by kdm | May 29, 2019 | Today's Post
Under ‘Reflections’ in the June 2019 Ensign, Peter Coomans wrote: “As our family exited a museum, we saw a man standing outside who had set up a telescope. “Do you want to look at the moon?” he asked. We hesitated. We could already see the moon. It...
by kdm | May 28, 2019 | Today's Post
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in a General Conference address, April 2019: . . . . “In that moment, the Holy Spirit affirmed two things to me. First, the work of ministering to temporal needs is vital and must continue....
by kdm | May 27, 2019 | Today's Post
Do not suppose, my dearest ones, that when I have left you I shall be nowhere and no one. Even when I was with you, you did not see my soul, but knew that it was in this body of mine from what I did. Believe then that it is still the same, even though you see it not...
by kdm | May 26, 2019 | Today's Post
President Nelson, as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in April 2004, “Our religion is known by the fruit of its branches. Recently I met with government officials from a land far from here who were deeply impressed with the Church and its...
by kdm | May 25, 2019 | Today's Post
I mark copies of the Book of Mormon with inserts in the front and back covers. The front has testimonies from myself and our daughter Klea. The back cover is reserved for our current prophet. The following will be the back cover insert… words from our Prophet,...
by kdm | May 24, 2019 | Today's Post
Boyd K Packer wrote in his book ‘Memorable Stories With a Message’: I had a young man come to my office. He was a returned missionary—one of my missionaries. He was very sober when he came in. He said, “President Packer, I have a very serious...
by kdm | May 23, 2019 | Today's Post
Marvin J. Ashton wrote in his book “Be of Good Cheer”: Many years ago I heard a story that impressed me. A beautiful little blind girl was sitting on the lap of her father in a crowded compartment in a train. A friend sitting near by said to the father,...
by kdm | May 22, 2019 | Today's Post
Note from kdm: As with any entry in zionwisdom.com, I often feel presumptuous to the point of embarrassment at sharing ‘condensed versions’ of talks that took months to prepare, multiple revisions, and much prayer by the originator. The whole point at...
by kdm | May 21, 2019 | Today's Post
From Neal A. Maxwell’s book ‘All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience,’ we read: “When we see things as they really are,” we shall see others and ourselves as we really are. Let us, therefore, define service to others as including...
by kdm | May 20, 2019 | Today's Post
From Sherry L. Dew… A Message (Really, for all ages and both genders…) “Recently, my 16-year-old niece Megan and two of her friends came for a sleepover. As we talked that evening, one of them asked me what it had been like growing up on a farm in...