While there is no official doctrine on reading books from other faith traditions, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have long been encouraged to seek out learning as a lifetime effort, this often includes reading things beyond our own canonized scriptures or the modern words of our Prophet, Apostles and other Church Leaders.

I think there are a few things that we can do as parents, to help our children become the adults we as a society need them to be.

Satan, the father of misery, doesn’t even have to try to lead us away from each other, we are doing it ourselves. We’ve let the fire of anger grow and spread, until we have lost all control.

Later in life, when I became a volunteer firefighter, the attacks at the World Trade Center took on more significance to me and I realized a fulfillment of how that day had really changed my future.

It’s here that religion and government intersect. Faith and prayer are vitally important in helping us choose wisely, because most often our principles, values and morals are gained through our faith traditions.

The gospel life was never meant to be easy. Our spiritual growth should not be predicated on our comfort, but rather in our discomfort.