A Disciples Journey IV
From his book Spiritually Anchored in Unsettled Times, Bruce C. Hafen continues From a previous post . . . Christ’s love is so deep that he took upon himself the sins and afflictions of all mankind. Only in that way could He pay for our sins and empathize with...Disciples Journey III, Divine Tutorial
Continuing from Bruce C. Hafen and previous post, Disciples Journey II, 7. Divine Tutorial. . . .As we feel the power of Christ’s love pulling us toward Him, we anticipate the joy of his promise: Be faithful and diligent . . . . and I will encircle thee in the...Help From Those on the Other Side
From Robert L. Millet and his book “Talking With God”, chapter 11: Answers to prayer usually come to mortals in quiet ways through the mediation of the Holy Spirit and through the intervention for other mortals. There are times however, when God chooses...Eternal Priorities
From President Dallin H. Oaks, Prophet and Leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The idea that a person can be spiritual or worship God without organized religion is popular in our day. Some may wonder, “Why do we need a church?” While...The Law is a Blunt Instrument
Dallin H. Oaks; from his book; Chapter 10 of “Life Lessons Learned”: I have been taught and have confirmed by personal observation and experience that laws enacted by governments are often blunt instruments that should be used for correction only when...Comfort, Service, Acceptance
Continuing from a previous post. . . . Patricia T. Holland wrote: Catherine Marshall, whose writings I have come to admire because of her complete trust in God, has written about a moment in her life when she was full of self dissatisfaction, doubts, questions and had...Humility
From chapter seven of Elder Dallin H. Oaks book “Life’s Lessons learned”: I had to learn two lessons about humility; first, what it is and second, how to seek it and keep it. Humility is essentially a consciousness of one’s personal...The Challenge of Indifference
Our Prophet, Seer and Revelator Dallin H. Oaks wrote . . . . What I learned about the challenge of indifference in our time is evident in a letter I wrote in 1956. Then aged twenty-four, I was half way through my studies at the University of Chicago Law School. My...Fake News
From the book “Faith is Not Blind”, an article now ten years old, still relevant today Bruce C. and Marie K. Hafen wrote: The current problem that bothers U.S. columnist David Ignatius most is that “people don’t seem to know what’s true...
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I am married and we have 3 children and many grandchildren. Our children have chosen wisely in their careers and in marriage and I attribute much of their success, as they do, to a close relationship with Jesus Christ… Click for more.