* Blessing in His Own Way

Patricia T. Holland wrote: When our minds have been illuminated to see as God sees, it becomes a joy to accept His will. At a time when my oldest son was still single and wanted so much to get married, I was anxiously pleading with the Lord to bless him. My request...

From Darkness Toward Light III

Continuing from Bruce C. Hafen and his book From Darkness Toward Light II: These early sacrifices do fix our feet on a disciples path. For example, when Neal A. Maxwell was an eighteen-year-old infantryman fighting on an island in Okinawa, he faced the most...

Guidance Comes When You Ask and then Listen

Ardeth G. Kapp wrote: Guidance Comes When You Ask and then Listen. . . . Experience the power of prayer in your daily lives. Talk with our Father in Heaven every night and every morning. Tell Him how it is with you. In your daily prayers you might ask, “Father...

From Darkness Toward Light II

Continuing From Darkness Toward Light, Bruce C. Hafen teaches: Often the Lord gives us a nudge by calling us, perhaps to serve a mission, inviting us to become, like Mormon, “a disciple of Jesus Christ” who is “called of him to declare his word among...

From Darkness Toward the Light

From his book “Spiritually Anchored in Unsettled Times,” Bruce C. Hafen taught: A few years ago our then-teenage daughter was feeling quite unsettled, asking some very honest questions, such as, “Why is life so hard?” As Marie and I talked with...

How to Have Mighty Prayer. . .

D. Kelly Ogden from his book ‘8 Mighty Changes God Wants for You’ shares: These are dangerous times in which we live. When my daughter Sara was only four years old, we accompanied the Jerusalem Branch Boy Scouts on an overnight campout fishing trip to the...

* It’s Your Choice

D. Kelly Ogden from his book ‘Eight Mighty Changes God Wants for You’ taught: “YOU CAN GET YOUR SINS BLOTTED OUT, or your name will be blotted out. You can be sealed to God or sealed to the devil. You can remain an enemy to God or become a friend to...

* Unexpected Answers

S. Michael Wilcox wrote: There are times in my life when I think He answers, but I misunderstand the message. . . . I expected one answer and got another. In the Gospel of Luke the Lord urges us to come to him for answers. “Ask, he says, “and it shall be...

* Writing Helps Me Remember

Larry W. Tippetts writes: “When I read a book or article of exceptional value to me, I take the time to summarize in writing those ideas or concepts that I most want to retain and use in my life. Sometimes I simply write the exact quote I desire to remember....

Pray When the Cup is Bitter

Chicko N. Okazaki wrote: One of the most important ways we can be pure before the Lord is to be scrupulously honest in our words and deeds. The first person we need to be honest with is the Lord. The Lord doesn’t want just pretty prayers. He wants real prayers....

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