At this Christmas time the words of Martha, the sister of Mary and Lazarus, are particularly moving and heartfelt. As recorded in the Gospel of John she said, “I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.” (John 11:24–27) His coming is the lynch pin, the crux,...
Read more →Why do we use the words thee, thou, and thine in religious worship and biblical studies? Common responses to this question range from their usage conveying respect, to the practice being an archaic remnant of speech used back in the day of the King James / Authorized Version’s translation. Unfortunately, these ideas are both...
Read more →We all pontificate on the merits of Nephi’s actions and the skullduggery of his vile and lesser older brothers. Nephi was undoubtedly a great guy; he saw God (1 Nephi 11:27-33; 12:6; 2 Nephi 11:2-3; 31:17), spoke with the Lord (1 Nephi 2:19), ogled the mother of Christ (1 Nephi 11:14-15), and was not...
Read more →Mormon 8:35 Behold, I speak unto you as if ye were present, and yet ye are not. But behold, Jesus Christ hath shown you unto me, and I know your doing. Ether 8:23 Wherefore, O ye Gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby ye...
Read more →“In the Book of Mormon we find a pattern for preparing for the Second Coming. A major portion of the book centers on the few decades just prior to Christ’s coming to America. By careful study of that time period, we can determine why some were destroyed in the terrible judgments that preceded His...
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