* Occasions for Confidence

Richard L. Evans wrote: As concerning young people, parents are sometimes heard to say: “I don’t know what more I can do. I have given them everything anyone could ask.” (But sometimes it seems that we are willing to give everything—except...

Principle 4 from Elder Richard G. Scott II

  Elder Richard G. Scott, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (deceased) taught. . . . I have learned that our mind can strengthened an impression of the Holy Ghost or sadly, can totally destroy it by casting it out as something unimportant or the product of our...

* Discovering Our Calling

Continuing from a previous post and the book “the Will of God as a Way of Life” Jerry Sittser wrote: Talent A second critical element in discovering our calling is talent. Proper talent is obviously necessary. Good intentions are not enough; we must have...

The Things of My Soul

Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in October 2022 general conference: What things do you ponder? What things really matter to you? What are the things of your soul? My brothers and sisters, as I stand in our beloved Conference Center...

From Elder Richard G. Scott (Principle 4)26-27

Continuing from a previous post, ‘Principle 4’ from Elder Richard G. Scott, Elder Richard G. Scott, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (deceased) taught. . . I have learned that our mind can strengthened an impression of the Holy Ghost or sadly, can...

* Why Make Life so Hard?

From Jerry Sittser and his book, “The Will of God as a Way of Life”: Why Make the Game So Hard? . . . . Past decisions set the stage for present options. We can excel at stupidity, if we want to. We can sleep late, lose our job, commit adultery, gamble...

* What is a Gentleman. . . ?

From (yesteryear) Richard L. Evans book “Thoughts for One Hundred Days”: Our consideration of friendship and confidence and trust leads us to consider what a gentleman is—or isn’t. For a word so freely used, it seems that few have defined it....

Modern Liahonas lll

Continuing from Modern Liahonas II, Quoting form “All Things New” by Fiona and Terryl Givens: The call to discipleship is not for the faint of heart: “Then Jesus said to his disciples, If anyone [desires] to come after me, let him forget self and...

* Chastity

From Brad Wilcox’s book ‘Changed Through Grace’: In addition to obeying, sacrificing, and living the gospel, God asks us to live the law of chastity. We show we value God and Christ’s purity as we are willing to engage with them in living...

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