by kdm | Jan 21, 2020 | Today's Post
Elder Russell M. Nelson, as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, said in a conference talk in 1990: “Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the first principle of the gospel (see Articles of Faith 1:4) Because of Him, you have your agency. He must be the...
by kdm | Jan 20, 2020 | Today's Post
Richard C. Edgley shared: “In 1955, after my freshman year of college, I spent the summer working at the newly opened Jackson Lake Lodge, located in Moran, Wyoming. My mode of transportation was a 14 year old 1941 Hudson automobile that should have received its...
by kdm | Jan 19, 2020 | Today's Post
President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency said in October 2019 general conference: My dear brothers and sisters, a letter I received some time ago introduces the subject of my talk. The writer was contemplating a temple marriage to a man whose...
by kdm | Jan 18, 2020 | Today's Post
Bruce and Stan said in their book “God is in the Small Stuff and it all matters So encourage each other and build each other up… 1 Thessalonians 5:11 NLT People seldom think of encouragement as a gift because it seems so ordinary. But it...
by kdm | Jan 17, 2020 | Today's Post
President Russell M. Nelson, our Prophet and President continues his theme: “We Latter-day Saints are not of the world; we are of covenant Israel. We are called to prepare a people for the Second Coming of the Lord. Now, may I clarify several additional points...
by kdm | Jan 16, 2020 | Today's Post
Among many suggestions about a happy, productive life, Joseph B. Wirthlan wrote in his book “Finding Peace Within Our Lives:” . . . . We must recognize the hazards of shortcuts and looking for the easy way. We must obey the law and pay the price if we are...
by kdm | Jan 15, 2020 | Today's Post
Continuing President Russell M. Nelson’s remarks in the women’s session of conference, October 2019 (much of what he said applies to both genders): “What I can tell you is that accessing the power of God in your life requires the same things that the...
by kdm | Jan 14, 2020 | Today's Post
C.S.Lewis wrote: . . . Men are mirrors, or “carriers” of Christ to other men. Sometimes unconscious carriers. This “good infection” can be carried by those who have not got it themselves. People who are not Christians themselves helped me to...
by kdm | Jan 13, 2020 | Today's Post
Our President and Prophet, Russell M. Nelson, addressed the women of the Church during the Saturday evening Women’s session of October 2019 general conference. He said: “Several months ago, at the end of a temple endowment session, I said to my wife Wendy,...
by kdm | Jan 12, 2020 | Today's Post
“A great portion of wretchedness that has embittered married life, has originated in negligence of trifles. . . . It is a sensitive plant, which will not bear even the touch of unkindness; a delicate flower, which indifference will chill and suspicion blast. It...