Author Archives: Monte Shelley

OH 6th Ward, 23 September 2001 The sure formula for success in this life and eternal life in the world to come: 1.   Increase faith in Jesus Christ: 2.   Love and serve those around us: 3.   Set our stewardship in … Continue reading →

28 July 2002 I have been assigned to speak to the topic: “Now is the time to prepare to meet God.” May I refer you to an excellent discourse on this topic given by President Thomas S. Monson in the … Continue reading →

22 June 2002—Provo Utah Oak Hills StakePriesthood Leadership Meeting 6:00 p.m. Setting Apart Review of Melchizedek Priesthood Handbook material. Three things to keep in mind when setting someone apart: 1.   Be prepared: Be ye Holy. 2.   Bless the person with … Continue reading →

Be thou humble and the Lord thy God will take thee by the hand and give thee answer to thy prayers. Being humble (active, deliberate, difficult) is different from being humbled (passive, random, natural, easy). Being humble is to acknowledge … Continue reading →

Oak Hills Stake—18 April 2001 (Note: This talk hearkens back to the olden days before the High Priests and Elders were united into one group.) I rejoice at this opportunity to speak to you. In the last ten days I … Continue reading →

6 May 2001 Brethren, I commend you for being here this afternoon. It is only the faithful who come to a Stake Priesthood Meeting at 3:00 p.m. on a spring Sunday. My assignment is to speak to all of us … Continue reading →

Oak Hills 2nd Ward23 February 2003 The most important choice we can make if to decide to have faith in Jesus Christ. I would like to share some things with you that I have learned about faith in the big … Continue reading →

19 May 2002 Being overwhelmed by circumstances recently, I have found that the best way out of my situation is to prioritize, then work with vigor on the Number One Problem until it is sufficiently resolved that it is no … Continue reading →

Written in 2010 The Large and Spacious Building Lehi and Nephi were both blessed with visions in which they saw a large and spacious building: “and it stood as it were in the air, high above the earth.” (1 Nephi … Continue reading →

21 September 2009 Thesis: The most important thing and the most precious thing in the universe is a celestial family, consisting of a faithful husband and a faithful wife and faithful children united in the bonds of the New and … Continue reading →