Lessons from Liberty Jail II
(From Elder Jeffrey R. Holland and a recent post of ll/27/21) Now let’s talk about those propositions for a moment. Every one of us, in one way or another, great or small, dramatic or incidental, is going to spend a little time in Liberty Jail—spiritually...* Stop Worrying and Start Living
From Bruce and Stan and their book ‘God is in the Small Stuff’ and it all matters’ Stop Worrying and Start Living Worrying is one of the most destructive of all human habits because it decreases your effectiveness in other areas. When you worry about...For Sin and Sorrow
Gerald N. Lund wrote: “One of the things I learned as a bishop was that not all suffering and sorrow comes from transgression of violation of the laws of God. . . . I think of a newspaper account of a young mother who, as she was driving along the freeway,...Lessons from Liberty Jail
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from his book ‘To My Friends’ shared: Most of us, most of the time, speak of the facility at Liberty as a “jail” or a “prison,” and certainly it was that. But Elder...* Thy Will be Done (Principle 6)
From Richard G. Scott’s book 21 Principles: Divine Truths that Help You Live by the Spirit Principle 6: When facing adversity, we can be led to ask many questions. Some of them serve a useful purpose; others do not. It really does no good to ask questions that...Thy Will be Done II
Continuing Principle 6 of Richard G. Scott’s ’21 Principles’ . . . .How grateful I am personally that our Savior taught we should conclude our most urgent prayers, when we ask for that which is of utmost importance to us, with “Thy will be...* The Duty to be Happy
Richard L. Evans wrote: There is no duty, ” wrote Robert Louis Stevenson, “we so much underrate as the duty of being happy.”76 We think of happiness as being deeply desirable but seldom perhaps think of it as a duty. But duty it is, for without it...Remember Thy Suffering Saints, O Our God
Elder Anthony D. Perkins of the Seventy said in the Sunday afternoon session of October 2021 general conference: Keeping covenants unlocks the power of Jesus Christ’s atoning sacrifice to provide strength and even joy to you who suffer. Heavenly Father’s plan of...* Errors of Understanding
Richard L. Evans wrote: Often we presume to know other’s hearts and minds and motives, to condemn and to condone. And no doubt we are often right in our appraisal of other people. But we cannot be certainly assured of all that moves others. And as we judge them...
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