* Except the Lord build the house. . .
In his book ‘For Times of Trouble,’ Jeffrey R. Holland shared: Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: Except the Lord keep the city, the watchmen waketh but in vain. Surely one of the lessons we learn in our walk of life is...You Can Gather Israel!
Ahmad S. Corbitt, First Counselor in the Young Men General Presidency addressed the youth (and all of us) and spoke of his conversion experience during April 2021 general conference: Your True Identity . . . .I had just learned that I and all of humanity had lived...* On Delegation and Discipleship
From Kent. . . I have used an asterisk here. See conclusion. From Terryl and Fiona Givens book ‘The Crucible of Doubt:’ Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints describe priesthood as the authority to act in God’s name. But they...* Religion and the Gospel II
Continuing from a previous post, Religion and the Gospel—teachings of Timothy Keller with insights from the writings of Robert Louis Stevenson’s, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde “I resolved in my future conduct to redeem the past;...Hope in Christ
President M. Russell Ballard, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, said in April 2021 general conference: Brothers and sisters, at this Easter time we focus on the glorious Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We remember His loving...Room in the Inn
Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in April 2021 general conference: . . . . my father and I visited the great cathedral at Chartres (France). . . . .Like Adam and Eve, we come into a world of thorns and thistles.3On our dusty roads to...* Religion and the Gospel
Following a theme of June 5, 2021, * What Can Put it Right? by Timothy Keller (from his book ‘The Reason for God): At the very moment of that vain-glorious thought, a qualm came over me, a horrid nausea and the most dreadful shuddering . . . I looked down . . ....Pressing Toward the Mark
Elder Edward Dube of the Seventy said in April 2021 general conference: It is not so much about what we are going through in life but what we are becoming. As I read the book of Acts and Paul’s epistles, I am amazed at how Paul was driven by love and gratitude in...* Why Make the Game So Hard?
(Beginning today until mid next week, we are on a family vacation. There will be no posts until I return.) This post is long and illustrates ‘the whys’ of making good decisions, sweetening the future, or at very least avoiding a trend that leads to...
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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.