Gospel Fare
How Zion Can Escape the Spiral of Contention
Can Latter-day Saints find peace? Yes, but it requires forsaking a worldly conflict paradigm for something better.
Emily de Schweinitz Taylor
May 17, 2024
Can Latter-day Saints find peace? Yes, but it requires forsaking a worldly conflict paradigm for something better.
Through a union of divine guidance and modern instructional methods, educators are unlocking new and innovative educational approaches.
Scripture mandates saints care for the poor and needy, but greed and indulgence prevail. Prophets condemn materialism, saying true religion is mercy and honesty. Still, surplus property remains elusive.
In a world that can be frightening and unstable, certain conviction can bring a measure of tangible comfort, whether or not it’s actually true.
Our discussion of Brad Wilcox’s firesides has been a hard and valuable one, and Dan Ellsworth closes with this plea for more forthrightness about the uncomfortable challenges Zion requires of us all.
The pandemic has created in many of us a false sense that we can make the world better just by arguing obnoxiously on the internet. But if we’re sincere about wanting that, it’s going to take something more.
Recent attempts to identify a “radical orthodoxy” may risk creating disunity among
Latter-day Saints. Is it worth it?
Many across different belief systems have conceptions of a more enlightened society to come. For Latter-day Saints, that “Zion” on the horizon centers on an imperative of inspired, righteous leadership – both then and now.