* Character: What Happens When No One is Looking
May integrity and honesty protect me, for I put my hope in you. Psalm 25:21 NLT From Bruce and Stan’s book, “God is in the Small Stuff and it all matters:” One of the great debates of the last few years has centered on character. Some people believe...Repentance as a Checklist?
From Neil L. Anderson’s book ‘The Divine Gift of Forgiveness’. . . A most egregious (outstandingly bad) example of a checklist for repentance was told by Elder David A. Bednar. He said, “When president of BYU Idaho, I spoke with a bishop and...* Living by Spiritual Guidance
Russell M. Nelson said: “Many years ago a medical colleague chastised me for failing to separate my professional knowledge from my religious convictions. That startled me because I did not feel that truth should be fractionalized. Truth is indivisible. Danger...Prayer and Growth II
From yesterday’s post, quoting Neal A. Maxwell: “Prayer is clearly a commandment, and we are even asked to urge others in the Church to pray. (Moses 5:8, 16; Doctrine and Covenants 20:47.) It is likewise clear that there are different types of...* Prayer and Growth
Neal A. Maxwell wrote: One can pray and yet not really pray. Prayers can be routinized and made very superficial. When this happens, there is very little communication and very little growth. Yet, given the times in which we live, improving our prayers should be one...If There Had Been No Atonement
From Tad R. Callister’s book ‘The Infinite Atonement’ we read: On one occasion I was asked to speak at a graveside service for a fine man who had passed away. Prior to the service, I met with the family at the mortuary. It was obvious from those in...‘The Divinity of Our Savior II’
From Tad R. Callister’s book ‘The Infinite Atonement’ (previous post. . . . start from ‘The Divinity of Our Savior.’) (From previous post. . . .) Sometimes it is difficult for us as members of the Church to distinguish between our beliefs...* Jeffrey R. Holland shared. . .
From his book ‘For Times of Trouble’, Jeffrey R. Holland shared: Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. . . . Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this...Power Unto Life
From his book, ‘The Gift of the Atonement’, Truman G. Madsen wrote: “To those of us . . . who thirst, I plead, Come to him. He turns no penitent away. Would you, if you had paid so much in suffering? Would you ever give up? All doors that are locked...
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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.