‘As Many as I Love…’ 2

Oops! This is what should have been posted this morning. k …. Continuing, Elder D. Todd Christofferson said: Correction can come through others, especially those who are God-inspired to promote our happiness. Apostles, prophets, patriarchs, bishops, and others...

“As Many as I Love….”

Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in a Sunday afternoon conference address, April 2011: “Our Heavenly Father is a God of high expectations. His expectations for us are expressed by His Son, Jesus Christ, in these words: “I...

* Orthodoxy

* Orthodoxy keeps the powerful doctrines of the… gospel in careful and much needed balance. Otherwise, if focused upon singly and exclusively, these doctrines are so powerful we can spin off and go wild. Orthodoxy, therefore, rather than being repressive, is a...

‘The Road Less Traveled’

I was at the thrift store the other day and picked up a book I wish I had read 40 years ago, when it was first published. Written by psychologist, M. Scott Peck, M.D., ‘The Road Less Traveled’ is, from the first page, packed with insights, truths,...

* Arabian Horses… or who IS my Master?

*  It has been said that horses in Arabia go through a rigorous selection process. To live in this hot, desert climate, one depends on the unfailing obedience and loyalty of his horse. The horses are tested in order to select the very best. For one of the tests, the...

Stand Strong in Holy Places 2

Continuing with Elder Robert D. Hales’ talk (see Part 1 or the complete talk ‘Stand Strong in Holy Places’) from April 2013… We are not authorized to negotiate the conditions of that eternal plan. Remember Nehemiah, who was charged with...

* ‘by the String’

While flying a kite, I once asked my father, “Dad, what holds the kite up?” “The string,” he replied. “No, Dad, the string holds it down, not up.” “If you think so, let go of the string,” he said, “and see what...

Stand Strong in Holy Places

Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in April Conference 2013… “What we and our children and our grandchildren have to remember is that the Church will remain constant, [it’s still right here; yet] the world will keep moving—that gap...

Atonement 2

Continuing from Sunday’s post, Elder Nelson, then as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (now our beloved prophet) spoke in October 1996 general conference on the Atonement…. “I weep for joy when I contemplate the significance of it all. To...

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