Weekly Newsletter

“Hark! A tumult on the mountains, as of a vast multitude. Hark! An uproar among kingdoms, as of nations assembling: Jehovah of Hosts is marshaling an army for war. They come from a distant land beyond the horizon—Jehovah and the instruments of his wrath—to cause destruction throughout the earth” (Isaiah 13:4–5). “Hail the Assyrian, the […]

Have we lost sight of the extraordinary blessings attached to the Lord’s commandment to labor in his vineyard without purse or scrip? Have we considered the fruits of those who acted entirely on faith and put this principle to the test? “It is expedient that I give unto you this commandment, that ye become even

“I heard the voice of my Lord saying, Who shall I send? Who will go for us? And I replied, Here am I; send me! And he said, Go, and say to these people, Go on hearing, but not understanding; Go on seeing, but not perceiving. Make the heart of these people grow fat; dull

Question: Does Isaiah prophesy about a latter-day division in the church or people of God? Answer: Because Isaiah “spake as touching all things” concerning God’s people (3 Nephi 23:2)—more particularly about the end of the world and Jehovah/Jesus’ coming to reign on the earth—he prophesies an irrevocable division that occurs among God’s people. Indeed, that

God’s promise that we can “know” him, and that knowing him constitutes “eternal life” (John 17:3), means that not knowing him is to fall short of eternal life. Not knowing God characterizes the five foolish virgins and many others who did “many wonderful works” in the name of Jesus but to whom he is compelled

“Turn to me and save yourselves, all you ends of the earth; I am God, there is none other. By myself I swear it—righteousness has issued from my mouth, by a decree that cannot be revoked: To me every knee shall bow and every tongue swear [allegiance]. It shall be said of me, By Jehovah

The growing dissonance between the pulpit narrative and the scriptures narrative can become disconcerting when you hear ecclesiastical leaders, even at the highest levels, repeat precepts of men and teach things that in reality have no scriptural basis. Things such as “dead prophets” not being as important as living ones; ordination to the Melchizedek priesthood

The earth lies polluted under its inhabitants: they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinances, set at naught the everlasting covenant. (Isaiah 24:5) Give ear and come unto me; pay heed, that your souls may live! And I will make with you an everlasting covenant: [my] loving fidelity toward David. See, I have appointed him

“The waters of the lakes shall ebb away as stream beds become desolate and dry. The rivers shall turn foul, and Egypt’s waterways recede and dry up. Reeds and rushes shall wither; vegetation adjoining canals and estuaries, and all things sown along irrigation channels, shall shrivel and blow away and be no more.” (Isaiah 19:5–7)

With end-time “Assyria” openly displaying threats and thuggery, and end-time “Egypt” gross ineptitude, the world has entered yet another phase toward a countdown to catastrophe. With instruments of destruction unlike any existing previously for their capacity to annihilate in the hands of criminally minded madmen, the stage is set for a showdown that has been

“Their land is full of silver and gold and there is no end to their wealth; their land is full of horses and there is no end to their chariots. Their land is full of idols: they adore the works of their hands, things their own fingers have made” (Isaiah 2:7–8). “All who manufacture idols

“Listen to me, my people; give heed to me, O my nation: The law shall go forth from me; my precepts shall be a light to the peoples. Then, suddenly, I will act: My righteousness shall be at hand and my salvation proceed; my arms shall judge the peoples—the isles anticipate me, awaiting my arm”