by Craig Conover | Dec 26, 2025 | -Craig Conover, -General Conference, Spiritual Crusade
In a world where outrage often trends, disciples of Jesus Christ are called to “publish peace” (Isaiah 52:7; Mosiah 15:16). Elder Gary E. Stevenson has encouraged us to fill our feeds, our conversations, and our daily choices with the good news of the Savior—kindness,...
by Craig Conover | Dec 26, 2025 | -Craig Conover, Birth of Jesus, Jesus Christ, Spiritual Crusade
In the quiet glow of this scene—a tiny face wrapped in simple cloth, resting on straw—we remember the most sublime truth: the King of Heaven chose a manger. The sign to the shepherds still speaks to every humble heart: “Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling...
by Craig Conover | Dec 26, 2025 | -Craig Conover, -General Conference, Spiritual Crusade
Build bridges of cooperation and understanding, not walls of prejudice or segregation. Gary E. Stevenson As disciples of Jesus Christ, we follow the Master Bridge-Builder, who “is our peace” and “hath broken down the middle wall of partition” (Ephesians 2:14). The...
by Craig Conover | Dec 24, 2025 | -Craig Conover, -General Conference, Spiritual Crusade
Replace contention and pride with forgiveness and love. Gary E. Stevenson The Savior taught that “contention is not of me” (3 Nephi 11:29). Pride fuels contention (Proverbs 13:10), but disciples of Christ choose a “more excellent way” (1 Corinthians 12:31)—the way of...
by Craig Conover | Dec 24, 2025 | -Craig Conover, Spiritual Crusade, Spiritual Crusade Art
I love how this scene slows the story down to a faithful walk: Mary, expectant and serene, rides in quiet trust while Joseph leads with steady courage. Morning light breaks through the trees, and a flock surrounds them—gentle reminders that the promised Child would...
by Craig Conover | Dec 24, 2025 | -Craig Conover, -General Conference, Contention, Peace, Peacemaker, Spiritual Crusade, Uncategorized
Disciples of Jesus Christ are called to be peacemakers, even when we see things differently. Elder Gary E. Stevenson has reminded us that we can disagree without being disagreeable—a Christlike skill the world needs now more than ever. The Savior taught that...
by Craig Conover | Dec 23, 2025 | -Craig Conover, Jesus Christ, Spiritual Crusade, Spiritual Crusade Art
Sometimes discipleship looks like quiet miles, steady hands, and borrowed light. An expectant mother rests; a faithful guardian leads; and heaven prepares room in the simplest of places. Among grazing sheep, we remember the Good Shepherd who would come—promised from...
by Craig Conover | Dec 23, 2025 | -Craig Conover, -General Conference, Peace, Peacemaker, Spiritual Crusade
What a timely invitation from Elder Gary E. Stevenson: “Peacemaking is to lead with an open heart, not a closed mind. It is to approach one another with extended hands, not clenched fists.” Peacemaking is not weakness—it’s Christlike strength. It takes courage to...
by Craig Conover | Dec 23, 2025 | -Craig Conover, -General Conference, Courage, Peace, Peacemaker, sacrifice, Spiritual Crusade
“Peacemaking requires courage and compromise but does not require sacrifice of principle.” — Elder Gary E. Stevenson, Peacemakers Needed (April 2023) True peace doesn’t come from avoiding hard conversations or pretending differences don’t exist. It comes from...
by Spencer Charles | Dec 10, 2025 | -Spencer, greatest work, Kingdom of God, Latter Day Help, Latter Day Saints, life, Work
”Ours is no ordinary calling. Great opportunities and privileges have been bestowed upon us. To us, as a people, has been entrusted the grand and glorious labor of laying the foundation of the kingdom of God upon the earth. Every act of our lives should be performed...
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