“He that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things.” Matthew 25:20-21 From the parable of the talents we learn the Lord wants [...]

“Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” Matthew 7:20 We can identify whether something is of God by looking at its fruits. Some of the major fruits of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) are its humanitarian efforts.   The Church has three major humanitarian programs. LDS Church humanitarian aid programs LDS Charities- uses 100% of donations [...]

“If any man serve me, him will my Father honour.” John 12:26 One man who has dedicated his life to serving God is Cecil Osborn Samuelson, Jr..  Cecil Samuelson was born on August 1, 1941 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Throughout Cecil’s life, he’s served others in a variety of ways- at the University of Utah, Brigham Young University and [...]

“For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.” Mark 4:22 One way secret things are being manifested, is through a website called, “WikiLeaks.” Julian Assange launched WikiLeaks in December 2006.  The Australian programmer and internet activist created WikiLeaks.org as an international website dedicated to publishing secretive, [...]

 “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13 In the middle of London’s Postman’s Park is the little-known Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice.  The Memorial is filled with 54 tiles, such as this one, commemorating the sacrifices of heroes who gave their life trying to save someone.  I heard about the Memorial of Heroic Self Sacrifice [...]

“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Philippians 4:13 The more I live, the more I see things I once thought were impossible, be accomplished.  I believe one of the best ways to make a difference is to believe in yourself and others.  You can do anything with God’s help.  You can make a difference in the world in many ways, [...]

“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.” Matthew 16:25 This morning, Stephen R. Covey (79) passed away due to residual effects from his bike accident earlier this year.  Stephen Covey is an international speaker, writer and businessman.  Throughout his life Covey inspired millions. Stephen R. Covey’s life achievements Stephen Covey’s educational achievements [...]

“In the last days…I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke.” Acts 2:17, 19 One of the signs of the last days is “fire, and vapour of smoke.” Over the last ten years about 300,000-4,000,000 acres have burned in the United States each year.  One of the largest [...]

“Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.  But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.” [...]

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 One of the ways we can let our light shine before men is to perform uplifting music.  Here are bios about some LDS musicians: 4 Well-known LDS musicians 1) Jon Schmidt- Jon started writing songs when he [...]