“And they were spared and were not sunk and buried up in the earth; and they were not drowned in the depths of the sea; and they were not burned by fire, neither were they fallen upon and crushed to death; and they were not carried away in the whirlwind; neither were they overpowered by the vapor of smoke and [...]

“But Ammon said unto him: I do not boast in my own strength, nor in my own wisdom; but behold, my joy is full, yea, my heart is brim with joy, and I will rejoice in my God.  Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but [...]

“…it is common for the lesser part of the people to desire that which is not right; therefore this shall ye observe and make it your law—to do your business by the voice of the people.  And if the time comes that the voice of the people doth choose iniquity, then is the time that the judgments of God will [...]

“For I know that God is..unchangeable from all eternity to all eternity.” Moroni 8:18 While there are some things that never change, such as the characteristics of God, almost everything else changes over time. New top-level domain names At the beginning of 2013, a huge change will happen to the internet.  You know .com, .org and .net domains?  Well up until [...]

“Cursed is he that putteth his trust in man, or maketh flesh his arm, or shall hearken unto the precepts of men, save their precepts shall be given by the power of the Holy Ghost.” 2 Nephi 28:31 Nephi, an ancient American prophet who lived around 600 B.C., prophesied that in the last days men would trust too much in [...]

“Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend.” Mosiah 4:9 As King Benjamin (an Native American king) gave his farewell [...]

“And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.” Ether 12:27 God promises us He’ll make our weaknesses strong (unto [...]

“And it came to pass that I, Mormon, did utterly refuse from this time forth to be a commander and a leader of this people, because of their wickedness and abomination.” Mormon 3:11 Mormon, an ancient American military leader refused to lead the Nephites against the Lamanites when they became prideful and violent. Without Mormon to lead them, the Nephites steadily [...]

“O then, is not this real?” Alma 32:35 Over 2,000 years ago, an American prophet Alma pleaded with his community to focus on things of real importance.  He testified that though we may not see spiritual things, they are indeed real.  While some listened to his counsel, the majority ignored it and went on with their daily lives. Just as people in [...]

“And the people began to be distinguished by ranks, according to their riches and their chances for learning; yea, some were ignorant because of their poverty, and others did receive great learning because of their riches.” 3 Nephi 6:12 About five years before the resurrected Christ visited the Americas (in A.D. 34), there arose a great inequality of wealth among the people of Nephi, and education [...]