by kdm | Oct 12, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, Family, fear, For times of trouble, Nurture, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Teachings of Jacob Z.Hess, Carrie L. Skarda, Kyle D. Anderson, Ty R. Mansfield, from their book “The Power of Stillness”: Relishing the present, of course, is not a foreign concept to Latter-day Saints. We just talk about it differently—focusing on...
by kdm | Oct 11, 2024 | Today's Post
From Neal A. Maxwell: IN HIGHER EDUCATION WE SPEAK often of students credit hours. Analogously, the plan of salvation produces what might be called “discipline credit hours.” Furthermore, we are not merely auditing life’s courses, but, instead,...
by kdm | Oct 10, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, Family, fear, Revelation, spiritually strong, Today's Post
From Kathy C, Klayton’s book, “Teaching to Build Faith and Faithfulness” (Continuing from a previous post of June 16, 2023: * Sometimes Adults Need to Be Reminded) Many Fathers, even without the benefit of the gospel, have discovered the...
by kdm | Oct 9, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, choices, Family, fear, For times of trouble, Revelation, spiritual workout, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing from a previous post of February 15,2024, Flexibility from his book ‘The Will of God as a Way of live, continuing Jerry Sittser teaches: The Apostle Paul wanted to teach the gospel in territories where no missionaries had gone. But the clarity of the...
by kdm | Oct 7, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Family, fear, For times of trouble, Nurture, spiritually strong, Today's Post
From Kathy Clayton and her book “Teaching to Build and Faithfulness”: A young woman was a promising student in every way. Her parents and teachers applauded her natural intellect and personal tenacity that marked her academic progress from an early age....
by kdm | Oct 4, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Atonement, choices, Christ Ministry, Family, For times of trouble, Revelation, The Plan, Today's Post
From before, Adam S. Miller writes: Nothing is more enabling than life itself. A world filled with life is a world radiating grace. . . . Continuing from the chapter: “Creation” and his book “Original Grace: Elder Bruce R. McConkie frames the plan of...
by kdm | Oct 3, 2024 | #discipline, agency, choices, fear, For times of trouble, Nurture, Revelation, spiritually strong, Temple, Today's Post
Chieko N. Okazaki wrote: If you are the one experiencing the problem, you can pray for an easing of the burden, even if you cannot be delivered form it. And this step is particularly applicable if you know about a problem someone else is experiencing. You may not know...
by kdm | Oct 2, 2024 | #discipline, agency, choices, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Revelation, spiritual workout, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing the book “The Power of Stillness”: by Jacob Z. Hess, Carrie L. Skarda, Kyle D. Anderson, Ty R. Mansfield: Rather than something to get done or merely “say,” experience prayer as a deeper, embodied practice by retreating away from...
by kdm | Oct 1, 2024 | #discipline, agency, choices, fear, For times of trouble, Revelation, spiritual workout, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From the book “The Power of Stillness”:. . . .Jacob Z. Hess, Carrie L. Skarda, Kyle D. Anderson, Ty R. Mansfield Joseph Smith taught that part of the first principle of the gospel was “to know that we may converse with [God] as one man converses with...
by kdm | Sep 30, 2024 | Today's Post
From the book “No Wonder They Call Him the Savior”, Max Lucado shared: When I was ten years old, I had a puppy named Tina. You would have loved her. She was a perfect pet. An irresistible, pug-nosed Pekingese pup. She never tired of playing and yet never...