Author Archives: Monte Shelley

Fathers: Your task as a father and head of your family is to lead all of your family back to Christ. To come to Christ is to learn to love Him with all of our heart, might, mind and strength. … Continue reading →

Sept. 16, 2017 “Neither have angels ceased to minister unto the children of men. For behold, they are subject unto him, to minister according to the word of his command, showing themselves unto them of strong faith and a firm … Continue reading →

The purpose of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is to reveal to people the important opportunity they have to know who they are, what is ultimately good for them, how they can be released from the burden of their transgressions … Continue reading →

The most important verse? That’s a strong value judgment. But there are some reasons why it might be so. The verse is 2 Nephi 26:24: He (God) doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for … Continue reading →

The atonement of Jesus Christ has its focus on redeeming mankind from the two deaths which are the result of the Fall of Adam. The first of these two is the temporal death of the physical body of each human … Continue reading →

As I think about departing this mortal sphere, my mind keeps coming back to why we are here. And we are here for two reasons. First, to get a physical body. Second, to choose what kind of body we will … Continue reading →

The most important event in the total history of this world is the event known as the Atonement of Jesus Christ. It is possible to construe what the atonement is narrowly or broadly. To see it in narrow focus is … Continue reading →

July 1986 Lesson One: People 1.   A person is a human being: a body and a spirit. An individual human person is one who has learned to act independently of other human beings and to act as a unit to … Continue reading →

Our Savior has said that we should be holy, for He is holy. Holy is a form of the word, “wholly.” What can we do to be holy? Be wholly focused on Him.