I love Christmas! One of my earliest ‘religious’ memories is of Christmas when I was about five or six years of age. On Christmas Eve my mum took my brother and me to a Christmas Eve service at the local Church, where we held Christingles. Maybe this sticks in my mind because there is a … More Christ as the Light of the World
Quoting from the Book of Mormon in last General Conference Elder Uchtdorf shared the following: Joy is the very purpose of God’s plan for His children. It’s what you were created for—“that [you] might have joy”! You were built for this! If we are created to have joy, and we are, then why is life … More Discovering Joy Through Jesus Christ
President Nelson encourages individuals to deepen their understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ continually throughout life. This involves recognizing the Atonement’s profound significance, developing a close relationship with Christ, and actively living out one’s discipleship. Attending the temple is emphasized as a critical way to strengthen this connection and gain knowledge of His teachings. … More Understanding the Atonement of Jesus Christ
Over the last couple of months I have received messages from two friends. Both have them have asked me very similar questions. Essentially, the question is “We have a loving Heavenly Father, why would he insist that we participate in ordinances and engage in covenants? Surely, his love is enough to save us without the … More The importance of covenants
Over the period of Advent I have been sharing different images of the Nativity from around the world on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. I have been doing this as a Christian, and also as someone involved in Religious Education. The criteria for choosing the images have been subjective and usually surrounded what appealed to me … More The Global Nativity
This post originally appeared as part of the Email a Believer blog at RE Online As a Latter-day Saint I partake of the sacrament every Sunday. The sacrament is the term that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints use for the eucharist, or the bread and water that we eat and … More The Sacrament
This is an adaptation of the Sheep and the Goats (Matthew 25) that I wrote for a friend’s primary school assembly. It’s the first of this type of writing that I’ve done. I quite like it:) As we look around us at all of the lovely food that we have we realise that we are … More The Great Kingdom
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