In this category section I will share thoughts and information of things that I believe can better help us understand what to have faith in and why. Why I believe that we should choose to have faith in the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Elder Bednar explains the difference between having a testimony and being fully converted unto the Lord. A testimony is a beginning. It comes as we learn truth and feel the Spirit. Conversion is a deeper change. It is the consistent pattern of living those truths until they reshape who we are. He uses the example … Read more
In this Standard of Truth Podcast, Dr. Dirkmaat discusses questions that can’t be answered without the restored gospel and why members who leave the Church struggle so much with the problem of evil. Without the restoration, and without the truths that came through Joseph Smith, there is no way to give a consistent answer. The … Read more
I listened to this talk by Jared Halverson that can help people who are working through doubts or questions about their faith. He explains how the plan of salvation mirrors our mortal experience. We begin with a “creation” stage where things seem simple and clear. Then we eventually hit the “fall” stage, where questions and … Read more