Can you imagine it? Can you imagine standing with the throngs in Jerusalem as Jesus Christ made His triumphal entry into the city? Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna! To God and the Lamb! Do you see Him in your mind’s eye? Riding on a donkey. Flanked by His disciples. Most likely, you’d heard of the signs and wonders He performed—or others told you about them as the King of Israel approached. Hosanna A word from Hebrew that means “please save us” and... Read more
I’m myopic. Some mornings, I walk around the house unable to see clearly without my glasses until I’m all ready to face the day. This morning at the kitchen sink, while nearsightedly getting a drink, I saw a still, brown blob on the counter. There’s a dead cockroach on my counter?! I instantly felt dread, and concern, and disgust, and annoyance. I also looked around to see if Anthony was around. He wasn’t. Ugh. I leaned forward to get a... Read more
While studying Mormon 7 for a Book of Mormon study group I attend, I noticed that Mormon’s final prophetic exhortation resembles President Russell M. Nelson’s plea to remember our most important and truest identities: So who are you? First and foremost, you are a child of God, a child of the covenant, and a disciple of Jesus Christ. You Are a Child of God President Russell M. Nelson: First: Know the truth about who you are. I believe that if the... Read more
I listened to Doctrine and Covenants 109 and 110 as I drove towards the Kirtland Temple. It was a chilly, cloudy morning in March. I scanned the road ahead for a first glimpse of the temple. Finally, overlooking a river valley, I saw the Kirtland Temple! I recalled how President Russell M. Nelson reiterated the importance of Section 109 in being a tutorial for being spiritually empowered. Joseph Smith’s dedicatory prayer of the Kirtland Temple is a tutorial about how... Read more
During the winter of 2024, an ad from the Museum of the Bible crossed my Facebook feed. It described the Megiddo Mosaic on display in Washington, D.C. I immediately clicked on the ad to learn more. I read about how this mosaic floor, found in Megiddo and dated to 230 AD, represented the oldest archaeologically discovered floor in Christianity and the first evidence of Jesus being called God. The tiny tesserae created exquisite designs, symbols I recognized from my worship... Read more
A planned side trip a few weeks ago found me again at Adam-ondi-Ahman, a most holy place for me. Adam-ondi-Ahman is one of my soul’s very favorite places to be. I’d never been there during wintertime. I had a couple of hours to wander the snowy trails through the timber and took full advantage of the opportunity. The frozen river made Wight’s Ferry on the Grand River memorable. The overlooks looked incredible under the cold, winter sun. As I wandered... Read more
I’ve had a couple of mighty challenges lately and have struggled to find words while waiting on the Lord. My sister, Desirée Johnson, recently shared a powerful witness that quiet and loud waiting on the Lord produces. Her words are compelling, and I’m grateful she let me share them here. Desirée Johnson’s Waiting on the Lord When Asher was an energetic toddler, it was very surprising how still and quiet he became when buckled into the car. We could drive... Read more
I’ve always been fascinated by God’s colorful highways, stones, and cities. For several years, I’ve been trying to let God out of the box I’d made for Him. I do not want to miss Him as the Pharisees did when Jesus walked among them. How could my visual expectations formed from reading the scriptures through my limited lens be completely correct? I prayed to have my vision expanded, to more fully comprehend God. The light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth... Read more
While studying 3 Nephi 16:10, I found a fascinating statement by Orson Pratt about the prophecy in the verse being fulfilled to “the very letter.” 3 Nephi 16:10 And thus commandeth the Father that I should say unto you: At that day when the Gentiles shall sin against my gospel, and shall reject the fulness of my gospel, and shall be lifted up in the pride of their hearts above all nations, and above all the people of the whole earth, and shall be... Read more
Jesus Christ succinctly shared the Beatitude blessings of the covenant path in Matthew 5-7 and 3 Nephi 12-16. Fulfillment of the Beatitudes’ promises seems to occur later—after death or the Savior’s Second Coming. The record of 3 Nephi demonstrates that the people at the temple in Bountiful actually received fulfillment of the Beatitudes’ blessings during their mortal lives. Below are the Beatitudes’ promises in 3 Nephi and a passage representing (to me) the fulfillment of those promises. More “fulfillment” verses... Read more
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