* Forgiveness

Continuing from Timothy Keller and a previous post ‘Real Forgiveness is Costly Suffering’ . . . When I counsel forgiveness to people who have been harmed, they often ask about the wrong doers, “Shouldn’t they be held accountable?” I...

Light Cleaveth unto Light

In the Sunday afternoon session of April 2021 general conference, Elder Timothy J Dyches said:During His mortal ministry, Jesus declared, “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”1 The Spirit of...

* The Fall II

Continuing from a previous post The Fall: As Joseph found affirmed in the book of Moses, the Fall was enabling, not damning. Needing to pass through mortality as a  stage in their eternal progress, all premortal spirits “were born into the world by the...

* Real Forgiveness is Costly Suffering

From writings of Timothy Keller: . . . . a purely economic example: Imagine that someone borrows your car and as he backs out of the driveway he strikes a gate knocking it down with part of a wall. Your property insurance doesn’t cover the gate and the garden...

Ask God: Our Solace, Guide, and Stay

(From kdm. . .  The following is long and ‘appeared out of nowhere,’ to my computer. . . .without title, author or date. My take is that someone(s) in zionwisdom audience needs this now.) From Bonnie H. Cordon, Young Women General President (February 4,...

This is Our Time

Elder S. Gifford Nielsen of the Seventy said in April 2021 general conference: . . . . our Heavenly Father sees us as fearless builders of His kingdom. That is why He sent us here during this most decisive time in the world’s history. This is our time! Listen to what...

The Fall

From the book The Christ Who Heals, Fiona and Terryl Givens shared: The Fall – From Educative to Catastrophic He pronounced no curse against Adam personally, but against the ground. . . .The curse in all its fulness fell upon the serpent. ~Irenaeus The original...

* Service and the Second Great Commandment

In a chapter titled ‘Service and the Second Commandment,’ Neal A. Maxwell wrote: . . . .Indeed, in the macropolitical processes and trends in the world, we are seeing the large scale consequences of individual selfishness; there is even in some areas a...

* Waiteth for the Lord

From Jeffrey R. Holland. . . . Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.(Psalms 30:5) Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God. (Psalms 42:5) My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for...

Fruits of Grace

Stephen E. Robinson (deceased) from his book ‘Believing Christ’ said: There is a transforming power in the grace of Christ for those whose hearts breaks in humble acknowledgment of their need for grace and mercy. I knew a member of the Church once whose sense of...

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