In perspective
Hugh Nibley wrote: “Readers of the Book of Mormon often express… weariness and impatience at having to wade through 170 pages of wars and alarms in a religious book. . . . War is anything but glamorous in the Book of Mormon; the campaigns and battles are...* Let Us Serve One Another
* A blind man and a lame man happened to come at the same time to a piece of very bad road. The former begged the latter to guide him through his difficulties. “How can I do that,” said the lame man, “I am scarcely able to drag myself along? But if...‘The Heart of a Prophet’ 2
Continuing from September 10th post, Elder Gary E. Stevenson said in a April 2018 Conference talk titled: ‘The Heart of a Prophet’: Within weeks of my call to the Twelve in October 2015, I had the opportunity to get an up-close glimpse of the past...* that the Poor might know…
Charles Dickens, on ‘The Life of our Lord’ to his children, sharing ‘Chapter the Third’ wrote: “That there might be some good men to go with Him, teaching the people, Jesus Christ chose Twelve poor men to be his companions. These twelve...The Heart of a Prophet
Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke on Saturday morning of April 2018 conference after President Russell M. Nelson, the First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve and other church officers were sustained. He said in a talk called ‘The...“Remember This: Kindness Begins with Me” 2
Continuing from April Conference 2011 (see Sept. 30 post: ‘Remember This: Kindness Begins with Me’) Sister Mary N. Cook, then First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency said: …. Not only did our Savior love all; He served all. Expand your...* do works of love
* Mother Teresa once said of herself: “By blood and origin I am all Albanian. My citizenship is Indian. I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the whole world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the heart of Jesus.”[i] She defines her role in...“Remember This: Kindness Begins with Me”
In April Conference 2011, Sister Mary N. Cook, then First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency said: “… A few weeks ago I learned an important lesson from a Laurel who was the youth speaker in my ward. I was touched as she confidently taught and...* hard tasks
* “Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as...
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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.