Emulating the True Nature of Christ: A Latter-day Saint Framework for Plant-Based Living

Emulating the True Nature of Christ: A Latter-day Saint Framework for Plant-Based Living

For members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the primary objective of mortality is to emulate the Savior, Jesus Christ, and gradually take upon ourselves His divine nature. We seek to align our wills with the Father’s, keeping His commandments and preparing ourselves for the Millennial reign and ultimate exaltation. While many aspects of discipleship are frequently discussed from the pulpit, one profoundly impactful area of our daily lives is often overlooked: our dietary choices and our relationship with God’s creations. A careful examination of scripture, ancient history, and the restored revelations demonstrates that adopting a plant-based diet is deeply synergistic with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is a powerful mechanism for spiritual refinement. By choosing to abstain from the unnecessary consumption of animal flesh, we step away from the culturally ingrained traditions of men, align ourselves with the original peaceful design of the Garden of Eden, honor the ultimate sacrifice of the Savior, and fully embrace the principles revealed in the Word of Wisdom.

The Divine Pattern: From Eden to the Millennium

To understand God's ultimate vision for our relationship with the Earth and its creatures, we must look to the beginning of the world and to its prophesied end. In the original creation, before the fall and the introduction of violence, God established a plant-based dietary law for all living things. As recorded in Genesis, God declared, "I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so".This peaceful, non-violent state was the celestial ideal; it is a historical reality that the most righteous people living before the flood maintained a vegetarian diet. The consumption of animal flesh was not introduced as a normal practice until after the deluge, and even then, it was accompanied by a solemn warning from God that "the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast". This introduction of fear and dread between man and animal was not a blessing, but rather a reflection of a lower state of living and a concession to a fallen, post-flood reality.

The spiritual danger of consuming flesh simply to satisfy physical cravings is illustrated throughout ancient scripture. In the extra-biblical Book of Enoch, one of the great sins that brought condemnation upon the world was that the lawless giants "began to sin against birds, and beasts, and reptiles, and fish, and to devour one another's flesh, and drink the blood," consuming animal flesh to feed their unchecked lusts. Similarly, the Book of Mormon contrasts the industrious, agrarian Nephites—who grew crops and limited their meat consumption primarily to religious sacrifices—with the Lamanites, who feasted exclusively on wild beasts and subsequently became a ferocious and bloodthirsty people.

If the Garden of Eden represents our origin, the prophesied Millennium represents our destination. Scripture clearly foretells that when Christ returns to reign, the Earth will be renewed to its paradisiacal glory, and all creatures will revert to a state of profound peace. Isaiah prophesied of this day, declaring that "the lion shall eat straw like the ox," and that "they shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain". If we are a people actively striving to build Zion and prepare for the Millennium, it stands to reason that we should align our current, daily practices with that future peaceful reality. Consuming a plant-based diet allows us to actively participate in the Millennial promise today, ceasing to hurt or destroy God's creatures and fostering a spirit of universal peace.

The End of Animal Sacrifice and the Sufficiency of Christ's Blood

In ancient Israel, the taking of animal life was strictly regulated and treated with immense reverence. Under Levitical law, the killing of an animal for food was considered a form of sacrifice; the blood—representing the life of the creature—was sacred and was to be treated with utmost respect, never to be casually consumed. This sacrificial system was designed to point the minds of the people to the future suffering and Atonement of Jesus Christ. It was meant to be an unpleasant and solemn experience that evoked deep humility and gratitude, not an act of recreational thrill or gluttonous enjoyment. If all a person thought about while taking an animal's life was the tasty meal that would follow, the spiritual efficacy of the sacrifice was entirely lost. 

However, this lower law was fulfilled and completed by the infinite Atonement of Jesus Christ. Christ's death on the cross ended the shedding of blood and fulfilled the law of animal sacrifice. Therefore, the only legitimate religious justification for routinely consuming animals ended with the Savior's ultimate sacrifice. We are incredibly blessed in the modern era to worship Christ without having to rely on the death of animals; we can commit our lives entirely to Him in a more peaceful, non-violent space.

This profound theological shift is beautifully hidden within the promised blessings of the Word of Wisdom. In Doctrine and Covenants 89, the Lord promises that for those who follow these health principles, "the destroying angel shall pass by them, as the children of Israel, and not slay them". This is a direct, overt allusion to the ancient Passover, where the blood of a slain lamb was required on the doorposts for protection. By placing this promise at the end of a revelation that explicitly instructs Saints to spare animal life, the Lord is emphatically declaring that Christ's blood is now completely sufficient for our salvation and protection. We no longer need to shed the blood of God's creatures to be shielded from the destroying angel; the Lamb of God has paid the price once and for all. Choosing a plant-based diet is a profound, daily physical acknowledgment that Christ's sacrifice is absolute and complete.

The Word of Wisdom: Divine Guidance for Discipleship

The Lord has not left us to navigate the complexities of physical health and environmental stewardship without definitive guidance. Doctrine and Covenants Section 89, the Word of Wisdom, is a revelation perfectly designed to help us connect with the divine by reverencing the physical body and the Earth. While cultural practice often reduces this revelation to a simple list of prohibitions—abstaining from alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and tea—a closer examination reveals a comprehensive, plant-based framework designed to elevate our physical and spiritual vitality.

The revelation explicitly ordains "wholesome herbs" (fruits and vegetables) and "every fruit in the season thereof" for the nature and use of humanity. Furthermore, it establishes that "all grain is ordained for the use of man and of beasts, to be the staff of life". Grains, including cereal grasses and legumes, are divinely intended to be the foundational staple of our diets. 

Most significantly, the Word of Wisdom addresses the consumption of meat with a clarity that is often ignored due to cultural conditioning. The Lord states that the flesh of beasts and fowls is to be used "sparingly". But He goes further, providing a rare and explicit insight into what brings Him joy: "And it is pleasing unto me that they should not be used, only in times of winter, or of cold, or famine". It is highly unusual in scripture for God to explicitly state what behaviors "please" Him. As disciples of Christ, if we are told that abstaining from animal flesh brings pleasure to the Creator of the Universe, it should become our eager desire to align our habits with that divine preference. God leaves the door open for humans to consume animals to preserve human life during times of absolute necessity or starvation, but in our modern era of abundance, doing so daily merely to satisfy the lusts of the palate falls far short of this divine invitation.

Overcoming the Traditions of Men and "Conspiring Men"

If the scriptural mandate is so clear, why is the heavy consumption of animal products so prevalent among modern Christians and Latter-day Saints? The answer lies in the deeply ingrained "traditions of men" and the fulfillment of the Lord's warning in the Word of Wisdom regarding the "evils and designs which do and will exist in the hearts of conspiring men in the last days". 

Modern society has been heavily influenced by profit-driven misinformation campaigns that have hijacked nutritional science and alienated us from the simple, garden-based diet God intended. For over a century, powerful industries have propagated falsehoods to ensure the continual, heavy consumption of meat and dairy. In the 1860s, scientists falsely claimed meat was a biological necessity for creating muscle. In the 1920s, the U.S. Meat Board, actively combating the rise of vegetarianism, launched campaigns to link meat consumption to masculinity, creating the absurd cultural narrative that "Real Men Don't Eat Cereal". This was followed by the "Great Protein Fiasco" of the 1950s, which artificially inflated human protein requirements to dispose of military food supplies, and the modern "carnivore diet" trends of the 2020s that dismiss decades of health science in favor of heavy animal consumption.

These conspiracies have profoundly shaped modern American culture, turning the consumption of meat into an almost mandatory religious practice at holidays and social gatherings. Our culture aggressively promotes the idea that eating meat and grilling are inherently "manly" activities. In truth, this is the most emasculating approach to manhood imaginable—suggesting that a man's worth is tied to consuming out of mere lust and physical gratification. True masculinity and spiritual maturity are found in emulating Jesus Christ: in acting as a protector, showing deep compassion, demonstrating humility, and serving others. By awakening to these cultural manipulations and choosing a plant-based lifestyle, a disciple of Christ actively rejects the designs of conspiring men and chooses a path of intentional, righteous living. 

True Stewardship and Honoring the Temple

Finally, adopting a plant-based diet is the ultimate expression of gratitude for two profound divine gifts: our physical bodies and the Earth itself. Latter-day Saint theology recognizes the physical body as a sacred temple, a necessary and holy component of the eternal soul. Feeding this temple with addictive, harmful, or unnecessarily heavy foods depletes our vitality and demonstrates a lack of reverence for the Creator's gift. A whole-food, plant-based diet is objectively healthier for the human body, providing the exact nutrients God designed for our thriving without the burden of disease associated with heavy meat and dairy consumption.

Furthermore, God has commanded us to be righteous stewards over the Earth. Modern animal agriculture is an immense violation of this stewardship. Industrial meat and dairy production is calorically inefficient, requiring up to 10 times the water and 20 times the land to produce the same amount of calories as plant agriculture. It demands the destruction of diverse ecosystems to make way for massive, homogeneous monocrops of corn and soy meant solely to feed caged, miserable animals. This system subjects animals to immense stress, pumps them full of medications, and generates toxic concentrations of waste. 

To be a true steward in the image of Christ is to foster life, build balanced ecosystems, and care for the vulnerable. By shifting our focus to growing gardens, supporting local plant agriculture, and eating herbs in their season, we actively participate in healing the Earth from the destructive practices of industrialization. Working cooperatively with nature rather than dominating it fulfills our divine mandate and allows all of God's creations to flourish in harmony. 

Conclusion

Becoming like Jesus Christ requires a willingness to examine our habits, shed cultural traditions that distract from our spiritual potential, and adopt a higher, holier way of living. A plant-based lifestyle is not a mere dietary fad; it is a profound theological framework firmly rooted in the restored Gospel. By choosing to nourish our bodily temples with the wholesome herbs and grains ordained by God, we honor the original peaceful design of Eden, look forward to the millennial reign of the Savior, show deep gratitude for His ultimate Atoning sacrifice, and answer the Lord's explicit invitation to please Him by sparing animal life.

As we distance ourselves from the commercial conspiracies that promote gluttony and environmental destruction, we step into a space of greater spiritual clarity, physical health, and true stewardship. For members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, eating a plant-based diet is a beautiful, synergistic practice that turns our daily meals into an active expression of our faith, helping us to walk more closely in the compassionate, life-giving footsteps of our Savior.

Letting Your Light Shine vs Reflecting Someone Else's

 Each of us has the Divine Spark, also called the Light of Truth, within us. That Light can grow brighter and brighter until the perfect day, but it can also grow dimmer and dimmer until we are shrouded in darkness. How can it grow dimmer? By covering it up with false traditions. Sometimes these false traditions impersonate the shining light of truth by reflecting other light. A light and mirror will never produce as much light as two lights. 

Each generation has its prioritized virtues, as well as all the counterpart vices. Yet it seems that for as many people who truly shine with those virtues, there are many more who merely appear to shine with it by attempting to reflect the light of others. An apparent prioritized virtue of the present generation is authenticity, yet in a desire to be authentic, it is possible to force the appearance of authenticity by mirroring the actions of others. The person who shines and the person who reflects are both capable of shining, both are inherently the same at the core in that they are a part of the Divine Spark, but the one who reflects is covering their true light with a false light. 

While this idea is broadly applicable, the following is a personal example of how I have seen this. I love learning, I find immense joy when I experience that 'aha' moment that seems to shine greater light on a topic, helping me to see more clearly some truth. I also love helping others have that same experience. These two loves have undoubtedly guided me to my current profession which is essentially a mix of learning and teaching. Yet, my profession doesn't totally fill my cup, because it doesn't provide many ways for me to share my insights into religion, philosophy, ethics, and politics, so I am often left unfulfilled and frustrated. 

In my pursuit of learning I read a lot and listen to various podcasts, and I find great joy in benefitting from the insights shared by others. Yet I also feel envious of their ability to share their insights with such a large audience, thinking that because I have so much to share that I should also be given the opportunity to share my ideas with such a large audience. This line of thinking robs me of my joy and has also caused me to become judgmental and critical of those who have the current opportunity to share their insights with large audiences which in turn, inhibits my ability to learn from them. So, what am I to do? I have come to realize, that the main point of my frustration is that I have focused on wanting to share my insights in the same way that others are sharing their insights despite having no present options to do so, leaving me helpless. Instead, I need to focus on what I can control, sharing in the ways that I currently can that best suits my current interests and lifestyle. 

Hence, this blog. I started it over ten years ago when I was a missionary sharing the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, and I remember feeling very fulfilled at composing my ideas in a way that made them available to others. Now, seeing the wisdom in my younger self, I am picking that blog back up and I am going to begin again at letting my light shine. Who knows where this will go, but I am excited to finally leave the frustration of the waiting place behind and begin a new journey. I hope this inspires you to let your light shine as well.

Trust Like a Child

When Jesus Christ invites us to be childlike there is much more to that commandment than what initially meets the eye. One thing that has always inspired me about children is their ability to trust. They firmly believe that their parents will provide for their needs and they happily enjoy their lives never giving another thought as to whether or not there will be food on the table. Our Heavenly Father in many ways is hoping to have a very similar relationship with us.

"Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?... Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day isthe evil thereof." 

(Matthew 6:25,30-34)

He wants us to be able to focus our efforts and our energy on those things in this life that are going to bring us lasting joy. He has promised that if we humbly obey that he will provide for our every need. However, it seems to me that many good people are trying to do what they can to obey the commandments and to serve our Heavenly Father, but they wont let themselves trust his divine promises by allowing the burdens of guilt and worry to weigh them down, rather than letting a profound sense of peace prevail in their lives from day to day.

What I have found is that the times that I have been most happy on my mission here in Jacksonville, FL where when I was simply laboring away in the Lord's vineyard and not worrying about how I was going to obtain or accomplish the things that Lord has already promised to provide or complete. Just the other day I was reading from the book of Enos in the Book of Mormon and the following verse really stuck out to me.

"And I, Enos, knew that God could not lie; wherefore, my guilt was swept away." 

(Enos 1:6)

I am constantly amazed at the simple childlike faith that is demonstrated in this simple verse. The absolute trust in God. Guilt can be among the heaviest burdens that people will carry in the lives, and to know that in an instant that this burden was removed by simply trusting the words of a loving Heavenly Father is such a profound example to all of us. It is helpful for all of us to remember the following words of comfort.

"¶Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." 

(Matthew 11:28-30) 

I want to bear my simple testimony that if we will trust God when he promises to provide and simply lose ourselves in the service of others that the burden of worry and guilt can be removed from our shoulders, and we will be able to experience greater joy in the daily walk of this mortal probation. I know these things to be true and I know that Jesus is The Christ. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

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Damage Control

I would like to discuss the simple principle of obedience, and to help us understand more fully what purpose it serves. It is not uncommon for a person to honestly ask, 'why is it that God gives so many commandments'? First and foremost a person must understand that God loves every person that walks on this earth. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son..." (John 3:16) To drive the point home even more, look around, see this beautiful world around us that God has created for us. Every single flower, every leaf, and animal is an expression of God's love for us. He could have left this world baron and boring, but He didn't because He loves us. This pure love is the driving force behind God's work and His glory, which is to "bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man." (Moses 1:39) God loves us, and He desires our immortality and eternal life, surely all that He has commanded us to do is only intended to bring about that desired outcome, right? Absolutely. That probably seems obvious, but it is amazing how quickly we as His children seem to forget that.

In order to more fully demonstrate his love for us, our savior, Jesus Christ, has given us commandments to keep us safe from the destructive dangers that await the unwise. Consider the Savior's words to Simon (Peter): "And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat." (Luke 22:31) Just as Satan desired to have Simon he also desires to have us. He knows how much potential we have, and the last thing he wants is for us to become who God wants us to become.

In order to stop us from reaching that potential Satan tempts us to commit sin. He fills our head with lies that lead into slippery paths. His temptations are rarely dramatic and they appeal to our weaknesses. Far too often people allow themselves to be tempted to such a great degree that they fall victim to the adversary. In order to keep us safe though, our loving Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ gave us guidelines (commandments) on how to be safe in this life.

If you want strength against the temptations of this world and if you want peace then all you have to do is obey the commandments and your life will be filled with joy. It will still be difficult and you will still have trials, but you will always have joy. On the other hand, if you disregard the commandments God cannot help you and you will succumb to the many temptations that surround us. You will never reach your potential, and you life will be filled with much sadness and misery. As the prophet Alma said, "wickedness never was happiness." (Alma 41:10)

It honestly is that simple. I know that it is because as I have lived the commandments I have experienced an increase of joy that is unlike anything else. On top of that, it is lasting and as long as I am obedient it will never leave me. I have come to learn more powerfully than ever before that my Heavenly Father loves me and knows me personally. I challenge you to find ways how you can be more obedient to the commandments of God so that you can experience that same joy. There in lies true happiness.

Deny Yourselves of All Ungodliness

It is amazing to see how much desire affects everything we do. I have come to realize that the only way to remain strong in the gospel is to have the right desires. It seems that many fall off the path of righteousness because the desires of their hearts are elsewhere. Whenever we desire something more than we desire to do the will of God we will naturally fall subject to diverse temptations.

Consider the parable of the great supper (Luke 14:16-24) in regards to the topic of self-denial. If we want to be part of the great supper at the last day we have to be willing to set aside things that may be honorable in of themselves, but are far less important than the things of god. How often do we allow ourselves to get caught up in having a greater desire to complete daily chores or other tasks more so than our responsibilities to our Lord who has so kindly invited us to partake of his goodness?

Something important to keep in mind however is that our God will never give a commandment unto the children of men that will not result in greater happiness for those who choose to follow. The adversary works hard to manipulate the perspective of men and women and by making sin look like a source of joy. The prophet Alma speaks plainly on this topic, "...wickedness never was happiness..." (Alma 41:10)

That leaves us with one question, how do we change our desires? I heard a story once of an old Apache man who told his grandson that in every man their is a fight between a good wolf and a bad wolf. The good wolf is love, selflessness, charity, humility, and meekness. The bad wolf is hate, selfishness, anger, envy, and pride. The boy than asked his wise grandfather, 'which wolf wins'? The man responded with, 'the one you feed.'

The good wolf represents our spirits which are of God, and the bad wolf represents the flesh which is of this earth and is susceptible to temptation. "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." (Matthew 26:41) If we want to change our desire and align it to the will of god we must feed the good wolf. We can feed it through small and consistent acts of submission to the will of God such as daily prayer and scripture study, weekly church attendance, and service. As we do this our desire to serve god will continue to grow until the day that we are perfected in Christ.

 "Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God."

 -Moroni 10:32-

A Labor of Love

If you desire to overcome the weakness within you, if you want improve your relationship with another, and if you would like to grow closer to Jesus Christ, then lose yourself in the service of others.

"Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you."

--John 13:13-15

The example that Christ has set is that of selfless service to others. As in all other cases, we would do well to follow his example.

"For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it."

--Luke 9:24

As we lose ourselves in the service of others, we will find that our true selves will begin to shine through and that we will have overcome our weaknesses. Of that I can bear testimony for as I have lost myself in the service of the people here, I find myself transforming into the man that I want to become.

"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;"

--Matthew 5:44

Serving others can improve the worst of relationships, notice how The Lord commanded us to "do good to those that hate you." As we follow the Savior's profound counsel we will find ourselves being filled with Charity (the pure love of Christ) towards those very people we used to harbor hard feelings against. Over time as we continue to serve, just as Ammon demonstrated (Alma 17) the hearts of people who once hated us will soften, and they will become our closest friends.

"And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God."  

--Mosiah 2:17

Just as serving others brings us closer to them, so it is with God. If we want to serve God then we must serve others and we will find that not only we will make friends on Earth, but we will make friends in Heaven.
A local member of the church, Br. Crews, shared at Stake Conference that for him love stands for, " Lots Of Voluntary Effort." Service is a labor of love, and as the Holy Bible tells us, we shall reap what we sow, or in other words, we shall be filled with love as we labor in love. I found it to be rather heart-warming when I discovered while writing this that the prophets message this month in the ensign was about service, and from him I quote,

“I believe, the Savior is telling us that unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives. Those who live only for themselves eventually shrivel up and figuratively lose their lives, while those who lose themselves in service to others grow and flourish--and in effect save their lives.”

-- Thomas S Monson

Service truly is the key to a happier life, a lesson only learned from experience. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Beautiful Simplicity

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

-Leonardo DaVinci

I so often hear men and women alike reminisce about the simplicity they once had as a child, and the freedom that came along with such simplicity in life. As children we don't have to worry about paying bills, putting food on the table, or making deadlines for work and school, often the only concern a child has --at least it was the only concern I had as a child-- is simply, what fun thing will I do today? Or in other words, what thing can I do today that will make me happy? Often times they complete that objective. It seems to me that adults, young and old, get so caught up with worrying that they never consider how they can be happy that day. Another mistake that adults seem to make is that they confuse complexity and being busy with the true source of happiness, that being simplicity and balance. I would like to help anyone who reads this realize what they can do to bring that simplicity back into our lives regardless of our circumstances. 

Now please understand, I don't want to create any confusion, when I suggest that we bring simplicity back into our lives I am not suggesting that we become simple minded, nor that we should be ignorant to the responsibility that comes with growing up. However, it continually becomes clearer to me that simplicity is a result of greater understanding, i.e. the more we understand the simpler things become. As President John Taylor put it, "It is true intelligence for a man to take a subject that is mysterious and great in itself, and to unfold and simplify it so that a child can understand it." (The Gospel Kingdom, Sel. G. Durham (1943), 270) Going along with that line of thinking, would it not stand to reason that the more we understand about life and the purpose of it the simpler it would become?

That is where religion comes in. Ever wonder why people who are faithful to their religion seem happier? Now you know. Perhaps the reason many people are drawn to religion is because they feel like it provides answers to the purpose of life, on that same note, perhaps the reason many people are separating themselves from religion is because they feel like the answers that many churches provide are not adequate enough to calm a worried soul. All in all, people want answers to the purpose of life. Answers that will simplify their lives, and that quench the thirst of a person who is earnestly seeking for a glass of pure understanding.

I want to assure you that the right answers are in fact out there, answers that embody all that we yearn for. That is the unique message that we as missionaries share with the world; we proclaim to the world that the everlasting gospel of Jesus Christ has once again been restored to earth in its fullness. This message will bring simplicity into your life of that I can testify. It does that because the Gospel in and of itself is simply beautiful and beautifully simple. In fact, that is the pure genius of the Gospel, that it is so simple that even a child can understand it. That fact alone is also a demonstration of God's love for us, as Gerald Causse put it, "God would indeed be unjust if the gospel were accessible only to an intellectual elite." Let us not reject this loving gift from our Heavenly Father by overly complicating our lives, or "looking beyond the mark." (Jacob 4:14)

The more I understand about the Gospel of Jesus Christ the more I have come to realize that there is nothing complicated about it. It is a simple answer to the great questions of life, and the deeper we dig the simplicity continues to remain a constant unchanging characteristic. All the while, greater understanding helps us transform the complicated algorithms of our lives into simple arithmetic.

If you are someone who is looking for more simplicity in their life, and you have never fully considered the wonderful message that we teach than feel free to click on one of the links above, shoot me a message on Facebook, or wave down one of the local Mormon missionaries when you see them. I promise that if you do, you will not regret it, and that it would give you the simplicity, balance, and joy that I know we all want in life; you will finally be able to get back to the mindset of, "what fun thing will I do today"? Of these things I testify, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.