Even though Joseph Smith made many mistakes throughout his life, he still was an important instrument in God’s restoration of His Church. Historian Gerrit Dirkmaat shows a different side of Joseph - his doubts, family struggles, and some of the spiritual battles he fought as he faced his own shortcomings. See how the guidance of a loving God and the power of repentance shaped Joseph throughout his life, and how to be transformed by God’s love for you too!
What can we learn from the stories of Abinadi, King Noah, Alma, and Zenith? Laugh and learn as Hank Smith takes you on an entertaining journey through the first half of Mosiah. You’ll discover new insights about the Atonement of Jesus Christ, the power of repentance and spiritual rebirth, and understand new ways the stories of the Book of Mormon can bless your life!
What does it take to “choose change” - especially when it’s HARD? Hank shares lessons from the second half of Mosiah with lessons we can learn from Alma and his sons - from repentance, resilience, and the transformative power of faith in the Savior.
It’s your choices that help you become who you are! But you don’t need to get every choice right in order to make progress! Hank Smith shares the importance of life’s most important decisions. Whether it’s choosing to invest in relationships you have with your family, your Heavenly Father, or choosingyour attitude about the challenges you face, Hank will have you laughing and learning how to make, and learn from life’s many choices.
What do you do when you are faced with life challenges than are more than you can bear? Meg Johnson shares how you can find peace with your circumstances and experience strength in your faith as you embrace a hope in heaven that will guide you through even the most challenging of life’s moments.
Does being an ‘exceptional’ parent mean you never make mistakes and always know exactly what to say? Maybe the ‘secret’ is being more focused on love, respect, and encouragement rather than coercion or criticism. Discover practical strategies to help you nurture resilient children, foster their growth, and build a home environment filled with warmth, support, and understanding.
It’s hard to navigate the pressures of school, friends, and just life’s expectations! But what if the hard things you experience in life are actually exactly what is setting you up for an even better tomorrow? It’s not easy and it takes courage, but you can show up and let your light shine and make the world a better place with you in it!
When you walk into your home, what is the natural thing that happens? Do your brothers and sisters run for cover like cockroaches? Or does everyone run to greet you? Perhaps this Christmas season, you might take a step back and evaluate just how much your natural presence affects others, not only in your community and neighborhood, but specifically how you lead and warm others within your own home
We all come from a place of "different"–different families, different cultures, different experiences, different challenges. What if we were to use those differences to create harmony in our families instead of dissonance? John Bytheway teaches us how we unite as one when we recognize, respect and rejoice in the differences that we have.
Misunderstandings can arise when people equate priesthood ordination with the priesthood power and authority of God. Yet "the priesthood" is the literal power of God, and is much more multifaceted than we realize. Wendy Bird-Reese shares four priesthood truths that will help you understand that "the heavens are just as open to women who are endowed with God's power...as they are to men who bear the same priesthood". As she shares the difference between “patriarchy” and “hierarchy” and “ordination vs authority and power”, you’ll see how she came to know Heavenly Father grants the priesthood to His sons AND daughters as they strive to fulfill their missions on the earth.