Current Lessons Index

We live in an interesting, complex, and changing world in which there is much good and also much evil.  These Current Lessons are intended to be a commentary on many of the important issues of our time.  They will address a variety of topics with no common theme.  However, the common thread of the gospel will tie them all together.

The word gospel means “good news.”  It is hoped that these lessons will, in a small way, promote the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

1. It's Us Against Them

2. Squanto - An Instrument in Preparation for the Restoration

3. Sabbath Worship Gives Us Power to Keep Unspotted from the World

4. Our Testimony of the "Why" of Christmas

5. Joseph Smith Did More, Save Jesus Only

6. A New Year Resolution - The Habit of Repentance

7. To Increase Our Faith

8. The Lord Administers His Church in Ways that "Bringeth about the Salvation of Many Souls"

9. Make Your Bed, Salute the Flag, Desire to Get Married - Change the World

10. The Greatest Show on Earth

11. Our Family Deployment to The Great American Eclipse

12. The Book of Mormon and the Battle for the Souls of Men

13. Raising Children in a Wicked World

14. The Sacrament Can Be a Weekly Individual Celebration of Christmas

15. Parents Do Matter

16. Lightening, Fire, and Things that Matter Most

17. Give Heed to All the Words of the Prophet

18. Living Prophets Warn Against False Messages from the Enemy

19. The Ministry of President Russell M. Nelson

20. Letter to Our Family – The Cedar of Lebanon Tree on Temple Square

21. A Marvelous Flood of Light Changed the World On Both Sides of the Veil

22. This Kind Goeth Not Out But By Prayer and Fasting

23. God Has Said The Inward Vessel Shall Be Cleansed First

24. What Will Be Our New Normal?

25. An Ordinance in Preparation for Easter

26. The Battle for the Souls of Men Rages Worldwide

27. An Easter Testimony of the Atonement and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ

28. The Tree of Life and Mother’s Day

29. The Who, Where, What, and Why of the United States of America

30. The Doctrine of Elias and Evidence of the Ongoing Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

31. Things that Really Matter After Eighty Years of Life

32. Spring is the Time for New Life and Renewal, Especially in the Gospel of Jesus Christ

33. The Holy Week in Jerusalem and Another Holy Week in Kirtland

34. Easter and At-One-Ment Through Temple Worship

35. Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet Revisited 44 Years Later

36. A Total Solar Eclipse is Joyful Evidence of a Supreme Creator

37. Dare to Actively Support Good and Actively Oppose Evil

38. The Founding of the United States was Prologue to the Restoration - Independence Day 2024

39. A Marvelous Flood of Light

40. Instrument Flying by the Power of the Holy Ghost

41. Pioneers and the Grace of Jesus Christ

42. Thoughts on “The Constitution, A Heavenly Banner” - Constitution Day 2024

43. No Righteous Person is Ever Taken Before Their Time

44. More coming soon….

Principles of Good Government

We are currently in the process of electing the next President of the United States.  Considering the importance of this office it would be well to consider what the Lord has said about the Constitution, elections, and candidates.  At a difficult time in our history the Lord told his people that they should befriend the constitutional law of the land, and that honest, wise, and good men and women should be supported for public offices.  (See D&C 98:5-10)  President Ezra Taft Benson further explained:

“Note the qualities that the Lord demands in those who are to represent us.  They must be good, wise, and honest.  Some leaders may be honest and good but unwise in legislation they choose to support.  Others may possess wisdom but be dishonest and unvirtuous.  We must be concerted in our desires and efforts to see men and women represent us who possess all three of these qualities” (Ezra Taft Benson, The Constitution – A Heavenly Banner, p. 30).

It is my desire to publish Lessons that speak to public policies that are consistent with Gospel principles.  I will also give examples of public leaders from the past who have been both honest, wise, and good.

1. George Washington, Honesty, and Ordered Liberty

2. Benjamin Franklin - A Wise Man Raised Up

3. John and Abigail Adams - True Patriots

4. Socialism is a Threat to Our Freedom

5. The Entitlement Mentality and the Bondage of Dependency

6. Freedom and the Celestial Nature of Self-Reliance

7. Freedom is a Fragile Thing

8. Immigration

9. If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear

10. The Four Hundred Years Anniversary of the Mayflower Compact

11. Remembering 9/11 – What About the Future?

12. The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Second Coming

13. The Lord’s Work and Gift of the US Constitution

14. The Iran-Russia Military Axis is an Example of a Current Secret Combination

15. More coming soon...