The Money Blog

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...

I witnessed this happiness at another time when I was serving as a bishop. One Sunday, I received an unexpected visit to my home from a member of my ward, a good sister who had just received her patri...

Many years ago, my four-year-old son, Blake, had a little electric quad motorcycle. He loved to play on it and drive it. It was his favorite thing to do for many months—until it broke. He was sad, but...

A family who had some financial needs came to see me when I was their bishop. The husband was working and attending school, and the wife was doing everything she could to help financially and to be at...

Captain Moroni’s strength of character and attributes were revealed in this simple phrase: He was “a man whose heart did swell with thanksgiving” (Alma 48:12). What if the same could be written of us?...

Some time ago, my wife and I attended a Lindsey Stirling concert. Lindsey, a marvelous performer, who plays the violin and dances, has made a name for herself through internet fame and music videos. S...

I had a heartwarming experience at our local bank a short time ago. One bank teller had worked at our bank for nearly six years. This sweet lady had survived at least five managers and all kinds of ba...