Moving towards Christ
From Elder Henry B. Eyring’s book “To Draw Closer to God:” . . . .“Now, you may feel that I have given you only a modest hope. You want to know, to be sure—if possible, by some clear sign— that your sins are remitted. So do I. But you and I...* What´s Past is Prologue
Richard L. Evans wrote: There is a comforting line from Shakespeare which in one short sentence has much to suggest: “What’s past is prologue.” 101 It is a plea for hope, for new beginnings, for not brooding about what cannot be reclaimed or recalled, a plea for faith...Come Unto Christ
From Elder Henry B. Eyring, Second Councillor it the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. . . at first reflecting upon receiving his Patriarchal Blessing as a boy from his great uncle Gaskell Romney: “. . . . He began to tell me about...* Truly We Can All Be Less Fearful
From Jeffrey R. Holland (referring to Psalms 89:9): Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. There are times in all of our lives when storms of emotion, tribulation, or sorrow swirl about us and we plead for someone to...Knowing as We Do II. . .
Continuing from ′Knowing as We Do′: Really trusting in the living Lord includes trusting his timing. . . . The woman of Canaan sensed that Jesus was a special being. Nevertheless, she was told by the Savior himself that he was ″not sent but unto the lost sheep of the...* Fringe
From Richard L. Evans the host of “Music and the Spoken Word” broadcast from Salt Lake City for decades (in the last century) shared: “In thumbing through common place words we find “fringe”—and we find it thus in part defined as “ornamental border. . .” or...Knowing as We Do. . .
From Neal A. Maxwell′s book ″Things As They Really Are:″ . . . .″Knowing as we do that we agreed beforehand to these earthly experiences (including the condition that we would have our memories dimmed, if not obliterated, so that the growing experience would be...* Our Desperate Needs
Truman G. Madsen wrote: “In the midst of our mortal predicament we have needs, even desperate needs. The first is for a mentor, and exemplar, one who has been over not just a similar road but an even far worse one. A person who can show us what we have it in us...Presence vs. Progressing?
From the book “The Power of Stillness:” It′s understandable why the idea of eternal progression can seem in contradiction with the core of mindfulness—as if our attention to future possibilities requires an unwillingness to embrace the present moment...
Hi I’m Kent
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.