The Five Prepared J. Kirk Richards

How To Recognize When You Have the Spirit, and When You Don’t

I remember having a conversation about the Spirit, with my college roomate. He was 3-4 years younger than myself and preparing for a mission. He said something about how it’s not possible to have the Spirit with you all the time. I agreed, but called to his attention those days when everything just seems right. Though everything doesn’t go right, you’re not bothered by it. You’re just a little happier than normal, a little more interested in other people, their joys and problems
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Download FREE Temple Wallpapers and Prints

Okay, yes, I’m promoting my own website. Hear me out. It’s launching today. It’s called HelamanGallery.com. I’m offering FREE artwork. There are wallpapers like the ones posted above–pretty standard. But…
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How to meditate

President David O. McKay said this about mediation: In our worship there are two elements: One is the spiritual communion arising from our own meditation; the other, instruction from others.…
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Use Gmail as a journal

We’re supposed to keep a journal. That’s what the prophets both anciently and today have said. People have different preferences: some like the feel of pen and paper, others like…
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