* Psalm 141:5

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...

Logic of Justice IV

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...

* The Savior’s Example of Prayer

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...

The Restoration of Mindfulness Advantage

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...

* Trials of Faith

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...

The Process of Exercising Faith, Part Two

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...

To zionwisdom audience

Consulting with Bill Mead, my Administrator and good friend, I will not be posting to third party site(s), as previously. Any of them would want control of some kind, including limit on length of posts, content, costs (—no doubt increasing with ‘needed...

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