“Stand up to the light in yourself. In each human being is a dignity that is often betrayed through indolence or neglect.  We fail to realize who we are and who we should be.” Making Loss Matter by Rabbi David Wolpe, 114-15 “It is easy to live our lives bemoaning what is not instead of … Continue reading "Oct 3 2017 1 Nephi 16-18 by Kara Carlston"

“God hath not revealed anything to Joseph, but what He will make known unto the Twelve, and even the least Saint may know all things as fast as he is able to bear them” – Joseph Smith, Jr., History of the Church, 3:380 “The Spirit made explicit that the Tree of Life and its precious … Continue reading "Sept 26 2017 1 Nephi 11 – 15 Lesson 4 by Rebekah Ellsworth"

“Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation” by Jean M. Twenge’s “Overcoming the World” by Elder Neil L. Anderson Numberless concourses of people divided into 4 categories 1 Nephi 8 Lehi’s Parable of the 4 paths Jesus’ Parable of the 4 kinds of soil Mathew 13 vs. 21-23 Those who start on the path but then become … Continue reading "Sept 19 2017 Book of Mormon 3 by Kelly Fankhauser"

“SEEK ME DILIGENTLY WITH LOWLINESS OF HEART”:  I NEPHI 1-5  THE BOOK OF MORMON HAS POWER TO CHANGE OUR LIVES AND OUR PERSPECTIVE August 1830, as a lay minister, Parley P Pratt met a Baptist deacon who told him of “a very strange book” written on plates of gold, delivered by an angel, and translated … Continue reading "Sept 12 2017 Book of Mormon Class 2 by Cynthia Haller"

“It has been said that nationally prominent radio commentator once made the statement that he had been asked what message could be broadcast to the world that would be considered more important than any other. After giving the matter much thought and consideration, he came to the conclusion that to be able to announce that … Continue reading "Sept 5 2017 Book of Mormon Class 1 Rebekah Ellsworth"

Class Note:  This is the last class of this session.  Classes will resume on Tuesday, September 5, 2017.  We will be studying the Book of Mormon. The maps Rebekah used in this class can be found at: mappingmormonism.byu.edu

Plural Marriage Review Please know I feel the weight of the responsibility of teaching about plural marriage. Zina Huntington Young, General Relief Society President, said “Today the hearts of all were tried, but looked to God and submitted”…..When do you think Sister Young made that statement?   One may think, it was the day Sister … Continue reading "April 11 2017 D&C Class 28 by Rosemary Wixom"

Quotes: “It was Joseph Smith who taught me how to prize the endearing relationships of father and mother, husband and wife; of brother and sister, son and daughter. “It was from him that I learned that the wife of my bosom might be secured to me for time and all eternity; and that the refined sympathies and … Continue reading "April 4 2017 D&C Class 27 by Rebekah Ellsworth"

EMMA:  UNDAUNTED AND UNWAVERING Note from Cynthia:  I included as much as possible, but not all of it due to the length.  The sources are at the end. Emma Hale was born on July 10th, 1804 to Isaac and Elizabeth Hale.  She was very well educated for a woman of her day and very close … Continue reading "March 21 2017 D&C Class 26 by Cynthia Haller"

Here’s a second recording of the Q&A session on March 14th