The Money Blog

Marvin O. Ashton shared this little observation that can be a metaphor of our lives. “They tell me there’s a little lake in the Yellowstone country that sits right on the great divide—at that point wi...

During an extremely wicked period of time in the Book of Mormon, Mormon reminded us that despite limited hearts being touched, it was still the spirit that was the converter. “And it came to pass that...

A few years ago, I was given a gently bestowed idea and impression. There was a young girl in our ward who had graduated from high school and had applied to a church college and got accepted. When it ...

We, too, can move toward having faith where “we do not doubt” when we pay attention to the numerous evidences and assurances God is sending our way. One such assurance was given to Ezra Thayer, who, a...

Mormon made this observation about the converted Lamanites, “And it came to pass that they did go forth, and did minister unto the people, declaring throughout all the regions round about all the thin...

My dear friend, Ronnie, shared this “hand of God” experience with me: When Ronnie was in the military, his platoon was going to a shooting range one day to qualify with their weapons. The range was se...

The simple plea of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the world is “Believe Moroni.” Moroni taught us to observe—to open our eyes—and we will be shown that God is a God of miracles. He...

Experts tell us this interesting fact about crocodiles: When crocodiles want to swim into deeper water, they literally swallow rocks to help them in their efforts. In our lives, if we want to gain a d...

In 2006, our ward participated in a stake encampment. One of the activities of the encampment was working on Scouting merit badges. One requirement of the communications merit badge was for the indivi...

My friend, Nathan LaDuke, said it this way when we were standing beneath one of the waterfalls at Niagara Falls and observing its powerful effects. He said, “The closer you get to it, the more powerfu...

Many years ago, in a college communications class, we studied riparian zones. A riparian zone, by definition, is the area that is close to or around a small lake, river or stream. These riparian zones...

My friend, Brad, who was converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ a few years ago, shared his testimony in church one Sunday shortly after his baptism. His comments were filled with truth and with deep...