In 1 Timothy 2:3, we read the following words: "This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved."
"Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink."
The new year has started and many have made resolutions to do certain things. One that everyone should do is study their Bible every day.
Nine days after her 15th birthday, Abby Hahn stood with her mom at last year's Women's March on Washington. Still three years away from casting a ballot, she was overwhelmed and inspired, amazed by how good it felt to raise her voice.
Editor's note: “The Spoken Word” is shared by Lloyd Newell each Sunday during the weekly Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast.
The great ancient Greek philosopher Plato (died 348/347 B.C.), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle (who, incidentally, later become the private tutor to a young prince eventually known as Alexander the Great), ranks among the pivotal figures in human history. His famous “Academy” at Athens, for instance, may have been the first organized institution of higher learning — effectively, the first university — in Western civilization.
Whether we like it or not, the new year is here. As we look back at this past year, there are probably things that we are not proud of, things that we wish we would have done differently. There are those who need to stop some bad habits, and there are those who need to start some good ones.
Well, I didn't exactly bring in the new year with a bang. It was more like a whimper.
Look to God every day for a better life. Some just look to God when they think they need help; others only at holiday time.
A Lutheran preschool's Supreme Court victory six months ago just paid off for houses of worship affected by natural disasters.
Editor's note: “The Spoken Word” is shared by Lloyd Newell each Sunday during the weekly Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast.
What does the new year mean to you?
Every year growing up, my mother would give me a Mary Engelbreit calendar for Christmas. More than any other gift, I cherished this calendar. I loved flipping through the pages, looking at the beautiful pictures and inspirational sayings and imagining what new events and memories each month would bring during the upcoming year. I often found myself quickly skipping ahead to next year’s December page, longing already for that time to be here again.
This is my final column for the year. It's the last edition of the paper for the year. We've almost made it again.
Beginning in January 2018, the curriculum of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' adult Sunday School classes, worldwide, will turn to the Hebrew Bible or, as Christians typically call it, the Old Testament.
Written most likely A.D. mid-50s — that is, about two decades after the death of Jesus — Paul’s first letter to the saints in Corinth ...
"On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples asked him, 'Where do ...
Editor's note: “The Spoken Word” is shared by Lloyd Newell each Sunday during the weekly Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast.
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