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 Have you  had prayers answered?  And did you recognize the answer? Do Your Prayers Have Power? By  Joni Hilton  · October 20, 2021 The following is excerpted from the book, The Power of Prayer by Joni Hilton (Covenant Communications). Prayer is an ingenious gift from a Father who misses His children. He gave us this amazing tool in hopes that we would “call home” frequently and not lose touch. But it is more than just a way to stay in contact—it is a way to unlock the very powers of heaven, the key to a treasure box. Prayer can actually precipitate miracles. The real purpose of prayer is to refine your desires to match God’s and to be of ultimate service to Him. It is to help you see things from an eternal perspective, so that you will ask for help in developing the strengths you need to meet your tasks. It is finding out what God wants for you, not telling God what you want for yourself. Many of us learn to pray by following a basic list of four main parts of ...

  The Video Link for John W. Welch's telling of the whole letter by the Prophet Joseph Smith is in this post.  You'll have to copy and paste it to access listening to it.  Very fascinating!  It is in the article the link refers to -- with his picture. Why Did Joseph Write His Famous Letter from Liberty Jail? By  Book of Mormon Central  · October 19, 2021 View the article  on Book of Mormon Central . “O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?” Doctrine and Covenants 121:1 The Know The letter Joseph Smith wrote in Liberty Jail between March 20 and 22, 1839, is perhaps his most famous letter: substantial excerpts from it have been canonized as Doctrine and Covenants 121, 122, and 123. These important sections contain some especially well-known and memorable passages. But few have ever read the letter in its entirety, and thus many do not realize that it also contains further words of advice and inspiration that are w...

  This is one of the most insightful article about Columbus that  I've ever read!  Just in time for Columbus Day this weekend! Will the Real Columbus Please Stand Up By  Tad R. Callister  · October 8, 2021 A well-known television show,  To Tell the Truth,  involved four panelists who were presented with three contestants, each of whom claimed to be the key figure in a unique occupation or experience. Two of the contestants were counterfeits who were permitted to misrepresent the truth, while the third contestant—the real key figure—was required to tell the truth. After asking questions, the panelists would then give their opinion as to which contestant was the real McCoy. Thereafter the moderator would say, “Would the real ‘key figure’ please stand up.” The panelists were often surprised to discover they had picked the wrong contestant. In a somewhat like manner, we have many revisionist historians who have manufactured a counterfeit Columbus who has o...

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  I have heard all my 86 years that the day would come that the Constitution would hang, as by a thread.  Today that is happening, and I hope each of us will do our part to help uphold it.  The future of the world depends on it! The Constitution—Man-made or Divinely Inspired? By  Tad R. Callister  · September 20, 2021 A critical issue faces our nation today: Is the Constitution of our country divinely inspired and thus worthy of our vigorous defense, or instead, is it a secular document in need of drastic overhaul to comply with current societal trends?  This raises the preliminary question, “Did the Founding Fathers coincidentally and conveniently appear on the scene at the same time, or were they raised up by God to establish a nation and Constitution inspired by Him?” Unfortunately, it has become academically in vogue to denigrate many of our Founding Fathers. Undoubtedly, they had imperfections, as do all men, but nonetheless, they were chosen instrumen...

  A successful New York lawyer's response when called as an Apostle by Dennis B. Horne, Contributor  | Sep. 08, 2021 Editor’s note: The following excerpt comes from a book about special witnesses of Jesus Christ. You can read this chapter in its entirety at  truthwillprevail.xyz  as well as other chapters as they are posted. This excerpt is republished here with permission.  Brother Henry D. Moyle, then the chairman of the General Welfare Committee, had been in Salt Lake City before conference, but was given permission by President George Albert Smith to travel to New York City (to begin some legal work for a client) since there were no major Welfare issues needing his attention. 1  But as general conference was about to start (then a three-day affair), Henry received a “long-distance” telephone call from President Smith, in which he was called as an Apostle and told to return immediately to Salt Lake City so he could be sustained and ordained. 2  Near...