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“Thus Saith the Lord” Today

July 19, 2026 Larry Gaian 0
The phrase “thus saith the Lord” first jumped out at me while I was reading 1 Kings and 2 Kings. I had seen it before, but this time it kept popping up, almost as if the Holy Ghost wanted me to pay more attention. After a while, it stopped sounding like old Bible talk and started to feel like a […]
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Church Should Feel Like Home

July 12, 2026 Larry Gaian 0
The other day, I drove past a local church, and their sign made me hit the brakes: “Church Should Feel Like Home.” At first, I found myself nodding and thinking, “Yes, absolutely.” Then my very LDS reflex kicked in, and I thought, “Okay, but—home should feel like church.” That’s when it hit me: both are right. When the church feels […]
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Have a Blessed Day (and How I’m Learning to Mean It)

July 7, 2026 Larry Gaian 0
When I moved from California to the Texas Panhandle nearly six years ago, I expected a few surprises. What I didn’t expect was how openly folks here share their faith. People talk about Jesus at the grocery store, at the gas pump, and even in the middle of a backyard barbecue. And somehow “have a blessed day” shows up as […]
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Pitching Our Tents: Why “Tents” Matter So Much in the Book of Mormon

June 21, 2026 Larry Gaian 0
Tents show up all over the Book of Mormon, and not just because ancient people liked camping. In the record, tents quietly become a symbol of what discipleship often feels like: traveling, gathering, worshipping, enduring, and waiting on the Lord—without always having a settled, permanent “home” yet. Tents, Tents and More Tents Camp life appears throughout the Book of Mormon, […]