Inspiring Shorts
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Inspiring Short: Observation, Reason, Faith, and Revelation | Dale G. Renlund | 2023
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Inspiring Short: Getting Off the Couch | Dale G. Renlund
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Inspiring Short: Can You Hear the Music? | Dieter F. Uchtdorf | 2024
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Inspiring Short: “I Gave You Strength to Overcome” | Richard H. Cracroft
By Study & By Faith
Coming Closer to Jesus Christ
As we strengthen our faith, gain humility and keep our surroundings worthy of the Holy Ghost, we draw closer to Jesus Christ and eternal life.
The Gift of Revelation
Revelation from God is uniquely and individually prepared for us. We must learn how to hear the Spirit and discern promptings from the Lord.
Observation, Reason, Faith, and Revelation
Observation, reason, and faith facilitate revelation and enable the Holy Ghost to be a reliable, trustworthy, and beloved companion.
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.
BYU: Building a Community of Trust and Respect
How inspired professors and faithful fellow students can help BYU flourish through an atmosphere of respect and trust.
Lifelong Conversion
Dale G. Renlund explains that lifelong conversion comes through determination to repeat the elements of the doctrine of Christ.
His Sheep Still Hear His Voice
Mark L. Pace explains how Christ's sheep still hear His voice by the power of the Holy Ghost. Daily gospel habits help us create change.
Experience God’s Love
Our ability to experience God’s love directly relates to how dutifully we repent, study the scriptures, and partake of the sacrament.
Creating and Conveying a Christlike Culture: More Than a Job
Elder Dale G. Renlund reminds the faculty of BYU that their duty to help students draw closer to Christ is more than a job—it is a blessing.
Can You Hear the Music?
Elder Uchtdorf instructs that when we strive to incorporate the music of the Spirit into our daily lives, we receive favor from heaven.
Keeping the Spiritual Lifeblood Flowing
Like walking when your legs are frozen, sometimes what we least want to do is the very thing we need to keep our spiritual lifeblood flowing.
Recognizing and Understanding the Spirit at BYU
Michael Orme shares how the principles of receiving revelation and understanding the Spirit are uniquely applied to Brigham Young University.
Humbly Combining Heart and Mind
Both heart and mind can be instruments for the Holy Ghost to teach us God's will, if we are humble enough to listen for His counsel.
Happiness, Deceit, and Small Things
In your search for happiness, don't mistake Satan's deceit for the joy Christ offers. Remember that it is the small things that make a big difference.
The Call of the Lord
The Lord's call comes in countless ways. If we are prepared to heed the call, we will be given opportunities to grow, to serve, and to receive His joy.
Real Causes and Real Effects
Our search for "why" sometimes leads to false causes and effects. The Holy Ghost, teaches Vorkink, helps us draw the right, real conclusions - or let it go.
Navigating Our Way Through Life
Tim McClain shares how feedback from the Holy Ghost, loved ones, and even our own failures can help us navigate our way through life.
Finding Your Way
We can safely travel life’s journey by relying on the maps of the scriptures and the words of the living prophets and the compass of the Holy Ghost. God’s plan and desire is that we all successfully reach our destination.
“Lead Me, Guide Me, Walk Beside Me”: Life Lessons with the Holy Ghost
As you provide the proper context, your spirit can understand the Holy Ghost as He leads, guides, and walks beside you on your mortal journey.
The Light Through the Dark Glass
As we come to understand the Light of Christ and the Holy Ghost, we will be able to better receive guidance and direction.
Safely on the Lord’s Side
To be on the Lord's side, we must live with integrity, follow promptings of the Spirit, and persevere through rough waters.
The Truth of All Things
As impressive as modern technology is, a celestial communication network is infinitely more pure and capable than man's smartest technology.
The Unspeakable Gift of the Holy Ghost
We must intentionally seek the unspeakable gift of the Holy Ghost, which will instruct, guide, and testify to us.
Receiving and Recognizing the Holy Ghost
The Holy Ghost guides us through promptings. We should use our spiritual abilities to receive and recognize the Spirit.
The Parable of the Cherry Tree: How to Enjoy the Constant Companionship of the Holy Ghost
Steven C. Baugh tells us that when our spiritual branches are cut off from their roots, we separate ourselves from the Holy Ghost.
Our Life-Changing Partnership with the Spirit
Michael A. Jensen teaches of the Holy Ghost and how we can recognize and receive revelation.
Seek and Attain the Spiritual High Ground in Life
Standing faithful on spiritual high ground through obedience and temple covenants brings safety, strength, and eternal blessings.
Evidences of the Heart
How does the Spirit speak to you? This devotional explores Joseph Smith's experience in the Sacred Grove and its similarities to our own experiences.
Live Right Now
As we make important decisions, we must find the balance between seeking the Lord's guidance and having the courage to make our own choices.
The Still, Small Voice
The Holy Ghost offers comfort and guidance in the form of a still, small voice. We must learn to recognize, appreciate, and be worthy of this precious gift.
Finding Answers
We can find answers through seeking the Holy Ghost, asking the right questions, and knowing how to proceed when we don't receive answers.
Gifts of the Spirit for Hard Times
With faith, clean living, pure motive, and the love of Christ, we can expect revelation every day through the Spirit of God.
Feel and Follow the Holy Spirit
We may worry about missing out on important life opportunities, but the Spirit will help us to be in the right place at the right time.
The Wind Beneath Your Wings
At times we will go through trials and need to be lifted up. Control, attitude, and faith in God's power will create wind beneath our wings.
Focus on What Matters Most
By keeping the Lord’s plan of happiness in your sights, you can focus on what matters most in mortality and beyond.
“Things Too Wonderful for Me”
These stories and testimonies highlight the wonderful blessings of the gospel, of living righteously, and of loving one another.
Personal Revelation
An understanding of how personal revelation works will allow us to develop a closer relationship with God and to live better, happier lives.
The Holy Ghost: Our Infallible Guide
The Holy Ghost is a teacher, guardian, and comforter who will never fail us. If we listen to the voice of the Spirit, we will have an infallible guide.
Personal Epiphanies
The Lord can bless any of His children with an epiphany of knowledge and guidance. Consistent, strong inspiration is possible through the Holy Ghost.
The Voice of the Spirit
It can be difficult to hear the Spirit's voice amid the noise of the world but is worth the effort to have the Spirit's guidance and peace.
“We’ll Sing and We’ll Shout”: A Mantic Celebration of the Holy Spirit
Every child of God is entitled to experience “hosanna” moments, when the manifestations of the Spirit prompts mantic celebration.
Going Home
We are on a journey, going home. We must search for truth and seek the companionship of the Holy Ghost to guide this journey.
“Where the Spirit of the Lord Is, There Is Liberty”
Liberty comes from following Christ and must be defended, not only on wartorn battlefields, but in our everyday actions against the evils of the world.
Our Companion, the Holy Ghost
The Holy Ghost will guide our lives and help us change if we allow it. Elder Hugh W. Pinnock suggests eight ways to better abide by the Spirit.
The Whole Armor of God
By putting on the spiritual armor of God, we can protect ourselves from Satan's efforts to cut us off from the Holy Ghost and His divine influence.
Revelation
Revelation serves many purposes necessary and beneficial: it testifies, prophesies, comforts, uplifts, informs, restrains, confirms, and impels.
Grounded, Rooted, Established, and Settled
When the storms of life test our faith, we must be prepared. As a sturdy tree, be grounded, rooted, established, and settled in Jesus Christ.
Heavenly Powers
The priesthood, the presence of the Holy Ghost, our temple covenants—these are heavenly powers that bless our lives when we live the gospel.
Guidance of the Holy Spirit
God bless us that we may have the good sense to take the Holy Spirit as our guide and accomplish the purpose for which this life was given to us.
An Educated Conscience
When the Holy Ghost communicates with us, it takes a practiced and educated conscience to recognize what it is communicating.
God Shall Give unto You Knowledge by His Holy Spirit
Gordon B. Hinckley shares that through faith, you will be led by the Holy Spirit. Faith has the miraculous power to change the hearts of men.
Born of The Spirit
Christ taught Nicodemus that being born again of water and the Spirit means a true change of heart, not just ordinances.
That You May Not Be Deceived
It is easy, among so many different voices in the world, to be deceived. But if we are worthy of the Spirit and true to the Church, we won't be led astray.
Promptings of the Spirit
Just as Helen Keller struggled to learn to make sense of the world around her as a child, we too struggle when learning to comprehend the promptings of the Spirit. Practice, exposure, and patience are required to become fluent in the language of the Spirit.
