Latter-day Clarifications on Prayer
From Elder Neal A. Maxwell: Those who lack, through no fault of their own, certain plain and precious things about the process of prayer are left through the Holy Bible to assume that if they ask in faith, it will be granted: “For everyone that asketh receiveth;...Your Prayers Are Personal
Chieko N. Okazaki: I think that Heavenly Father is pleased with all of our prayers, but I think he is especially pleased when we pray with our whole hearts, when we share ourselves completely without trying to make excuses or to make ourselves look good. Fasting is a...* Distinguishing Between Emotion and the Spirit
From Larry W. Tippets book “Receiving Personal Revelation’: (From Chapter 13) Distinguishing Between Emotion and the Spirit. . . . “The Spiritual part of us and the emotional part of us are so closely linked that it is possible to mistake the impulse...Reinforcement wisely applied, yields celestial habits!
From her book ‘Teaching to Build Faith and Faithfulness’, Kathy K. Clayton taught: Learning with a Community of Learners Provides Reinforcement and Encourages Commitment . . . . in a final session, the young women analyzed what they had learned as they...Faith Struggles. . .
From the book ‘The Power of Stillness’ under the title ‘Knowing’: Even if not fully “fixed,” faith struggles can be held in mindful space with awareness and patience. No doubt it takes maturity and strength to hold onto this...Original Grace 2
Continuing from Adam S. Miller and his book Original Grace: (previous post. . . .Atonement ) [Note (p50) means page 50 of Adam S. Miller’s book ‘Original Grace’. . . . An Experiment in Restoration Thinking] (p50) God’s...* Discovering What We’re Supposed to Do
From Jerry Sittser and his book ‘The Will of God as a Way of Life’: I did not intend to become a writer. I did not even want to be a writer. The very idea made me feel as insecure as a stage actor with a bad memory. How I fell into writing—and it was...Atonement 1
From Adam S. Miller and his book ‘Original Grace:’ If we grant that justice doesn’t require suffering as punishment, then what is the purpose of Christ’s atonement? As President Russell M. Nelson reminds us, Christ’s atonement is...* God’s Greater Purpose
From Jerry Sittser and his book “The Will of God as a Way of Life”: . . . . we should consider God’s greater purpose and meditate on his glorious redemptive plan. Two spiritual masters, Ignatius of Loyola and Francis de Sales, have written a great...
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