‘Our Spiritual Muscles’

In a talk titled ‘Exercising Our Spiritual Muscles’, Elder Juan Pablo Villar Of the Seventy said: “Just as reading and learning about muscles is not enough to build muscle, reading and learning about faith without adding action is insufficient to...

* ‘Go and Do Thou Likewise’

Not only was Jesus fully and perfectly aware of the prophecies of the Old Testament that bore upon His earthly ministry—so, to a lesser degree were His apostles. When Paul wrote about how Jesus was to the Jews, a stumbling block, was He not merely echoing what...

‘Prepare to Obtain Every Needful Thing’

Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in April 2019 general conference: Blessings will come as we strive to fulfill our individual responsibility to learn and love the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. The programs and activities of The Church...

*. . . Christ’s love is always stronger

From Mother Teresa. . . “We are all capable of good and evil. We are not born bad: everybody has something good inside. Some hide it, some neglect it, but it is there. God created us to love and to be loved, so it is our test from God to choose one path or the...

* C. S. Lewis on Christian Marriage III

For the posts already given on this subject, see * C. S. Lewis on Christian Marriage “I” & ‘II’.  Continuing, he wrote (starting on page 98 of ‘Mere Christianity’). “It is hard because so many people cannot be brought to...

‘Great Love for Our Father’s Children’

During general conference of April 2019, Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum the Twelve Apostles spoke of our Heavenly Father’s  ‘Great Love He Has for His Children’, evidenced by the “new emphasis on home-centered gospel study and living. . ....

* Thoughts form yesteryear

One might well wonder about the term “adult entertainment.” Could it be that something unclean or immoral which is not fit for children is wholesome for adults? Is “adult evil” acceptable? How consistent is it to have a double standard? Or how...

finding truth. . . suggestions (V)

After today there will be no posts until Monday. Consider watching general conference, held twice a year. This weekend is the fall session and anyone will be rewarded, especially those with a vulnerable and prayerful approach. Also, you may feel even greater rewards...

* ‘Follow the Beam’

Boyd K. Packer wrote; It has been many years, but I have not forgotten that as pilots in World War II we did not have the electronic equipment that we have today. Our hope in a storm was to follow a radio beam. A steady signal and you were on course. If you moved to...

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