While pondering Christ’s atonement and the role our premortal spiritual existence with God played in it, I felt an inkling of the emotions that were involved in this premortal realm. Before we were born, we all existed as individual spirit children of God. Our Father...
It is apparent that many erroneous beliefs and practices throughout the world’s history evolved from true principles or teachings that were distorted as people fell away from the truth. It is easy to see that human sacrifice, which was prevalent in many ancient...
The two greatest catalysts for change are trauma and grieving. Indeed, rarely do individuals make any substantive change absent the influence of either of these two forces. These two disruptors are the impetus associated with the change of one’s worldview and even...
After this experience, I realized that we all have emotional holes created by living in a world with deficiencies. Only love can fill the holes that were created by a lack of love. This quest for love was created by design and not by some mistake. It is how God...
The other day, I was talking with one of the secretaries at work about a personal issue she was dealing with. I relate to the yearning and frustration in her question: “I want to do the right thing, so why doesn’t God just tell me what I should do?” On the opposite...
Living overseas at this young age and interacting with people from divergent socio-economic backgrounds with different beliefs and perspectives informed my personal worldview. Even though individuals often do not realize it, everyone has a worldview, and our worldview...
I worked closely with Mr. Ma for several years. I helped him evaluate business opportunities, managed his commercial real estate portfolio, and handled a plethora of problems that arose. I ran his housing developments in Las Vegas and Palmdale, California, after he...
Several years ago, a friend loaned me a scholarly book written by a professor from Yale University which traced the development of the concept of the devil. While reading this book, I came across the story of Justin Martyr for the first time. Justin Martyr was a...
Soon after we were married, my wife and I started attending the Spanish-speaking congregation of our church in north San Diego County. We had learned Spanish as missionaries in Peru and Ecuador. We served the Spanish-speaking community in that area for a few years...
Life is messy. There are an infinite number of variables that affect our lives: the weather, political forces, financial concerns, our health, and most of all, other human beings exercising their personal free will. It is human nature to try to bring some semblance of...
