Joy, Not Guilt Trips
From Russell M. Nelson: There hath no temptation take you but such is as common to man: but is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will, with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1...Faith Is More Than a Positive Attitude
Gene R. Cook wrote: The most important thing we can do as we seek to communicate with our Heavenly Father is to have faith in Jesus Christ. If we have faith in Jesus Christ, we will have faith in our Father in Heaven, because Christ so clearly testified of him. Some...Perfection II
Continuing from the post ‘Perfection’ about his father, Adam S. Miller writes: . . . . I try to imagine my father reading, a few pages each day, something I’d written, something from one Adam’s books.” I try to put myself in his head and...* Being Honest with God
From Neal A. Maxwell: Prayer, therefore, that is too self-conscious of itself is not yet praying. What is needed by us all are feelings of adoration that produce a mental posture of contemplation—and more meditation and less premeditation. When we pray, we are...Perfection
From Adam S. Miller and his book ‘Original Grace’: Not long ago, I spoke at a conference on grace that doubled as a celebration of ‘Believing Christ’s’ twenty-fifth anniversary. Preparing for the conference, I went looking for the copy of...Let Him Ask of God
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all me liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him” (James 1:5; emphasis added). These five words in the epistle of James changed the world. Joseph Smith’s first prayer is...Is Prayer a Crutch?
From Truman G. Madsen: It is said that prayer is a crutch. After all, mature people are supposed to stand on their own two feet; they don’t have to pray. Prayer is a form of wishful thinking, a kind of wanting pie in the sky. Well, as to that, there is nothing...The Joy of Our Redemption II
Continuing from a previous post—- “Peace” . . . “Essays of Hope and Encouragement” under the above title ‘Peaceable Things of the Kingdom’, Jeffrey R. Holland—President of the Quorum or the Twelve Apostles taught: Christ...* How Jesus Prayed
From D. Kelly Ogden: Jesus sometimes began his day by rising early and finding a solitary place to pray. “And in the morning, arising up a great while before before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed: (Mark 1:35). During his...
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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.