Thanksgiving is a time of family, friends, and most importantly, gratitude. For many, this year has been very challenging and disheartening as the world has struggled with economic instability, civil unrest, and a global pandemic. Thanksgiving is an important time to pause and reflect upon all the many blessings God has given. The Book of Mormon has quite a few lessons on gratitude (and even...

As we enter the Book of Ether, in many ways we venture into uncharted territory. The account of the Jaredites disrupts the Book of Mormon narrative by launching us into an epic flashback. It also introduces us to a completely different civilization from the Nephites that by now are very familiar. Yet at the same time, the tragic story of the Jaredites was persistently on the mind of Mormon, who...

When Jesus Christ visited the Nephites, he asked for those who were sick to come to him so they would be healed. This included those who were afflicted in any manner including the lame. After the people had been healed and were now whole, they immediately began to worship him. (See 3 Nephi 17:7-9). Messages of Christ’s latest video explores a similar miracle found in the New Testament in Luke 13:...