by kdm | Mar 18, 2019 | Today's Post
In his book ‘Memorable Stories With a Message’, Boyd K. Packer said: “Practice grows into self-discipline, which is really the “only” kind of discipline. The discipline that comes from within is that which makes a young person decide that...
by kdm | Mar 17, 2019 | Today's Post
Elder Russell M. Nelson said in November 1990 October Conference: “Not long ago a beautiful young mother asked me for guidance with a very difficult decision she was facing. It pertained to an important surgical operation that was being considered. Consequences...
by kdm | Mar 16, 2019 | Today's Post
Russell M. Nelson said: “Agency is really not entirely free, nor is it a self-preserving gift. It must be earned and it must be protected. In choosing one’s career, for example, one may choose any occupation one wishes in order to earn the right to act...
by kdm | Mar 15, 2019 | Today's Post
In shepherding souls Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in October 2018 conference: “Isn’t it remarkable how such small efforts can have eternal consequences? This truth is at the heart of the Church’s ministering efforts. Heavenly...
by kdm | Mar 14, 2019 | Today's Post
From one of Mother Teresa’s volunteers, Mary wrote: “I had been volunteering at Kalighat and felt such closeness with the people there. It was such a privilege to serve in the home for the dying, to contact the poor in that way, to have crossed the...
by kdm | Mar 13, 2019 | Today's Post
The following is a continuation of the Monday March 11th post with critical lessons for each of us. k Elder David A. Bednar said: “Since my call to the Quorum of the Twelve, my assignments and travels have enabled me to become acquainted with faithful,...
by kdm | Mar 12, 2019 | Today's Post
In his book “One More Strain of Praise” Neal A. Maxwell shared: “The Lord is not slack, . . . but is longsuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.[i] (emphasis added). Thus as one ripples through...
by kdm | Mar 11, 2019 | Today's Post
Elder David A. Bednar spoke of Elder Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004) and [some things] he learned from… him, a beloved disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. Elder Maxwell served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for 23 years, from 1981 to 2004. The...
by kdm | Mar 10, 2019 | Today's Post
Russell M. Nelson said, “None of us is immune to temptation, and the adversary knows it. He would deceive, connive, or contrive any means to deprive us of potential joy and exaltation. He knows that if one little cord of control can be snapped, others are likely...
by kdm | Mar 9, 2019 | Today's Post
President Russell M. Nelson has said… “Undergirding Church history were revelations received and recorded by Joseph Smith. He protected and preserved them. Explicitly, he followed instructions received in them. . . . The importance and relevance of these...