Jesus said in Luke 9:23-24, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me, For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it". We live in a society where self-indulgence and immediate gratification are prized over self-mastery. As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are instructed to put off the natural man and become a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord (Mosiah 3:19). To do this, we must deny ourselves of everything that is ungodly.

"Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations", an angel declared to the prophet Nephi in 1 Nephi 14:10 in the Book of Mormon. In our day, the devil has recycled his original tactic--forced equity--and it has infiltrated all of the major institutions of western society, along with the other tenets of cultural Marxism. Marxism and satanism are one in the same and are advancing at a rapid pace. Being aware of the dangers of social or cultural Marxism can help to protect our societies and us personally from the devil's most successful deception.

Satan wants all of Father’s children to be under condemnation. He wants us to be miserable. He wants to draw attention to our sins and our weaknesses. He wants to exploit us and to destroy us. He constantly accuses us and the purpose of accusing someone is to cause a punishment to be enacted upon them.

Jesus, on the other hand, does the opposite. He gave His blood and His life so that you and I could escape condemnation. He wants us to be found innocent. He wants to draw the Father’s attention to Himself and away from our sins and our weaknesses. He desperately wants to help us avoid eternal punishment. "Listen to him who is the advocate with the Father, who is pleading your cause before him" (Doctrine & Covenants 45:3).

Lucifer is called "the accuser of our brethren" (Revelation 12:10) while Jesus is called "the advocate with the Father". Which will we be---an accuser or an advocate?

Jesus taught the people in the Sermon on the Mount, "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled." In part 2 of the series focused on the Preach My Gospel missionary manual, we look at the section titled “How Do I Study Effectively and Prepare to Teach?" This episode focuses on increasing our desire for learning and seeking sacred knowledge through the Holy Ghost.

This episode is the first in a series of studies of the Preach My Gospel missionary manual. A missionary's purpose, conversion to Jesus Christ, and teaching by the Spirit are discussed.

The war in heaven produced many battle-seasoned veterans. The conflict continues here in mortality and warriors are needed. This episode discusses the need for courageous disciples to stand out and speak up, while taking into account recent prophetic counsel to avoid contention. The goal of righteous warriors is to establish peace and to serve the Lord and His children with strength and compassion.

"I urgently plead with each one of us to live up to our privileges as bearers of the priesthood. In a coming day, only those men who have taken their priesthood seriously, by diligently seeking to be taught by the Lord Himself, will be able to bless, guide, protect, strengthen, and heal others. Only a man who has paid the price for priesthood power will be able to bring miracles to those he loves" said President Russell M. Nelson. Is the day President Nelson spoke of today? This episode reviews several prophetic invitations and pleas for God's covenant men and women to rise up and receive the power He is anxious to bestow upon the faithful in order to navigate through these last days.

Who is Joseph Smith Jr. really? What is his significance in world history and in the eternities?  

“I feel like shouting Hallelujah, all the time, when I think that I ever knew Joseph Smith, the Prophet whom the Lord raised up and ordained, and to whom he gave keys and power to build up the Kingdom of God on earth and sustain it” --Brigham Young 

This episode explores the role of the prophet Joseph Smith as the head of the dispensation of the fullness of times.