Category Archives: Monthly Messages

The Wheat and the Tares

Monthly Message, August 2022 D&C 86:4–8 “But behold, in the last days, even now while the Lord is beginning to bring forth the word, and the blade is springing up and is yet tender — Behold, verily I say unto … Continue reading

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The Great and Abominable Church

September 2022 Some things to know about it: But almost no one talks about it. Most people do not realize it exists. But it is doing the task God has assigned it to do and makes the blessings of the … Continue reading

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Testimonies of Jesus Christ and His Church are carefully and consciously built

Monthly Message, November 2022 We humans do not know much of ourselves. The things we really know are the familiar things we repeatedly observe. Most of what we believe at any given moment we do not observe, such as our … Continue reading

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Why I worship Jesus Christ at Christmas and all year

Monthly Message, December 2022 Why I worship Jesus Christ at Christmas and all year: Chauncey Cazier Riddle

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The Role and Rule of Universals (Concepts) in our Lives

Monthly Message, July 2021 In our thinking we use universals as a catalog of all the kinds of things we imagine. Some of the universals we imagine we call “real,” such as cat, dog, sand, gravel, small-pox, impetigo, foreigner, native, … Continue reading

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The Most Important Verse in the Book of Mormon

Monthly Messages, January 2023 The most important verse? That is 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 … Continue reading

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What is the most important spiritual warning in the Book of Morning?

Monthly Messages, April 2023 The most important spiritual warning? What a value judgment. But there are reasons why it might be so. The spiritual warning is as follows: “They wear stiff necks and high heads; yea, and because of pride, … Continue reading

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Report on General Conference April 2023

Monthly Messages, April 2023 Noting the encouragements to “do.” (Knowing without doing is a waste.) Saturday Morning Saturday Afternoon Saturday Evening Sunday Morning Sunday Afternoon

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What is the most important gift of God to mankind mentioned in the Book of Mormon?

Monthly Messages, May 2023 The most important gift? What a value judgment. But let us see if there are reasons it is so. The most important gift of God to man mentioned in the Book of Mormon I believe to … Continue reading

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What is the most important event recorded in the Book of Mormon?

Monthly Message, June 2023 This one is really a no-brainer. It is, of course, the visit of Jesus Christ to the Nephites in the land Bountiful during the year after his resurrection. His teachings there were similar to his messages … Continue reading

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