by kdm | Aug 4, 2024 | Today's Post
From Elder Henry B. Eyring’s book with the above title…. When I was president of Ricks College years ago, I remember having a man who was my priesthood leader come to my house each month to interview me about my home teaching. He brought with him a...
by kdm | Aug 3, 2024 | Today's Post
Larry W. Tippetts teaches from his book “Receiving Personal Revelation”: Over three decades ago, while doing graduate work on how I might help students become better learners, I was impressed with the body of research suggesting that writing increased...
by kdm | Aug 1, 2024 | Today's Post
From Adam S. Miller and his book ‘Original Grace’: (Continuing from Logic of Justice IV ) Sin is self-inflicted suffering. As a result, sinful actions always result in unnecessary suffering. In other words, our moral choices always have natural...
by kdm | Jul 31, 2024 | Today's Post
From Jeffrey R. Holland’s book “For Times of Trouble”: Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil which shall not break my head: or yet my prayer also shall be their calamities. It truly...
by kdm | Jul 30, 2024 | Today's Post
Continued from Logic III Adam S. Miller . . . From a previous post: In Jesus hands, the logic of the law is clear: not good for good and evil for evil. And, what’s more, returning is not here positioned as an act of mercy that counterbalances...
by kdm | Jul 29, 2024 | Today's Post
Lloyd D. Newell wrote: Sincere prayer aligns our will with the Father’s. Christ’s prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane is the perfect example of a completely selfless utterance. Even when taking upon Himself the sins of all mankind and undergoing physical...
by kdm | Jul 27, 2024 | Today's Post
Continuing from Too Busy to Receive Anything New: And this is where the Church of Jesus Christ deserves a little (or a lot) more credit. In our attention to the many needful things to do as members of Christ’s Church, sometimes the many excuses the Saints have...
by kdm | Jul 24, 2024 | Today's Post
Re-posted from May 18, 2019. . . . and from his book ‘To Draw Closer to God,’ Elder Henry B. Eyring teaches: “Now be careful when anybody tells you about certainty in this world, because it’s a very uncertain life. In fact, most of us are so worried about the fact...
by kdm | Jul 23, 2024 | Today's Post
Continuing from Part One, Gene R. Cook writes: Prepare for intense trials: Number five is to prepare for intense trials of your faith. Remember that when you begin to truly seek answers to prayer, there will be forces that will do all in their power to stop you. So...
by kdm | Jul 22, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, fear, For times of trouble, Revelation, spiritual workout, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From the book ‘A Year of Powerful Prayer’, Gene R. Cook writes: Believe. The first thing to remember is the simple word believe. By that I mean to have faith, to not doubt, to not have fear. Jesus said you must believe first, then you would see the...