* transformative faith

From the book “All Things New” by Fiona and Terryl Givens: . . . . Edward Beecher (1803-95) spoke truly when he warned that “of all errors, none are so fundamental and far reaching in their evil tendencies and results as errors in respect to the character of God.¨25...

“I Want to Go to Paradise”

Pascal Kouame‘ Kouassi, who lives on the Ivory Coast shared in the Liahona magazine: I had been a committed member of another church, but then I started studying its teachings about purgatory. This idea teaches that the soul, after physical death, is admitted to a...

Sisters in Zion

This is the last post until Monday April 5. You can watch all five sessions of conference. For details click: April 2021 Conference Sessions  Sisters in Zion President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency said in October 2020 general conference:...

The Natural Man II

From the a previous post, * The Natural Man. . . .So the natural man insists on being the pseudo orphan—be either does not hear or refuses the loving calls to come to his real Home! Even if, perchance, he should hear the voice of God, it will be regarded only as...

* The Natural Man

From his book, ”The Promise of Discipleship,” Neal A. Maxwell wrote: “. . . the natural man manages to get his ticket punches at almost every stop on the temptation train; after all, is seems so natural. Being unpenitent, he regards the similar behavior of other...

Ask, Seek, Knock

Milton Camargo, First Counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency said in October 2020 general conference: . . . My thoughts turned. . . to my righteous parents, who raised me in the principles of the gospel. I was reminded in particular of a moment when my...

* Trusting the Bible

Continuing from writings of Timothy Keller in his book “The Reason for God” (previous post. . . March 19, 2021): “Some texts may not teach what they appear to teach. Some people, however, have studied particular Biblical texts and come to understand...

Embrace the Future with Faith

President Russell M. Nelson, Prophet, Seer, Revelator and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in October 2021 general conference: . . . we can learn a lot from Captain Moroni. As commander of the Nephite armies, he faced opposing forces...

A New Language

In their book “All Things New,” Rethinking Sin, Salvation and Everything in Between, Fiona and Terryl Givens wrote under the chapter title: A New Language Rewriting “The traditions of the Fathers” Does the decay of belief among educated people...

* ‘no matter what the cost’

In Neil L. Anderson’s book’ “The Divine Gift of Forgiveness,” he shares: When I was fifteen, I was] in a driving accident while on vacation with my family. . . .the damage was severe and permanent. I had broken my neck and was paralyzed from...

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