* Conscience and Empathy

For the meek, pangs of conscience are often felt quickly, for instance, when we have said something that should not have been said at all or said with much more sensitivity. If quickly informed of the miscue, we can proceed quickly and with rectifying regret. The...

‘The Atonement Can Secure Your Peace and Happiness’

Elder Richard G. Scott, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (deceased), wrote in his book ‘Finding Peace, Happiness and Joy: “Our Father in Heaven wants us to enjoy peace and happiness in mortal life. Our Master, Jesus Christ, and His prophets...

* Relationships

From the Neal A. Maxwell Quote Book (p.277) regarding relationships we read: “Taking the initiative and consulting in private are good not only for resolving trespasses in human relationships (Matthew 18:15) but impasses, too. The withholding of key...

Protect, Respond, & Heal

Joy D, Jones, Primary General President for the October 2019 Ensign wrote: “I am painfully aware of the influence of pornography upon even the youngest in our society—our children. A plague of epic proportions, pornography can cause shame, deceit, distorted...

* On Being Teachable

Kate L. Kirkham said at a BYU Women’s Conference, ‘On Being Teachable’ said: . . . .”The BYU Women’s Conference is also a time to meet together to fast and to pray and to speak one with another concerning the welfare of our souls. But...

‘To be your best. . .

President Russel M. Nelson as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1990 said; “To be your best will you quietly and personally resolve to remain a believer? Will you continue to nurture your faith in God? Keep your faith strong enough to defend...

* C.S. Lewis on Social Morality

C. S. Lewis wrote: “The first thing to get clear about Christian morality between man and man is that in this department Christ did not come to preach any brand new morality. The Golden Rule of the New Testament (Do as you would be done by) is summing up what...

Keys & Covenants

Elder Russell M. Nelson as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in 1987 April conference: “You all know how valuable keys can be. Many, if not most, of us carry keys in our pockets at this very moment. But the keys about which I shall speak are far...

* help from above II – Lessons Learned

Continuing thoughts from yesterday’s post, former General Relief Society President, Julie B. Beck, shared the following lessons: LESSONS LEARNED “And now, like Adam and Eve, I have looked back on my mortal experience. It certainly has been different than...

support from above

Julie B. Beck, beloved former General Relief Society President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reflected upon her return to school when her family was young: . . . “Raymon (her husband) was often serving with the young men in our ward, and he...

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