When I was a child my favorite Christmas carol was “Away in A Manger.” We sang a version in which the chorus divided into two parts a...

Yesterday I found myself thinking about my Savior all day long. While Thanksgiving usually makes me think of the Savior, this was more. As...

Many of the symbols we find in the scriptures have duel meanings. They are good for the godly and turn into evil for the sinful. For examp...

Several places in the scriptures it speaks of a "covenant of salt" (For example, 2 Chronicles 13:5; Numbers 18:19). And, as I...

Usually when we tell the Christmas story we include the shepherds and wise men, but there are other important characters in the story that w...

The symbolism in the Wise Men’s gift of gold is obvious. Since the beginning of time, gold has been the most sought after of all precious...

Another royal gift given to the baby Jesus by the Wise Men was myrrh. Like frankincense, myrrh is harvested by cutting into the trunk of t...

 Frankincense  We don’t actually know how many Wise Men came to worship the baby Jesus. Tradition maintains that there were three b...

 "Heavenly Hands" by Greg Olsen (click here)  There is one thread that weaves through the entire Nativity story—the angels....

During New Testament times babies, especially male babies, were considered a great blessing, the very “salt of the earth.” Therefore whe...

"Journey to Bethlehm" by Joseph Brickey (click here) The Nativity begins with the decree that the people of Palestine must ...

I love the symbolism in the scriptures and today I found something I’ve never noticed before. In the account of Adam and Eve being expelled ...

This has been the best Christmas ever. I hope yours has been the same. Thanks for celebrating with me.  But there is one last thing to cele...

There is one thread that weaves through the entire nativity story—the angels. The English word angel comes from the Greek word angelos ...

The symbolism in the Wise Men’s gift of gold is obvious.  Since the beginning of time, gold has been the most sought after of precious metal...

The second gift given to the baby Jesus by the Wise Men was myrrh. Like frankincense, myrrh is harvested by cutting into the trunk of the...

How fitting that the Light of the World was introduced to the world by a new star.  Close your eyes for a moment and imagine being in a dark...

I love symbolism and am especially captivated by all that can be conveyed by symbols. I saw this picture of the Salt Lake Temple baptismal f...