Feasting Upon the Words of Christ

Elder Takashi Wada of the Seventy at the close of his talk in April 2019 in the Saturday afternoon session of general conference, said: “I bear testimony that feasting upon the words of Christ can happen at any time and on any occasion if we prepare our hearts...

Tolerate vs Tolerance. . .

Russell M. Nelson said: “There is a difference between tolerance and tolerate. Your gracious tolerance for an individual does not grant him or her license to do wrong, nor does your tolerance obligate you to tolerate his or her misdeed. That distinction is...

* C. S. Lewis. . . on Christian Marriage

C.S. Lewis wrote: . . . . “There are two reasons why I do not particularly want to deal with marriage. The first is that the Christian doctrines on this subject are extremely unpopular. The second is that I have never been married myself and, therefore, can...

in process of time (continued)

Continued from September 17th post, ‘in process of time’ came from writings of Neal A. Maxwell and is continued below: “One disadvantage of thinking we own ourselves and blocks of time is that we then have a tendency to feel put upon by undesired and...

* Putting Together a Boy

Under the title “Putting Together a Boy” Boyd K. Packer wrote: “One winter our sixteen-year old found in the neighborhood, under a pile of snow, a 1948 Ford tractor—sort of. He asked if he could buy it. It had stood, I think, for fifteen years...

in process of time. . .

Neal A. Maxwell in his book, “The Process of Discipleship,” wrote: “We see each other in process of time, which means we see each other in process of discipleship. This process includes the faultering, the stumbles, the triumphs, the enduring well,...

* without guile

Joseph B. Wirthlin, deceased, wrote: “When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he exclaimed, “Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!” At that moment, Nathanael recognized that Jesus could see into his heart and asked, in surprise,...

‘Seeking Knowledge by the Spirit’

Elder Mathias Held of the Seventy said in the Saturday afternoon session of April 2019 general conference: “. . . So, that same day, we set up a date for our baptism, and soon we were baptized, finally!  What did we learn from that experience? First, we learned...

* we mingle. . .

Russell M. Nelson said; “We mingle on planet earth with neighbors—millions of them. To serve them, to satisfy them, and to lift them are exciting challenges. Interestingly, as we strive so to do, each servant becomes greater in the process. . . ....

one of the ways. . .

Elder Henry B. Eyring wrote . . . . “In our own time, we have been warned with counsel of where to find safety from sin and from sorrow. One of those keys to recognizing those warnings is that they are repeated. For instance, more than once in general...

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