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In Hebrews chapter 12, we read, "...let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross..." I am moved by this description of love, the love that motivated Jesus to endure the cross, and not just the physical cross, but all that He had to bear in His mortal life that would allow Him to come to "know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities" (See Alma 7:10-12).  Paul asks us to "consider Him" (see Hebrews 12:3), and as I have, I realize that I am His joy that was set before Him that He might endure. He didn't give up and was encouraged to finish His preparations in suffering both body and spirit because of His great love for me.  Likewise, I can keep going and run the race in front of me, bearing the cross that I must bear, allowing Him to be my encourager and hope. He brings joy to my suffering as...

In the fourth chapter of 1 Timothy, Paul tells Timothy to "be a good minister of Jesus Christ" and reminds him of the gifts God gave him to "be thou an example of the believers." He also invites Timothy to "neglect not [these] gift[s]."  Following this counsel, Paul tells Timothy to "meditate upon these things" and to give himself "wholly to them" that by doing so, he may not only benefit himself, but also those who hear him. Elder Stevenson, in his most recent conference address, emphasized this admonition when he said, "T he Lord invites us to earnestly seek the best gifts, even spiritual gifts. He gives spiritual gifts to bless us and to use in blessing others."  In the same address, Elder Stevenson said that " The constant companionship of the Holy Ghost is one of the greatest spiritual gifts Latter-day Saints enjoy." I would argue that this gift of the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost is the one gift we ...

  Like Abraham, life can look hopeless, as though everything is stacked up against you, especially when expecting a particular outcome, even one promised by God. It is easy in these times for doubt to sink in and wonder if God is really there. However, as the Apostle Paul shares in Romans 4, we can look to Abraham for an example of how to move forward and not give up in the face of uncertainty.  For Abraham, the promised blessings given him not only seemed unlikely, but as though they would never come. Yet despite not knowing how or when, he had hope in the promises given. He stayed true to the faith, living a life that strengthened his faith by not focusing on the challenges that stood between him and the promises given of God and instead embraced the goodness of God that he could see all around him and expressed that glory in praise to God. And then, by seeing this goodness, he was reassured again and again that God was "Able Also" to perform the unlikely miracle in his lif...

In first Corinthians 16:6-7, Paul teaches us what it means to live by faith. He writes, " And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go. For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, IF the Lord permit ."  Paul, in these two verses, shares with the Corinthian Saints that he doesn't know what is going to happen. He is hopeful that he will be able to come and visit with these people whom he the loves dearly. However, he exemplifies what living by faith looks like by letting these saints know that he is okay with whatever path God will lead him down. He trusts that God will take care of them and him, and that he is willing to go wherever God will send him.  Living by faith is not easy. I have had the wonderful opportunity to be schooled in this kind of living over the last year as my family was led to move back to Utah after living away for nearly 15 years. Many things didn...

I love studying the stories of people in the Bible. This week, the story of Tabitha, who was also called Dorcas, really touched my heart. Her story helped me gain a greater understanding "that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass" (Alma 37:6). Tabitha was called a disciple. A disciple is someone who accepts God's authority in his or her life. To become a true disciple, one must not just believe, they must also be doers and act on what they believe.  Tabitha was a woman full of good works, and when she died, was remembered for the charitable impact she had on others, especially on those who many may consider the least.  For some, Tabitha's good works of making coats and garments may have seemed insignificant. Tabatha herself may have thought of her contributions to her community as such. However, the impact of her deeds meant a great deal to those who benefitted from Tabitha's seemingly small act. In fact it is evident that her good works m...

The purpose of this life is for us as sons and daughters of God to be proved herewith to see if we "will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them" (Abraham 3:25), to become one also as the Father and the Son are one, and to be "made perfect in one" (see John 17:22-23). To reach our divine potential and continue faithful and complete our mission to become one in Christ (see Galatians 3:27-28), we must first know who we are.  In a 2022 worldwide devotional for young adults, President Russell M. Nelson stressed 3 fundamental truths that would set them and us on the right course of becoming. Of these 3 truths, the first was to know the truth about who you are. President Nelson emphasized that knowing who you are, a literal child of God, and embracing this truth will help us, with help from our Heavenly Father, reach our ultimate goal of reaching our divine potential to become as He is.  In the last few verses of Luke 22 we receive a beautiful examp...