Jesus Christ was born to die.  The circumstances surrounding his birth as well as the events recorded up and until he went to Egypt, all testify of His mission to come to earth and atone for our sins.  By examining the text with this in mind, we see things thatContinue Reading

The story of the birth of the Savior has many practical applications for young people.  As we examine the narrative, we find principles which teach us many life lessons. At the very beginning of the events surrounding the miraculous birth of the Savior, we read the following: And in theContinue Reading

See also: I do not know what God is I am afraid I can’t answer that Recently I had a student ask a well thought question.  He wanted to know why a body is essential for our growth.  “Why do we even need a body?  Can’t we learn what theContinue Reading

Ezekiel’s vision of the Lord is not unlike the vision John has in Revelation 4.  Both men see God on his throne, surrounded by heavenly attendants.  Both men describe lightning, brilliant light, creatures unknown to man, and a brilliant rainbow in the midst of the heavenly vision. We spent timeContinue Reading

A Scriptural Search for the Ten Tribes and Other Things We Lost Joseph Fielding McConkie (BYU, Annual Religious Education Faculty Summer Lecture, June 1987.) Nearly twenty years ago I was commissioned as a chaplain in the Army of the United States and given orders to attend a chaplains’ training schoolContinue Reading