Even Jesus Submitted to God’s Will
From S. Michael Wilcox. . . . There are three recorded prayers from Gethsemane, or at least three versions of the same prayer. I don’t think we have to choose which of the gospel writers is the most correct, for they are all poignant and beautiful, yet they...* Family, What Goes into a Home?
From the book ‘This Day and Always’ teaching about ‘Family’ by Lloyd D. Newell and the Spoken Word: A woman accustomed to affluence once traveled to a foreign land. While there she was invited into what most from her circumstances would have...Prayer Is Not a One-Way Conversation
Robert L. Millet taught: Perfect prayer is offered to God the Eternal Father, in the name of his Only Begotten Son, by the power of the Holy Ghost. Most of us are well aware that God the Father is the ultimate object of our worship and that our prayers should be...* Benefits of a Purpose Driven Life
From his book ‘The Purpose Driven Life’, Rick Warren shares: There are five great benefits of living a purpose driven life: Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life. We were made to have meaning. This is why people have dubious methods, like...Togetherness
From Lyssa Zimmerman’s book “50 things that really matter to Latter-day Saints” My immediate family could be described as “dramatic” or “over the top”. I never consciously knew this until my husband pointed it out to me. He,...* Simple Obedience as a Way of Life
Starting with the preamble of a previous post . . . (the preamble of the same theme), Jerry Sittser writes: My children want the freedom to make choices. When I take them to the local mall for a shopping expedition, they always notice with glee the new stores that...Miracles
From Britney Rule’s book ’50 things that really matter to Latter-Day Saints’, under title ‘Miracles’: Several years ago, Elder David B. Haight (or the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles) visited our stake in California to reorganize the stake....* Made to Last Forever II
Continuing from Rick Warren’s book “The Purpose Driven Life”, chapter 4: ‘Made to Last Forever’: If your time on earth were all there is to your life, I would suggest you start living it up immediately. You could forget being good and...He is My Father
Gordon B. Hinckley (fifteenth President of the Church of Jesus of Latter-day Saints. . . .taught): I believe without equivocation or reservation in God, the Eternal Father. He is my Father, the Father of my spirit, and the Father of the spirits of all men, He is the...
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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.