A coalition of eight atheist organizations have purchased a month-long ad campaign that will feature posters in subway stations throughout Manhattan. The posters ask: “A million New Yorkers are good without God. Are you?” The stated purpose of the campaign is “to raise awareness about people who don’t believe in God.” (See THIS article, for more about the subway ads.) The atheist coalition...

To the individual who said they would be in the Orem area on Saturday: The book is now being distributed by Deseret Book, however it will take a while for all the DB stores to have it in stock and I can’t be sure it will be in Orem DB stores by this Saturday. However, please email me–you can do that through this website–and there are some alternatives we could probably work out for...

You may know this story, but I think it’s always worth reviewing. A woman returning home from overseas had an extended layover in an airport in Europe. To help pass the time, she bought a carton of milk, a package of cookies, and a newspaper. With her arms full made her way to a waiting area where there was a small table with seats on either side. A few minutes later, as she was reading the paper,...

On many occasions, with single students and clients, I’ve heard what kind of person is being sought as a future husband or wife. Descriptions include, “She needs to have a strong testimony,” or “He needs to really love the Lord.” Faithful individuals desire faithful partners with whom they can progress to the celestial kingdom, so it may seem logical to focus on those kinds of celestial characteristics....

Over the last couple of decades, I have heard more and more parents express frustration that their children treat them with disrespect. “I would never have spoken to my parents the way my children speak to me,” they complain. Frustrated parents have gone to their own parents and asked what they did to command basic respect. These grandparents consider for a moment and then usually respond, “We...

Years ago, I met with a husband and wife who had been married for about ten years and who had four children. They were ready to file for divorce, but their bishop had made them promise to meet with a counselor a few times before doing so. Not exactly a promising beginning. Nevertheless, I asked them what, if anything, might save their marriage. They both agreed that their problem was communication....

David Letterman, on one of his recent shows, confessed to his audience that someone was trying to blackmail him because he had sex with women on his staff. The audience laughed throughout the revelation and then gave him a round of applause when he concluded. As a society, we are now amused by and apparently approving of adultery and sexual relationships between a married employer and his employees. Systematic...

Moral or ethical relativism refers to the belief that what is right and wrong is not based in any absolute truth, but instead varies according to culture, situation, individual preference, and so on. Shakespeare’s Hamlet said it this way, “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. . . . “ It seems that a growing faction in our society today sides with Hamlet. I dare not...

What if the key to success is just as simple and basic as self-control and delayed gratification? Of course, that may seem simple and basic, but in a world that generally promotes the immediate gratification of every desire and impulse, those qualities are increasingly rare. Consider the following story. In the 1960s, Walter Mischel, a researcher at Stanford University, conducted studies with preschoolers...

In Choosing Glory, Dr. Anderson invites you to consider the doctrine of celestial, terrestrial, and telestial realms, and how here on earth each of those realms is manifest through individuals, behaviors, institutions, and ways of life. Learn how the laws of each realm apply to our life choices, partner selection, marriage, parenting, stress management, and progression. Dr. Anderson invites us to recognize...