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For any who are having contentions in their own family, whether it is long standing, or recently because of the election, this article by my long time friend and mentor Larry Barkdull is very appropriate. In our local newspaper it mentioned some families may have problems with a family Thanksgiving get together, as the recent politics have divided them.  That is so sad, and so unnecessary!  Our loved ones are still the same dear family members we have loved all our lives.  They are not who they voted for.  Let's be peace makers at this time wherever we may be. GREAT ARTICLE! The Destructive Nature of the Spirit of Contention By Larry Barkdull  · November 8, 2016 To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please  CLICK HERE Editor’s Note: Our friend and longtime Meridian writer Larry Barkdull recently passed away. To remember and honor him this is one of a series of his past articles that we are republishing weekly. ...

Have you discovered "Book of Mormon Central"?  It is a fascinating new website with evidences that help add a lot of knowledge and evidences about the Book of Mormon.  This article, in Meridian Magazine, is very amazing.  I love to study about the many facts being found that corroborate the Book of Mormon! Did Ancient Israelites Build Temples Outside of Jerusalem? By Book of Mormon Central  · February 10, 2016 To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please  CLICK HERE . Visit Book of Mormon Central at  http://www.bookofmormoncentral.org Follow  Book of Mormon Central on Facebook “And I, Nephi, did build a temple” ( 2 Nephi 5:16 ). The Know Some time after their arrival in the New World, Nephi and his followers separated themselves from the Lamanites and established a small community of believers ( 2 Nephi 5:5–15 ). The Book of Mormon reports that at that time, Nephi constructed a temple. “And I, Ne...

BOOK OF MORMON Book of Mormon Extras—Lesson 4: Obtaining the Best Gifts from Heaven According to Our Desires By Scot Facer Proctor  · January 13, 2016 The Book of Mormon is loaded with powerful messages that are often skipped over or that remain in obscurity to the casual reader. This week’s lesson has one of those. A Pattern I absolutely love Nephi’s response to Lehi’s dream or vision of the Tree of Life. In telling us about his own personal feelings, Nephi gives each of us a pattern to follow to obtain our fondest dreams and receive the richest blessings of heaven. Let’s look closely. “And it came to pass after I, Nephi, having heard all the words of my father, concerning the things which he saw in a vision, and also the things which he spake by the power of the Holy Ghost, which power he received by faith on the Son of God—and the Son of God was the Messiah who should come— I, Nephi, was desirous...