* urgency

Neal A. Maxwell said: “There is a special sense of urgency infusing itself into many… everywhere that says quietly, but insistently—this is the time for us to choose! It is not just that God will insist that we choose for our own sake, but that those...

President Nelson—on Faith…

Elder Russell M. Nelson said as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 2014: “When we speak of faith—the faith that can move mountains—we are not speaking of faith in general but of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Faith in the Lord Jesus...

* are you willing…?

(Posts with a preamble asterisk * are for a more general audience, and not specific to teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.) “Are you willing to forget what you have done for other people, and to remember what other people have done for...

The Perfect Gift…

(Preamble note to readers… Thank you! so much for your prayers regarding the recent programming problems. With the Lord’s help, after studying and consulting with zionwisdom administrator, Bill, all aspects are working better than they have in many months....

* a larger Christmas story

He before whom a few gifts were laid in that lowly manger has spread so many gifts before us, thereby providing an unending Christmas. In fact, from Him for whom there was no room at the inn there comes to the faithful so many blessings “that there shall not be...

~ Let the Clarion Trumpet Sound

Elder Gregory A. Schwitzer of the Seventy, in October Conference 2015 said: “This past summer my wife and I had two of our young grandsons staying with us while their parents participated in a pioneer trek activity in their stake. Our daughter wanted to be sure...

* real meaning

Jesus came to the earth to do what we could not do for ourselves. He brought hope, peace, light, and understanding to a dark and ignorant world. The miracle of His Resurrection gives real meaning to His birth. The great message of Christmas is not in the birth of...

Helping Children Find Peace

(From the December 2018 Ensign p.70) By Barbara A. Lewis,  The author lives in Utah, USA.    As we practice cultivating peace within ourselves, we can help our children do the same. As the floodwaters of Hurricane Harvey washed into their home in Katy, Texas, the...

*good citizens

There are two freedoms, the false where one is free to do what he likes, and the true where he is free to do what he ought. ~Charles Kingsley Of a surety at the Day of Judgment it will be demanded of us, not what we have read, but what we have done; not how well we...

Be Strong and Courageous

President Russell M. Nelson has said: “You will have moments of dismay. But you should remember that each of you is literally a son or daughter of Almighty God. You have been created in His very image. Physically, he wants you to honor the body as your own...

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