* Ordering and Balancing Our Lives—Priorities
Larry W. Tippets shared on: Ordering and Balancing Our Lives—Priorities You may be familiar with the saying “The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment.” Consider how the hours of your day...Atonement. . . From Penal Substitution to Radical Healing
From the book ‘All Things New’ Fiona and Terryl Givens wrote: One prominent theologian suggested in personal correspondence that Christianity has a “big problem” with its historic use or “legal analogies with criminality” as a model...* Repentance and Progress
Richard L. Evans from his book “Thoughts for one hundred days” taught: Repentance is a subject that is sometimes shunned. But repentance is a very practical principle and plays a very important part in human progress. This is so because, in a sense, no one...“As Obedient Children VI”
Continuing from a previous post, writings of Neal A. Maxwell, “As Obedient Children V”: There are those who are exceedingly anxious to proclaim, “I Did it my way!” Such selfish assertions are seen by some as a validation of individuality, while obedience...* Finding Peace
From Jeffrey R. Holland’s book: ‘For Times of Trouble’. . . Referring to: Psalm 11:1 In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, flee as a bird to your mountain? Sometimes when life is complex and demanding, we simply need to “get...The Plan of Happiness
Neal A. Maxwell wrote: In the plan of happiness, the Great Shepherd, Jesus, will neither drive nor herd us along the strait and narrow path. Doing such would be against God’s agency drenched plan. Instead, exemplifying and beckoning, Jesus says, “Come,...* until the Lord comes. . .
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from his book ‘To My Friends’ taught: There’s a lot to worry about in life. But it’s always been that way. Don’t think you’ve been singled out for some particular burden...Giving Him Everything II
From yesterday’s post ‘Giving Him Everything,’ Stephen E. Robinson continues . . . she’d been in the Church many years, she was ready to go to the temple. Can such a person really expect to enter the kingdom of God? Of course. But now the...* Giving Him Everything
Stephen E. Robinson from his book Believing Christ taught: So what does it mean to give him everything? Some of us simply have more ability, more talents, than others. Yet according to the parable, those with only one talent or only two talents are not expected to...
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