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Education does not commence with the alphabet. It begins with a mother’s look a father’s nod and a sister’s gentle pressure on the hand and a brother’s act of forbearance. With flowers and green dells and on hills with birds’ nests...Christ: The Light That Shines in Darkness
Sister Sharon Eubank, First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency, spoke in April 2019 general conference, a talk titled ‘Christ: The Light That Shines in Darkness’. She said: “If you feel that the beacon of your testimony is closing in...* does it make a difference?
In ‘Mere Christianity’ C. S. Lewis wrote: . . . . Does it not make a great difference whether I am, so to speak, the landlord of my own mind and body, or only a tenant, responsible to the real landlord? If someone else made me, for his own purposes, then I...‘The Challenge to Become’
Not everyone had the chance to see this yesterday. Due to some technical difficulties, it has limited circulation, so I am taking some different excerpts from the same talk by Elder Dallin Oaks, now of the First Presidency of the Church: . . . . A parable illustrates...* theism and government policy
Russell M. Nelson said in June of 2010: “Theistic forces, be they Islamic, Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, or Mormon, teach that there is an absolute right and wrong. Theistic forces have an ethic that reveres the righteous judgments of a loving God and obeys...The Eye of Faith
Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, in his talk titled ‘The Eye of Faith,’ said in April 2019 general conference: “Shortly before His Crucifixion, Jesus was taken before Pilate in the judgment hall. “Art thou the King of the...* what really matters
Neal A. Maxwell wrote: “Even something as small as a man’s thumb, when held very near the eye, can blind him to the very large sun. Yet the sun is still there. Blindness is brought upon the man by himself. When we draw other things too close, placing them...To the Edge of the Light
From Elder Boyd K. Packer (deceased) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles we read: “Shortly after I was called to be a General Authority, I went to Elder Harold B. Lee for counsel. He listened very carefully to my problem and suggested that I see President David...* answers to prayer II
Continuing from yesterday “answers to prayer”. . . .Patricia Parkinson was born with normal eyesight, but at age seven she began to go blind. At age nine, Pat began attending the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind in Ogden, Utah, some 90 miles (145 km)...
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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.