos 9:14, Zechariah 2:4-12, 2 Nephi 9:2, )
• Christ will suddenly come to his temple (Malachi 3:1)
• Worldly knowledge will increase (2 Timothy 3:7)
• Two prophets will minister in Jerusalem for over three years, then be killed, lie dead in the streets for three days, and then be taken up into heaven (Revelation 11:3-11)
• Elijah the prophet will appear to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the children to the fathers (Malachi 4:5-6)
• Water will flow from under the temple at Jerusalem and heal the waters of the Dead Sea (Ezekiel 47:1-12, Zechariah 14:8)
• Pools of living water will spring up in the barren deserts (D&C 133:29)
• A great latter-day meeting with Christ, Adam, and other saints will take place in the valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman (Dan. 7:13-14; 2 Thessolonians 1:8, D&C 27:5-14, D&C 107:53-57; D&C 116:1)
• The Lamanites will blossom as a rose (D&C 49:24-25, 2 Nephi 30:6)
• The Lost Ten Tribes will return from the North countries (D&C 133:26-34)
• God will send angels to preach the gospel (Revelation 14:6-7)
• People will say that Christ delays his coming (D&C 45:26)
• The city of Zion, the New Jerusalem, will be built upon the American continent (AOF 1: 10, Isaiah 4:5-6, Ether 13:8)
• A great sign will be given in heaven that all the earth shall see together (D&C 88:93)
• Christ will appear in power and glory to rule and reign over the earth (Isaiah 63:1-4, Matthew 24:27, D&C 45:44, D&C 133:46-48)
How can I get more of the Christmas Spirit?
December 7th, 2010
I (John) love the Christmas season. My all-time favorite Christmas quote was given by President Howard W. Hunter in his final public address. He lists 22 things we should do “This Christmas.” Each of them would help us get more of the Christmas Spirit. He said:
