* is it so strange really?

C. S. Lewis wrote in wrote in his book ‘Mere Christianity:’ “. . . . And if (as I said before) what we are matters more than what we do—if, indeed, what we do matters chiefly as evidence of what we are— then if follows that the change...

‘Joy or Remorse of Conscience’

Elder Neil L. Anderson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in his book ‘The Divine Gift of Forgiveness’ wrote: “The Lord describes increasing of decreasing in spiritual power in terms of light and darkness: “That which is of God is light; and...

* Making Right Choices

Max Lucado wrote in his book “God’s Promises for You”: “I have something against the lying voices that noise our world. You’ve heard them. They tell you to swap your integrity for a new sale. To barter your convictions for an easy deal....

‘Deep in Our Heart’

Douglas D. Holmes, recently released First Counselor in the Young Men GeneraI Presidency, spoke in April 2020 Saturday morning session of general conference, a talk titled ‘Deep in Our Heart’, “We rejoice with you to live in this day.1 The Lord...

* Life, what lies ahead?

Written to a grandson (here modified): So. . . as you open this you are in the place where ‘it all started,’* the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. You are at a time in your life when you will be making important choices and decisions. . . that...

‘If There Had Been No Atonement’

Tad R. Callister wrote about ‘A Life Without Hope’ in his book ‘The Infinite Atonement:” A wise Bishop asked “. . .How would it be . . . if there were no Atonement?” He then said, “I have often thought of that—what would...

* the most important thing. . .

“The sum which two married people owe to one another defies calculation. It is an infinite debt, which can only be discharged through all eternity.”  Richard Evans Quote Book (Salt Lake City: Publishers Press 1971 p. 45) And. . . “The most important...

* ‘mindful growth’

From the book “The Power of Stillness:” “Rather than an unrelenting burden of striving, progression can be experienced as a constant excitement of endless expansion. So many of the precise details of earth life converge to allow a unique and ongoing...

‘An Especially Noble Calling’

From April 2020 general conference, Sister Joy D. Jones, Primary General President with President Russell M. Nelson spoke to Primary children . . . “President Spencer W. Kimball explained: “To be a righteous woman during the winding up scenes on this earth,...

* He is a God of Mercy

Psalm 25:7. . . Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.  Jeffrey R. Holland wrote: “No one is as wise in youth as he or she eventually becomes with maturity and age....

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