Deuteronomy 8:3 in the Old Testament declares that "man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord." When Christ was tempted by the devil in the wilderness at the beginning of His ministry, He echoed this scripture,...
Richard E. Turley Jr.
Richard E. Turley Jr. served for twenty-two years as managing director of the Historical Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and eight years as Assistant Church Historian and Recorder. He also served as managing director of the Family History, Public Affairs, and Church Communication Departments.
Week 39: Doctrine and Covenants 106‒108
As the Church grew and matured, it faced the perpetual challenge of growth: finding and training good leaders. After the march of the Camp of Israel, the Lord called members of that group to serve in two new leadership bodies, the Quorum of the Twelve and the Seventy....
Church Doctrine 07, Spiritual Gifts, Beginner Level 100
In 1 Corinthians 12:1‒11 in the New Testament, the apostle Paul enumerates gifts of the Spirit found in the Church, including "divers kinds of tongues," "prophecy," "healing," and "the interpretation of tongues." Paul says explicitly that "no man can say that Jesus is...