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Jeffrey R. Holland in his book ‘For Times of Trouble’ shared thoughts from Psalm 17:8, which reads: “Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings.” A world renowned authority on child development once said that every...“Be of Good Cheer”
From the book “What’s a Parent to Do?” by Glen I. Latham: During one of the darkest moments of Nephite history, when the wicked had vowed to slay the righteous if the sign of Christ’s birth did not “come to pass, which had been given by...* Comfort
From the book 50 Things That Really Matter to Latter-day Saints. . . (multiple authors) Alisha Geary writes: “As a child I was afraid of many things. Being alone in the dark or imagining the monsters under my bed would send be crying to my parents’...* Faith in the Lord’s Will
John Bytheway taught:. A note of caution: Faith is not willing our desires into existence. That would be exercising faith in what we want. For example, many of us have experienced the death of a loved one and have concluded that if we only had more faith, the loved...The Search for Happiness
From William B. Smart’s book “Messages for a Happier Life”: In a quiet New England churchyard lies a headstone whose epitaph contains a profoundly important message—a goal—for all of us. Here lies a woman twice blessed; She was happy and...A Present-Focused Gospel
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...* Daily, Not Periodic, Discipleship.
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,...Many Fathers Too
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...* Flexibility II
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...
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