Latter Day Saint Keep on Trying

We can notice how false these comparisons most often are...That is worth noting, worth confronting, and worth ­constantly reminding ourselves.

J.B. Haws is an associate professor of Church History and Doctrine at BYU and author. His PhD from the University of Utah is in American History. He is also interested in interfaith dialogue; he served as the coordinator of BYU's Office of Religious Outreach from 2016-2018.

Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don’t come until heaven; but for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come.

Jeffrey R. Holland is an American educator and religious leader. He served as the ninth President of Brigham Young University and is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Grace is not achieved somewhere down the road. It is received right here and right now. It is not a finishing touch; it is the Finisher’s touch.

Brad Wilcox was serving as a member of the Sunday School General Board of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as a BYU associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education in the David O. McKay School of Education when this devotional address was given on 12 July 2011. Brad Wilcox was sustained as the second counselor in the Young Men general presidency on April 4, 2020.

This talk was given by Brad R. Wilcox at 2009 BYU Campus Education Week.

S. Michael Wilcox, instructor of Seminaries and Institutes of Religion at University Institute in Salt Lake City, speaks on "The Great Visions of The Pearl of Great Price: Vision of Moses--The Divine Heritage of the Human Soul."

Today's podcast is taken from a 2006 BYU Campus Education Week devotional by brother John Bytheway, a relious studies instructor at BYU. Brother Bytheway is an American author and academic, who is well known as a comic motivational speaker for youth within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In this BYU campus address Brother Bytheway looks at the war chapters in the Book of Mormon and how every one of them have spiritual lessons. When the children of Lehi are successful, it’s because they make covenants first and swords later. They pray mightily for help from God; then they go to work and fortify their cities. They fail only when they allow themselves to be enticed, decoyed, and distracted from what they should have been doing.  Brother Bytheway shows that the stratagems of warfare are frighteningly similar to the stratagems Satan uses to ensnare God’s children today. 

Today's podcast is taken from an October 2016 General Conference address by Elder J Devn Cornish of the Seventy. We all have times when we feel like we are falling short and question whether we are good enough? In this conference address Elder Cornish teaches that if we will really try and will not rationalize or rebel—repenting often and pleading for grace—we positively are going to be “good enough.”

Today's podcast is taken from an October 2012 General Conference address by Elder Henry B. Eyring, First Counsellor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Elder Bednar is known for his obedience, faith and emotional sensitivity to he promptings of the Spirit. In this address, Elder Eyring examines the prophet Joseph Smith's cry for help in the depths of his anguish in Liberty Jail; the pavilion that seems to intercept divine aid does not cover God but occasionally covers us. God is never hidden, yet sometimes we are.

Today's podcast is taken from the October 2013 General Conference by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Elder Holland is a beloved LDS speaker known for his empathy and understanding, speaking with great power and conviction.

In this conference addres Elder Holland discusses how to respond when we, or people we love, are confronted by mental or emotional challenges.

Today's podcast is taken from an October 2017 General Conference address by Elder Donald H. Hallstrom, who was a General Authority Seventy at the time. In this conference address Elder Hallstrom teaches that the day of miracles has not ceased; our supreme focus should be on the spiritual miracles that are available to all of God's children.