by kdm | Aug 16, 2023 | Today's Post
Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, teaching from the introduction of his book ‘The Spirit of Revelation’: For some time I have felt a desire to write a book about the spirit of revelation. Changes in how we minister to one another...
by kdm | Aug 15, 2023 | Today's Post
Continuing from a previous post * To Jesus Christ Alone. . . Jerry Sittser wrote: God lays claim to us and plans to transfer and plans to transform us until we become the creatures he always intended us to be. If Christ represents the perfect picture of what God wants...
by kdm | Aug 14, 2023 | Today's Post
Virginia H. Pearce wrote: God has not always granted those things that we have wanted or even asked for desperately. But He frequently puts His divine signature on small events of the day. And His presence—the indescribable settling quality of His great...
by kdm | Aug 13, 2023 | Today's Post
From Loyd D. Newell: The Lord teaches in the Sermon on the Mount that our prayers should be heartfelt utterances and not mindless musings: “When ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do. . . . Be not ye therefore like unto them; for your Father...
by kdm | Aug 12, 2023 | Today's Post
Elder Craig C. Christensen of the Seventy speaking in the Saturday afternoon session of April 2023 general conference said: Repenting daily and coming unto Jesus Christ is the way to experience joy—joy beyond our imagination. Throughout His mortal ministry, the Savior...
by kdm | Aug 11, 2023 | Today's Post
From Richard L. Evans’ book “The Man and the Message” There is a short sentence from Vergil that says: “Endure and keep yourselves for days of happiness.”37 There are times when we feel that we can’t endure—that we can’t...
by kdm | Aug 10, 2023 | Today's Post
Brad Wilcox from his book ‘Changed Through His Grace’, Chapter 5 taught: In the Book of Mormon, King Limhi’s people were in bondage to the Lamanites: “And now the afflictions were great, and there was no way that they could deliver themselves...
by kdm | Aug 9, 2023 | Today's Post
From Stephen E. Robinson’s book ‘Believing Christ’ . . . . In Christ there is a real transfer of guilt for innocence. Through the oneness of our covenant relationship, my guilt becomes Jesus’ guilt, which he experienced and for which he...
by kdm | Aug 7, 2023 | Today's Post
Continuing from a previous post ‘The Veil of Unbelief’, M. Catherine Thomas wrote: The sobering message in these verses is not only people in general but also many Saints would be led by the precepts of men. This prophetic insight offers a compassionate...
by kdm | Aug 6, 2023 | Today's Post
Gene R. Cook wrote: I believe that many people are confident that the Lord’s will will be done and that the Lord can do anything, but they are not confident that the Lord will do it for them or that he wants to do it now. This lack of confidence in our ability...