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...* God’s Clear Commands for Life
From his book ‘The Will of God as a Way of Life’, Jerry Sittser taught: “I read recently that most Americans cannot name even half the Ten Commandments. Perhaps, in this case, ignorance is bliss, for knowledge of them would probably make us uneasy,...* The Holiness of Everyday life — Work
From Joan B. MacDonald, her book ‘The Holiness of Everyday Life: Years ago, in a college biochemistry course, I learned something about myself. I learned how to learn. Before an exam, several students would gather to study together. While others struggled to...* Praying for Extra Help
From Bruce C. Hafen: A few years ago, a university student related to his elder’s quorum an event that he had experienced just after being ordained a deacon in the Aaronic Priesthood. He lived on a farm and his father had promised him that an expected new calf...The Spirit of Revelation III
Continuing from The Spirit of Revelation II Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: The closest I can come to describing my purpose is with a metaphor of swimming. When we are learning how to swim, almost all of us start out being terrified. We do...“The Spirit of Revelation II”
Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, (see a previous post, ‘The Spirit of Revelation’) : Now continuing In the Doctrine and Covenants, we find a significant key to understanding the spiritual gift of revelation and the process by...* Teach Repentance, Teach it Again
From her book ‘Teaching to Build Faith and Faithfulness’, Kathy K. Clayton wrote: Mercifully, Heavenly Father included in His perfect plan of happiness the gift of agency, which allows us to taste the bitter in order to know the sweet. It also includes the...* “The Art of Living Long . . . “
From his book ‘The Man and the Message,’ Richard L. Evans taught: If we are blessed with long years of life, this brings us to old age, and with old age there comes concern for growing old gracefully as for growing old usefully—“The Art of...* The Bible on Freedom
Continuing from Jerry Sittser, the Will of God as a Way of Life” / Two Kinds of Freedom: (Previously) The will of God has to do with what we already know, not what we must figure out. It is contained in Jesus’ command that we seek first God’s kingdom...
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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.