My Mind Caught Hold Upon This Thought of Jesus Christ
From Elder Neil L. Anderson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in April 2023 general conference: A remarkable story in the Book of Mormon tells of a young man, from a prominent family, named Alma, whom the scriptures describe as an idolatrous unbeliever.2 He...* His question got me thinking. . . .
From Jerry Sittser’s book ‘The Will of God as a Way of Life’: . . . . I wondered for years why faith is so fundamental to the Christian life. My son David helped me to find the answer. When he was only eight years old, he asked me, “Why does...* The Holiness of Everyday Life — Work
Note from Kent. . . . Look at the larger principle here: All of us are confronted with (as most would perceive) the ‘undesirable, yet necessary’ activity that we just as soon NOT DO, but what follows is a pattern where, if we change our perspective, the...The Comfort of Knowing III
Continuing from The Comfort of Knowing II, Stephen E. Robinson wrote: A remarkable doctrine is taught here. The same Jesus who is God and Son is also one of us. He was human in every respect (“in all things”)—right down to being tempted like other...* See How Much the Lord Is Doing for You
John H. Groberg wrote: The more humble and obedient we are, the more the Lord can give us ability to see. When the Savior asked His disciples, “Having eyes, see ye not?” (Mark 8:18). He could have been saying to all of us, “Open your eyes. See who I...The Comfort of Knowing. . . II
From Believing Christ by Stephen E. Robinson Continued from a previous post The Comfort of Knowing: During the events associated with the Atonement, God in the person of God the Son, Jesus Christ—took moral responsibility for all the negatives—the...* God’s Clear Commands for Life II
Continuing from a previous post ‘God’s Clear Commands for Life’, Jerry Sittser wrote: You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me The Biblical God is unique, The Cultures of the Near East boasted of many gods. These gods were usually associated with some...The Comfort of Knowing
From Stephen E. Robinson’s book “Believing Christ”: Individual Perfection . . . will I ever be perfect in the sense of being without error, fault or blemish? I mean me separately and individually apart from my covenant perfection-in-Christ? I think...A Harvest of Truth III
Continuing from LDS Living Magazine and Kate Holbrook’s article: For the previous post, click. . . A Harvest of Truth II). (For the first post of this series click A Harvest of Truth) The same is true of the truth we treasure in the Church. We cherish 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.