Something made them run that morning—before understanding, before certainty. What if it was hope? And what if that same hope is inviting you to move, even now? This Easter reflection explores what happens when we stop waiting for clarity and start moving toward Christ—who, it turns out, is already moving toward us.
Tag: testimony
Spiritual Calories: Am I Feeding My Testimony?
As a new year begins, millions of people set goals and resolutions to get more fit. Of course, there are no shortage of opinions about how to do that. Take just a few minutes online and you’ll find endless advice—often conflicting—about the right way to reach your goals. But amid all the noise, one principle…
Why the Book of Mormon?
A few weeks ago you mentioned something about so much emphasis on the Book of Mormon. I’ve been thinking a lot about that and some of my thoughts are below. I’ll just focus on three of those for now. The Book of Mormon Is a Second, Clarifying Witness I imagine most of the people you…
I Believe Joseph
I remember when I first received a spiritual affirmation of Joseph Smith’s experience when he saw God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ, most often referred to as the First Vision. It was a few months before I left on a full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. My parents…
Return to the Grove
What happens when you return to a sacred place expecting to feel what you felt years ago, but God gives you something different? My second visit to the Sacred Grove taught me that sometimes we don’t need another witness. Sometimes we simply need to remember, with gratitude, the one already given.
Drop by Drop: the Attainment of Spiritual Knowledge
When people say they “know” something is true in a testimony, what does that mean? How do they actually “know”? The answer seems to be pretty simple and straight forward and it comes directly from the Lord to Oliver Cowdery in Doctrine and Covenants 18: “Behold, I have manifested unto you, by my Spirit in…
“All Things Denote There Is a God”
For me, some of my most powerful witnesses of the reality of God as well as where I have felt closest to Him are when I am surrounded by his creations. “The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face…
Lessons on Timing
“Timing is everything” is how the saying goes. In other words, doing something at the right time is critical. Dallin H. Oaks said, “In all the important decisions in our lives, what is most important is to do the right thing. Second, and only slightly behind the first, is to do the right thing at the right time.“1…
“For He Was a Good Man”
My first mission president passed away last week. President Goodman had an immeasurable impact on my life. Before I left for Italy, I was given a blessing where I was told that my mission would bless me with a strong testimony of the Lord’s work and lay a foundation for the rest of my life….