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I had a conversation recently with a friend who is a priest quorum advisor. This good brother has a young man in his quorum who he is trying to ignite with a little desire to spark an increase in test...

There is something I like to call the General Conference phenomenon. Every six months when I sit down and listen to General Conference with earnestness and sincerity it changes my heart. When I take n...

I will never forget my son Tanner’s tender petition to the Lord at the age of nine. He reminded me of how his desires were ignited through the driver of desire that is fasting. We had a father-son int...

When I was in my first year of dental school, one of the last classes we had that year was called “Prevention.” It was a class about helping patients prevent dental disease and gum disease. One of the...

As a missionary, my companion and I taught a lady who was filled with faith, her name was Faye. She was one of those golden contacts, who had been prepared for the gospel for a long time. We were teac...

Let me conclude this section with the parable of the particleboard. When boards are cut from all types of trees and after wood planks are shaped and honed, there are remnants— shavings, wood chips and...

Let me introduce you to the “after effect,” which is the expansion of the particle principle. This is a principle that shows when we involve Christ in our lives, we see significant results. The after ...

Here is a parallel to the particle principle. Many years ago, there was an NBA basketball game between the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Michael Jordan and Stacey King both played for the...

I believe that desire is the spark that leads to wonderful righteous attainments. Captain Moroni spoke of the importance of a spark in a letter to Pahoran; he said, “And I will come unto you, and if t...

In the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, there was a fascinating 400-meter women’s final race for the gold medal. I am certain that every female athlete in the 400 trained with great effort, great sacrifice, ...

Let me give you a simple example of something that happened to my son. He and I have spoken recently of living ordinary lives versus faith-filled lives. A faith-filled life occurs when we involve God ...

I will never forget when I turned forty, my wife made me go in for my first
physical in many years. I was in decent shape, but she wanted me to have an
annual physical. I went in and everything checked ...