In 2 Corinthians 9, Paul says, “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (vs. 15). This indescribable gift God gave was His Son Jesus — a gift worth giving and worth receiving. Luke tells us what ...

As we receive these gifts, our desire to share them with others will increase. Sister Porter reminded us that receiving gifts from God is not passive, and one must be willing to do whatever is ...

You’ve been praying and praying, and haven’t yet seen any results. Circumstances seem to be at a standstill and you don’t understand why. An opportunity, for which you are striving, hasn’t come to ...

Primary General President Susan H. Porter prompted students to receive the gifts of God during her BYU devotional address on Nov. 1. President Porter began by inviting students to picture themselves ...

Who in the Bible had the greatest faith? Was I Noah who built the Ark? Was it Abraham, the father of the Jewish race? Was it the prophet Isaiah, Jeremiah, or Elijah? Each of these and many more whose ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis dedicated his general audience Jan. 22 to the topic of Christian unity, emphasizing that although divisions can be painful, we ought to be grateful for the gifts given to ...

I happen to be one of those people who absolutely dread those wonderfully positive messages that are only effective if you send them to 1,000 people in five minutes. I mean, hey, there’s absolutely ...

God bless America! God bless Texas! God bless you! I think most of us would agree with those statements, but what do we mean by them? Are we asking for divine ...

On the surface of things, there’s no mystery how one ought to receive Communion: Stand up, file out of the pew, wait your turn in line, eat the Host, and head back to the pew. But beneath these ...

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