I was recently presented with a topic about which I had never given much thought: someone taking a long time for confession, resulting in other people unable to receive the sacrament because the ...

The answer is hinted at by former Mormon prophet and president Joseph Fielding Smith, who said: In preparation for this Restoration the Lord raised up noble men, such as Luther, Calvin, Knox, and ...

Editor’s note: Every year on Labor Day, I want to feature this article—not only because it’s a stand-out example of Tim Staples’s excellent work, but because the pun is so good. This year, as my wife ...

Is it ever permissible to take an oath? In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says, “Do not swear at all. . . . Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil” (Matt.

Many years back, my father took us along to Florida on a work trip. With seven kids in the back of a gray Chevy Suburban, he pulled off the main drag to show us a “neighborhood.” Or rather, he pulled ...