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Gospel Doctrine: The Resurrected Body of Christ

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Many Christians think of Jesus as a spiritual creature, existing without a body. Of all of the references to Christ’s resurrected, physical body, the scriptures of the New Testament are some of the clearest. Here, He shows His disciples without a shadow of a doubt that, following death, He took up again His physical body. Luke 24 shows the best record of this. As the disciples sat puzzling over the events of the preceding day, the Savior appeared to them. In verse 37, we see that the disciples responded with terror, thinking that Jesus was not a man but a … Continue reading →

Gospel Doctrine: What Christ’s Resurrection Means to Each of Us

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This week’s Gospel Doctrine lesson discusses the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As we ponder this topic, I would first like to address what this significant event means to each and every one of us. Like the Atonement, the events that occurred on the first day of the week many years ago did not affect only the Savior. When He reunited His body and His spirit, He made it possible for each and every one of us to do so likewise. In 1 Corinthians 15:20-22, Jesus is called “the firstfruits” of those risen from the dead. Similarly, … Continue reading →

Gospel Doctrine: Men Ought Always to Pray

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Yesterday, we talked about the parable of the wicked judge. Today, I’d like to take a look at why that parable was told. Christ provides the reason in the first verse of Luke 18: “that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.” We need to make sure that our physical bodies do not keep us from spiritual experiences. As a new mother, I’ve struggled with this greatly over the last six weeks. My schedule has been somewhat disrupted, and I have let my prayers and scripture study slide. Things have been on the “when you think of it” … Continue reading →

Homeschoolers and the Congressional Page Program

Earlier this week, we went to our state’s annual Homeschool Day at the Capitol. It was wonderful. People had traveled several hours to get there, and there was a permeable sense of expectation. It’s put on by a conservative Christian homeschool organization, and it was not only the audience that reflected that. I was very encouraged to hear the many different speakers echo many of my own views. Because the legislature is in session, they were working, taking time out of their busy days to give us three-to-five minute speeches of encouragement. The first congressman came out and spoke about … Continue reading →

Cleaning as Therapy

“What? Is she nuts?” Hear me out before you decide. When I was sixteen, my brother got in a car accident. The in-a-coma kind where, when he came out of it four months later, he sat in his chair and drooled, and had to learn to walk and talk again. It was devastating to the whole family, but especially to my mother. I remember that one of the first things she did was to go and scour the bathroom. I went and cleaned the other. So began my discovery that cleaning is good therapy. I don’t mean everyday cleaning. That … Continue reading →

Seattle, WA: Space Needle

In 1962, taxpayers footed a lot of the bill for the World’s Fair in Seattle. More than 85% of the money they paid in was guaranteed to go to permanent structures including the entire Seattle Center. (I wish today’s city planners had the same restriction!) The centerpiece of this area was the Space Needle, a 600-foot structure that continues to be Seattle’s number one tourist attraction almost fifty years later. For the cost of $4.5 million, Seattle gained not only an attraction for the fair, but also an icon for the Northwest. Every time we have out of state visitors, … Continue reading →