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Sacrament in a Foxhole

November 11, 2015 Leave a Comment

An excerpt from Elder Neal A. Maxwell’s book, One More Strain of Praise:  Having been trained and ordained at home, I blessed my sacrament several times in foxholes on Okinawa in May of 1945. As a reflex action I abstained from the coffee brought up to those of us “on the line.” The army, in… [Read More]

“How do I know if I know?” Joy and Happiness

November 5, 2015 Leave a Comment

  In an earlier blog post, I told about my teenage son who said to me one day, “How do I know if I’ve felt the Spirit?” – so I panicked and went into my office and wrote a book.  Recognizing and understanding the feelings of the Spirit is a lifelong pursuit, and oftentimes the… [Read More]

Towards The Temple

October 31, 2015 Leave a Comment

One day, while perusing my scriptures, I noticed that when I marked passages that were interesting to me, I didn’t usually mark entire verses, but phrases within a verse. Sometimes I would only mark two words, or three words at a time. Sermons don’t have to be long, sometimes they can be as brief as… [Read More]

Stand

October 28, 2015 Leave a Comment

One day, while perusing my scriptures, I noticed that when I marked passages that were interesting to me, I didn’t usually mark entire verses, but phrases within a verse. Sometimes I would only mark two words, or three words at a time. Sermons don’t have to be long, sometimes they can be as brief as… [Read More]

Spotless

October 25, 2015 Leave a Comment

I spent my childhood in the 21st North Ward, Salt Lake Emigration Stake.  There was a scripture printed on the back of every program.  I confess, I spent many a sacrament meeting doodling on the back of the program and coloring in the o’s and p’s with a pen.  But to this day, I still… [Read More]

From Prom to Pulpit

October 23, 2015 3 Comments

A few years ago, something happened at our stake conference that, to me, was quite interesting. I thought it was so wonderful that I used it as the introduction for a book.  See if you agree! From Prom to Pulpit Something remarkable happened at our last stake conference. A priest and a Laurel spoke to… [Read More]

My Jesus

October 20, 2015 7 Comments

One day, while perusing my scriptures, I noticed that when I marked passages that were interesting to me, I didn’t usually mark entire verses, but phrases within a verse. Sometimes I would only mark two words, or three words at a time. Sermons don’t have to be long, sometimes they can be as brief as… [Read More]

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JOHN BYTHEWAY served a mission to the Philippines and later graduated from Brigham Young University. He has a master's degree in religious education and is a part-time instructor at the BYU Salt Lake Center. John is the author of many bestselling books, audio talks, and DVDs, including How to Be an Extraordinary Teen; Life Rocks; and his first children's picture book, The Sacrament. He and his wife, Kimberly, have six children.

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