Partaking of Salvation

Lehi, in his vision, sees a tree with fruit that he says is “desirable to make one happy”. After partaking of the fruit he said, “it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy; wherefore I began to be desirous that my family should partake of it also…”. What was this fruit and why was is …

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Why do Mormons have a semi-annual conference?

In his Saturday morning conference talk titled, General Conference: Strengthening Faith and Testimony, Elder Robert D. Hales said, “The greatest blessings of general conference come to us after the conference is over.” My initial interpretation, as my thoughts took me to a chaotic scene of two small children playing very loudly, throwing toys, and whining for …

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