Valerie joined the church several years ago. She was pregnant, and came to church alone. Her husband had no interest in the church. She hoped that some day he would show some interest, and in the meantime was hoping to raise her first child in the gospel. Her parents and brother were also hopeful future […]
This weekend was our local Stake conference, and the priesthood section focused on home teaching and inactive members. One of the speakers uses a great analogy to briefly discuss a problem with our church.
He noted (And I am paraphrasing from memory): “We can bring as many members as we want into the church [and I […]
This weekend I was privileged to go to some training on the scouting arm of the Young Men’s Program. They provided some sobering statistics from President Dahlquist.
 Of young men born as members of the Church in the US and Canada, only 37% of these young men serve missions. Further, only 45% ever become […]
