Recently, I asked ChatGPT to share some of the scientific evidence behind the power of gratitude. Among other things, it produced a table outlining the measurable benefits including improved mental health, reduced stress, stronger relationships, even better physical well-being. Further, there is a scriptural promise that comes with gratitude: “And he who receiveth all things…
Category: Doctrine and Covenants
“I Have Accepted This House”
We are constantly bombarded with messages of what we should be. In the media, we see the ideal–seemingly perfect looking people living perfect lives. In business, we have a continual quest for improvement and efficiency. At church, we are often reminded that we are commanded to be perfect. Let me be clear: there is nothing…
“Go Forth from This House…”
Speaking about those preparing to leave on missions, Joseph Smith prayed during the dedication of the Kirtland Temple: “And we ask thee, Holy Father, that thy servants may go forth from this house armed with thy power, and that thy name may be upon them, and thy glory be round about them, and thine angels…
Be Still
A World in Commotion Turn on the news and you will see a world in commotion. Though distressing and discouraging, this shouldn’t be a surprise–we know there is to be commotion in the last days: “And in that day shall be heard of wars and rumors of wars, and the whole earth shall be in commotion, and men’s hearts…
ALL Things
The Lord tells us in Doctrine and Covenants 88:6: “He that ascended up on high, as also he descended below all things, in that he comprehended all things, that he might be in all and through all things, the light of truth;” ALL. There is nothing that Christ did not descend below. Why did He willingly do that? So He could comprehend ….
Small Things
Some of the good we do produces no immediate evidence that it mattered. But an acorn doesn’t look much like an oak tree either. God reminds us not to grow weary. The small things we faithfully plant today may already contain the beginnings of something much greater than we can see.
“Great Things Await You”
Sometimes we need a glimpse beyond what is happening right now. In a season of opposition, the Lord reminded the early Saints that their future still held promise. That same reassurance reaches us today. God knows our past, our present, and our potential, and He is still faithfully at work.
Qualifying for the Work: “An Eye Single to the Glory of God”
We often hear the phrase “an eye single to the glory of God” associated with what qualifies someone to be a missionary (see D&C 4:5). Yet, the Lord uses the phrase in D&C 27 when explaining what we use as the emblems of the sacrament is not as important as why we do it. “For,…
Grace: Strength Beyond Your Own
In Doctrine and Covenants 24 the Lord gives a promise to Oliver Cowdery as he continued to bear Christ’s “name before the world” (D&C 24:10): “And at all times, and in all places, he shall open his mouth and declare my gospel as with the voice of a trump, both day and night. And I…