Preserving Our Relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ
Heavenly Father gives us many evidences of how He preserves His relationship with us while asking us what we can do to put Him first.
The First Commandment First
We must remember to keep the first commandment first by making sure our relationship with God is central to our life.
In Awe: The Astonishing Goodness of God
John B. Bingham invites us to contemplate the goodness of God in awe by acting to believe, recording experiences, and seeking "thin" places.
Everything We Need
Heavenly Father has given us gifts to help us through our time on earth. From the Atonement to living prophets, we truly have been given everything we need.
To Know Thee, the Only True God
What is our relationship with God? In this devotional, Christoffel Golden Jr. teaches about the doctrine that explains our relationship with God.
God Loves You
If you watch for and learn how God loves you, you'll have the opportunity to have experiences like Rollin H. Hotchkiss and gain a similar testimony.
The Nature and Character of God
Andrew C. Skinner teaches about God's nature and character. Heavenly Father does all things out of love and what is eternally best for His children.
Make God and His Kingdom the Center of Your Life
As we increasingly love God and His kingdom and make them our primary focus, we will find that all of the "compartments" of our lives are blessed.
To Know and to Be Known of God
The key to eternal life is to know God, and to know Him in a way that changes us. How can we get to know God? Professor Mary Williams shares some insights.
Allegiance to God
We will be ruled by something. If we choose God as our ruler through allegiance and willing submission, we choose true freedom and great peace.
Eternal Perspectives
As we replace earthly perspectives with eternal perspectives, we find that keeping God's commandments becomes natural and our lives take on new meaning.
Powerful Truths That Make a Difference in Our Lives
The revolutionary and powerful truths revealed by the Prophet Joseph Smith can change the world—and, if we are true to them, each one of us.
The Human Soul’s Quest for God
Rabbi Harold S. Kushner describes gifts of faith cultivated on the human soul's quest for God. Inspiration and guidance come to those who follow Him.
On How We Know
How do we know that God exists? Truman G. Madsen poses questions, philosophical truths and “religious undergirding experiences” to explore the topic.
“Know He Is There”
Sometimes, when we pray and cry out to our Heavenly Father, answers do not come easily or as expected—but He reminds us that He is there for us.
The Mystery of Godliness
To us mortals, the infinite wisdom and power of God may always be, in part, a mystery. However, there are many things about His nature that we can know.
Message Sublime
The gospel, from our eternal identity as God's children to the doctrine of the Atonement of Christ to the Restoration of His Church, is a message sublime.
The Sacred Way to Eternal Life Is to Love God First
The way to the kingdom of God is to love God first. We must love and serve Him above money, appetites, and other temporary priorities.
All Are Alike unto God
Elder McConkie testifies that the revelation extending priesthood blessings to those of all nations and races is divine and that "all are alike unto God."
Be Worthy of Celestial Exaltation
In order to attain celestial exaltation, teaches Bernard P. Brockbank, we must know God, love Him, obey Him, and listen for His protecting voice.
The Highest in Us
Latter-day Saints believe that we can become like God. Knowing our own divinity can help shape our lives now and into the eternities.
We Believe in God, the Eternal Father
We believe in God, the Eternal Father of our Spirits. That belief is the foundation of our religion, our purpose in life, and our destiny.
The Lord God of Joseph Smith
The God of Joseph Smith's time is not absent. We can come to know Him, His revelations, and His miracles, just as the Prophet did.
God in Our Lives
We cannot simply ignore God until we need something from Him. To reap the eternal blessings of faith, we must make Him the focus of our lives.
A Foundation of Revealed Truth
We should build our testimonies and lives on the foundation of revealed truth that teaches us about the nature of God and His relationship to us.
Search for God
The world is in the midst of a search for the nature of God. We need to be able to believe in a loving Father somewhere in this universe.
Understanding God
Joseph Smith gave us the key to understanding Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, but no one can truly understand God without taking time to learn about Him
Godhead
President Clark shares his testimony of the magnificence, love, and mission of each member of the Godhead: our Father, our Savior, and the Holy Spirit.
Devotional: George Albert Smith, 1950
History gives us many examples of leaders, but true leadership is being righteous and leading others to eternal life.