Here, the Zion Family express their testimonies, share insight on trying to live as Zion in modern America, and otherwise share on spiritual matters.
Do you find it difficult to journal? If you’re like me, you feel like you’re supposed to. To journal, I mean, not find it difficult… It seems that prophets and apostles have counseled us to keep a journal. Both in the days of old and in modern times. Today I’m …
The Alma 5 interview. It seemed simple enough when Elder Ballard introduced it at General Conference. When I turned to the scriptures, however, I’ll admit, I was a little shocked. It’s probably no surprise to you, but there are fifty questions in this chapter! We aren’t talking about a quick …
It is great that you now feel the importance of the doctrine and principles that you have found. Really, it is! But it doesn’t do you any good. You can feel the importance of it until the day you die, but if you don’t do something about it, you’ve just …
Why is “Why” one of the most often repeated questions to escape out of a little child’s mouth when you tell them to do, or not to do, something? Is it just because there is so much they don’t know? Or even that there are so many things they don’t …
What percentage would you say your family manages to pay attention to General Conference? Actually, what percentage do they allow YOU to pay attention to General Conference? If you feel a desire to answer that question in single digits, even if it’s not REALLY that bad, then I can relate. …
What is the next step to learning how to feast upon the words of Christ? Now that we have learned how to identify, we need to know how to understand doctrine and principles! The best description of what it means to understand the doctrine and principles I have find is …
Doctrine and principles. We all know that they exist. That they’re in the scriptures. However, prior to my class on teaching seminary, I basically left that sort of thing up to someone else to work out. I thought, “Doctrine and principles are the stuff that made it into the manual.” …
How many times have you heard the phrase: “Feast upon the words of Christ”, and just wanted to hang your head in shame? I know I did. I read my scriptures, and I found insight here and there, but I hardly “feasted”. Feasting implies a certain degree of hunger and …
