The Process of Exercising Faith, Part Two
Continuing from Part One, Gene R. Cook writes: Prepare for intense trials: Number five is to prepare for intense trials of your faith. Remember that when you begin to truly seek answers to prayer, there will be forces that will do all in their power to stop you. So...The Process for Exercising Faith, Part One
From the book ‘A Year of Powerful Prayer’, Gene R. Cook writes: Believe. The first thing to remember is the simple word believe. By that I mean to have faith, to not doubt, to not have fear. Jesus said you must believe first, then you would see the...Too Busy to Receive Anything New
From the book ‘The Power of Stillness’: We often speak of Nephi’s prophecy of future Christians saying they already have enough good in their lives, with no more space for anything else (see 2 Nephi 29). Yet when consumed with our over scheduled...To zionwisdom audience
Consulting with Bill Mead, my Administrator and good friend, I will not be posting to third party site(s), as previously. Any of them would want control of some kind, including limit on length of posts, content, costs (—no doubt increasing with ‘needed...Joy, Not Guilt Trips
From Russell M. Nelson: There hath no temptation take you but such is as common to man: but is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will, with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1...Faith Is More Than a Positive Attitude
Gene R. Cook wrote: The most important thing we can do as we seek to communicate with our Heavenly Father is to have faith in Jesus Christ. If we have faith in Jesus Christ, we will have faith in our Father in Heaven, because Christ so clearly testified of him. Some...Perfection II
Continuing from the post ‘Perfection’ about his father, Adam S. Miller writes: . . . . I try to imagine my father reading, a few pages each day, something I’d written, something from one Adam’s books.” I try to put myself in his head and...* Being Honest with God
From Neal A. Maxwell: Prayer, therefore, that is too self-conscious of itself is not yet praying. What is needed by us all are feelings of adoration that produce a mental posture of contemplation—and more meditation and less premeditation. When we pray, we are...Perfection
From Adam S. Miller and his book ‘Original Grace’: Not long ago, I spoke at a conference on grace that doubled as a celebration of ‘Believing Christ’s’ twenty-fifth anniversary. Preparing for the conference, I went looking for the copy of...
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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.