“Arise and shine forth, that thy light may be a standard for the nations” Doctrine and Covenants 115:5 Each year hundreds of Latter-day Saint youth “arise and shine forth,” by participating as cast members in the Mormon Miracle Pageant.  In the pageant cast members have the opportunity to share their testimonies by reenacting stories surrounding the restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  People come from [...]

“Behold it is my will that you shall pay all your debts.” Doctrine and Covenants 104:78 The scriptures teach us we should avoid debt.  I think God wants us to get out of debt because debt limits our ability to help others.  If we’re not careful debt can creep up on us and cause us a lot of physical and [...]

“Verily I say unto you, all among them who know their hearts are honest, and are broken, and their spirits contrite, and are willing to observe their covenants by sacrifice—yea, every sacrifice which I, the Lord, shall command—they are accepted of me.” Doctrine and Covenants 97:8 Some of those “willing to observe their covenants by sacrifice,” were the Mormon pioneers.  Despite terrible conditions the pioneers traveled over [...]