“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” 2 Timothy 1:7 In this scripture, Paul reminds us that the spirit of fear is not of God. In today’s society, it seems that seeking after this “spirit of fear” has become an object of recreation. Why do we [...]

“Ye shall keep my sabbaths…Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.” Leviticus 26:2, 4 One nation that strives to keep the Sabbath day holy is Tonga.  Sabbath observance is such a focus in Tonga that it is included in the Tongan [...]

“Know ye not that I, the Lord your God, have created all men, and that I remember those who are upon the isles of the sea; and that I rule in the heavens above and in the earth beneath; and I bring forth my word unto..all the nations of the earth?” 2 Nephi 29:7 Tonga’s Christian history shows that God remembers those “upon the isles of the [...]

“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 [...]

“And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people…and it shall stand for ever.” Daniel 2:44 Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as Mormons), witness the kingdom of God, referred to by Daniel the prophet, has been restored to the Earth.  When [...]

“They took their swords, and all the weapons which were used for the shedding of man’s blood, and they did bury them up deep in the earth.” Alma 24:17 In this scripture, the ancient American Anti-Nephi-Lehies buried their weapons of war so they wouldn’t be tempted to shed “man’s blood.”  In our day, Albania is undertaking a similar task- to [...]

“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 [...]

“And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.” Moroni 7:45 Regarding this verse, Marvin J. Ashton said: “Perhaps the greatest [...]

“For all old things shall pass away, and all things shall become new, even the heaven and the earth, and all the fulness thereof.” Doctrine and Covenants 29:24 While this scripture in Doctrine and Covenants refers to the change to take place at the beginning of the Millenium, I believe it applies to all temporal things, including social media websites. [...]