Compass Check: Summer 2018

Get the latest and greatest from Compass Check's summer 2018 issue, including how sunflowers use math, tips for getting recurring sins under control, and how God helped one of our teen readers overcome loneliness. Then delve into the feature article with details about how God calls those born into the Church (rather than being called as an adult) and what those differences mean for you, your family and the Church as a whole.

Table of Contents

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Compass Corner
4 minutes
Not long ago I saw this vanity plate (or something akin to it since I only had a few seconds to see it while driving) on the back of an ultra-cool...
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Dear Readers
4 minutes
In college I took an entry-level economics class where I remember the professor explaining the concept of opportunity cost, a key idea in economics...
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Strange Animals Designed by God
4 minutes
Have you ever seen an odd-looking animal and thought, “Why did God create that animal that way?” Why did He create ants and then a creature designed...
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The Amazing Sunflower Defies Darwinian Evolution
6 minutes
Few things in life have impressed me more than watching a field of beautiful, bright sunflowers pointing toward the sun. It seems as if they are...
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When Is God Going to Call Me?
4 minutes
Sitting in church at the age of 16, the minister was speaking as he always did, but all I could think was, “When is this going to be over? I’m hungry...
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Born Into the Church
11 minutes
Are there times when you hear the ministry or your parents express excitement and passion about the Church that you really don’t feel?
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The Beatitudes
6 minutes
Everyone probably has had at least one person say to them sometime in life, “Watch your attitude!” or “She’s in an attitude!” Usually this is...
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How Do You Get Recurring Sins Under Control?
6 minutes
It’s late, you’re the only one awake in your house, and you’re alone in your room . . .
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God Was There
4 minutes
When I was in middle school I never really had any luck making friends. No one seemed to like me, and I couldn’t figure out why.