power of obedience
“Most mortals vastly underestimate the power of obedience to Christ’s counsels, which are promptings from the Holy Spirit. Most journeys back into the kingdom will consist of millions of small obediences, rather than a few huge ones. Rendering service...a perfect way
“… the Lord has provided a perfect way for us to keep the commandments almost without noticing it… It works like this: You live life in obedience to the still small voice. If you are aware of its presence, you will hear it. It will constitute many...sin — an iron hand
“We cannot allow ourselves the slightest bit of leeway in dealing with sin. We cannot allow ourselves to believe that we can participate “just a little” in disobeying the commandments of God, for the sin can grab us with an iron hand from which it is...Christ’s role in marriage
“The sum which two married people owe to one another defies calculation. It is an infinite debt, which can only be discharged through all eternity.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe How sacred a thing marriage is! Johann’s statement teaches in a few words how...take the risk
“We are overcome by the “cares . . . of this life” when we are paralyzed by fear of the future, which hinders our going forward in faith, trusting in God and His promises. Twenty-five years ago my esteemed BYU teacher Hugh W. Nibley spoke of the dangers of...refining fires
(preamble scripture…Mosiah 4:9 ) Meanwhile how can there be refining fires without heat? Or greater patience without some instructive waiting? How can we develop empathy without first bearing one another’s burdens? Not only that burdens may be lightened,...Why Obedience?
Imagine for a moment a heaven where everyone did ‘their own thing’ without thinking of others or the effects their actions (or lack of wholesome actions) had upon those around them. Does this, in most respects, sound like our world today? Our prisons are...I, the Lord, am bound…
‘Right from the beginning the standard charge against Joseph and the Mormons was treason. And why not? That was the only possible charge when the crime was simply a whole way of life. “They accused him (Joseph Smith) of treason (forty-seven prosecutions,...the path
re-posted from 3.14.15 “We read in Proverbs the admonition, “Ponder the path of thy feet.”(Proverbs 4:26) As we do, we will have the faith, even the desire, to walk the path which Jesus walked. We will have no doubt that we are on the path which our Father would have...
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.