come what may!
“I am bold to declare before Heaven that I am just as ready to die in defending the rights of a Presbyterian, a Baptist, or a good man of any other denomination [as for a Mormon]; for the same principle which would trample upon the rights of the Latter-day Saints...moral strength
‘Without consistency, there is no moral strength.’~John J. Owen And so it goes with any moral or worthwhile strength I may choose to pursue. ‘Moral strength’ has a broader application than relating to a single area alone (… important as...more powerfully applied
My last post on Thursday of this week ended with this thought:’There are many things I can counsel with him, since he is willing to be that close and engaged friend. Why would He want to be so personally involved in my daily decisions that I feel are trivial to...when all I have to do is ask
I have a tough time understanding that the Lord is willing to give me impressions on matters that really don’t concern spiritual events, but are just daily ‘life as it happens’. Time and effort were wasted when moving forward with ‘my...forgiveness… a choice
Could forgiveness rate as THE primary skill I am to learn in this life? Certainly my blunders, oversights and selfishness provide abundant cause for others to have difficulty forgiving me. Do I have some sort of right to feel I can harbor resentment, and more at...‘how to obtain revelation…’
Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (now deceased) gave a landmark talk on revelation in April Conference of 2012. Many of his conference addresses could be termed ‘landmark’ as he often dealt with the most difficult of human issues...a little neglect
“…. As we have seen, the premortal plan for man includes his seduction by the telestial thought-world, the fabrication of a false self, the eventual discovery of its falseness, and his consequent waking up to a spiritually enlightened state under the power...lasting happiness
The gospel teaches us that we are all created for a happiness that endures. How can more of us achieve it? We… read in Mosiah 2:41 that we “should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in...wonderful friends
We are in a ‘winding down’ phase here. Becky and I are so grateful to our children for the service they and their children have brought over the last week and a half. Upon taking ownership of the duplex we’ve lived in, we moved to the other side and...
Hi I’m Kent
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.