How to Have Mighty Scripture Study
D. Kelly Ogden wrote: If Elder Bruce R. McConkie were asked, “How do you know so much about the scriptures?” he would answer, “I read them.” The fact is (as we reluctantly point out), the Latter-day Saints generally know the gospel is true, but...* Coming Together to be Uncomfortable
From the book ‘The Power of Stillness;’ (A previous post of a year ago. . . .) “It’s common for us to talk about the aim of Church gatherings to be uplifting, comforting, and consoling our spirits. Although these are things we understandably...God Loves His Children
Elder Taniela B. Wakolo of the Seventy said in the Sunday morning session of April 2021 general conference: When the prophet Nephi was asked by an angel about his knowledge of God, Nephi responded simply, “I know that he loveth his children” (see 1 Nephi 11:16–17). A...* Watch With Me
From the book ‘The Power of Stillness:’ There’s a Hebrew phrase, tikkun olam, that means “healing the world” or “repairing the world,” which in Judaism suggests an idea of humanity’s shared responsibility to heal, repair...* Tolerance Without Compromise
From the book ‘Thoughts for one hundred days’ Richard L. Evans taught: Some time ago someone coined the phrase “tolerance without compromise,” which would seem to deserve further comment.To be tolerant of others it is not necessary to partake...The Threat to Our Eternal Identity
From the book, ‘Protecting Against Eternal Identity Theft,’ we read: Satan and his minions, all of whom have eternally rejected their divine identity, are ruthlessly bent on keeping us from understanding and realizing ours. Why are we vulnerable to these...For the Power is in Them
Continuing from yesterdays post “Musings” Neal A. Maxwell wrote: “It is true—as critics have suggested—that the young will assail adults on precisely those issues or problems with which adults have had the least success or about which...Musings
Neal A. Maxwell wrote: . . . . In the din of youthful dissent—so much of which is tragically violent, crazed, and irrational—we who are older would do well to ponder some of the responsible concerns voiced by at least the thinking, responsible and rational...* Psalm 61:2
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. (Psalm 61:2) When the floods of trouble swirl around us, our most obvious need is to find a sure, safe place on higher ground. That is what the...
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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.