The True Remnant

🏔️ Pioneer Day Reflection 🎵 Come, Come, Ye Saints Today is July 24th. For many people in the Mountain West, it is Pioneer Day. A day to remember sacrifice. A day to remember courage. A day to remember people who left everything behind in search of a better future. And today I want to share one of the most beloved songs of the Restoration. 🎶 Come, Come, Ye Saints Come Come Ye Saints arranged by Matt Wilberg Before reading further, take a few minutes and listen. Then come back. 💧 A Song Born on the Trail This hymn was written by William Clayton in 1846. At the time, the Saints were leaving Nauvoo. Many had lost homes. Many had lost family members. Many had lost nearly everything they owned. The future was uncertain. Yet from those difficult circumstances came one of the most hopeful songs ever written. "All is well." Imagine having the faith to sing those words while crossing the plains. History Is Complicated Today there is much discussion surrounding William Clayton and h...

  🪶 HOW DO WE TRULY HONOR THE PIONEERS? A July 24th Reflection 🌅 A Day That Means Something July 24th… means something to a lot of people. It’s not just a date. It’s: sacrifice faith families crossing plains people giving everything they had Men, women, and children… walking into the unknown believing God was leading them. That kind of faith… 👉 deserves to be honored. And I honor it. 🪶 THEY GAVE EVERYTHING THEY HAD Whatever else can be said about history… this part is true: 👉   The pioneers gave everything. Their homes Their comfort Their safety Sometimes even their lives They didn’t do it halfway. They believed they were following God. And that matters. 🧭 BUT HERE’S A QUESTION I HAD TO ASK As I’ve gotten older… and as I’ve walked more personally with Christ… a question has come to me. Not a harsh one. A real one. 👉   How do we truly honor them? Is it: just remembering them? just celebrating the journey? just repeating what they did? Or is it something more? 📖 WHA...

  The Pure in Heart "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God." Listen to the NEW Song of Zion:   The Pure in Heart What does it really mean to be pure in heart ? For years, I suppose I thought it meant never making mistakes. Always having the right answers. Being spiritually strong enough that temptation no longer mattered. But the older I become, the more I think I misunderstood those words. The Savior never said, "Blessed are the perfect." He said, "Blessed are the pure in heart." There is a difference. Purity is not the absence of weakness. It is the presence of a heart that honestly desires God. The scriptures are filled with ordinary people who were far from perfect. Peter denied the Lord. Alma rebelled against the Church. Paul persecuted the Saints. The sons of Mosiah fought against the truth before becoming devoted servants of Christ. Even King Benjamin reminded his people that they would always remain dependent upon the merits and mer...

  🪶   WHAT THE NEMENHAH RECORDS TAUGHT ME A Follow-Up — Seeing Zion, Seeing Christ, Seeing Differently 🌅 A Quiet Follow-Up After writing my last post… I realized something. I had shared   where my walk led me — but I didn’t share   what helped me see it more clearly. This isn’t a correction. It’s just… the next step. 🪶 HOW I CAME ACROSS THESE RECORDS Somewhere along the way… I came across something I didn’t expect. 👉   The Nemenhah Records. I didn’t accept them right away. Not even close. I’ve learned to test everything the same way: 👉   Does it bring me closer to Christ? 👉   Does it invite me to actually know Him? That’s the test. Not popularity. Not tradition. 👉   What does it produce? 🧭 WHAT SURPRISED ME What surprised me wasn’t just the content… It was the   familiarity. It felt like something I had already read… 👉 but   expanded. Not replacing the Book of Mormon… 👉 but opening it up. Like turning a light on in a room I alr...

  🎵 Wednesday Music Reflection 🙌 Praise Every Wednesday afternoon I like to share a piece of music that has touched my heart. This week it is: 🎶 Praise – Megan Tibbits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJvKIy6CqB4 Take a few minutes and listen before reading further. Then come back. 💧 When Words Become Simple The older I get, the simpler my prayers become. When I was younger, I spent a lot of time asking. Asking for answers. Asking for direction. Asking for blessings. Asking for understanding. And there is nothing wrong with that. The Lord invites us to ask. But somewhere along the road, another kind of prayer began to appear. A prayer of gratitude. A prayer of wonder. A prayer that simply says: "Thank You." The Purpose of Praise Praise is not for God's benefit. He already knows who He is. Praise changes us. It reminds us. It softens our hearts. It helps us remember where every good thing comes from. The air we breathe. The people we love. The sunrise. The rain. The Hol...

  The Same Sun Waits "I've stopped trying to wake everyone else. Now... I simply enjoy the sunrise... and trust the Lord to wake His children when they're ready." Listen to the NEW Song of Zion:   The Same Sun Waits YouTube --- The Same Sun Waits There was a time in my life when I thought it was my job to wake everyone else up. If I could just explain the scriptures a little better... If I could organize the evidence a little more clearly... If I could answer every objection... Surely everyone would see what I was seeing. The harder I tried, the more frustrated I became. Not because I stopped loving people. Quite the opposite. I loved them enough that I wanted them to experience the joy I had found. But somewhere along the way, I began carrying a burden the Lord had never asked me to carry. Then one morning, while watching the sunrise, a simple thought came into my mind. The sun never argues with the darkness. It doesn't shout. It doesn't force anyon...

  🪶   A LOOK BACK IN LOVE What Happened… and What I’ve Learned Walking With Christ 🌅 I Need to Say This First Before I say anything else… I need to say this clearly. I love the Church. I love the people in it. I love what I was given growing up. I love the foundation it gave me in Jesus Christ. This is not an attack. This is not me trying to tear anything down. This is just… 👉   me being honest about my walk with Christ. And where that walk has taken me. 🧭 PART 1 — WHAT WAS RESTORED When I look at the beginning… I see something beautiful. Joseph Smith wasn’t perfect. He said that himself. But something real happened through him. The Book of Mormon came forth. And whatever anyone says about it… 👉 it points people to Christ. Over and over again. “Come unto Christ, and be perfected in him…” (Moroni 10:32) “This is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved…” (2 Nephi 31:21) That message is simple. Not complicated. Not insti...