* Real Love is a Personal Exchange
From Timothy Keller and his book ‘The Reason for God’: In the mid nineties, a Protestant denomination held a theological conference in which one speaker said, “I don’t think we need a theory of atonement at all; I don’t think we need...Happy Like Jesus III
Happy Like Jesus III* (continued from . . . . Happy Like Jesus II ) A powerful lesson comes from modern American history. Secretary of State George C. Marshall once told a discouraged staff, “Gentlemen, it is my experience [that] an enlisted man may have a...* Two Kinds of Freedom (continued)
Continuing from Jerry Sittser, sharing from his book ‘the Will of God as a Way of Life’. . . . (‘Two Kinds of Freedom’ continued from December 19,2020): Jesus taught that if we wish to find true life, we must die to our sinful and selfish...‘Followers of the Prince of Peace’
Followers of the Prince of Peace By Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles As we strive to develop attributes like the Savior’s, we can become instruments of His peace in the world. In fulfillment of the prophecy given to Zechariah,1 Jesus...Our Own Road to Emmaus
Luke 24:13–35 Our Own Road to Emmaus By Elder Patricio M. Giuffra Of the Seventy Five simple activities can help us know that the Savior is always near. On the Road to Emmaus, by Wendy B. Keller, courtesy of Havenlight My father died of cancer when I was 4 years old....* Pray in Secret
Vaughn J. Featherstone wrote: Now the Lord taught us to pray in secret. What happens to us when we pray in secret? First, our faith is put to the test. How foolish people would feel who pray alone and really do not believe in God. We pray in public and people might...Happy Like Jesus II
From the book’s introduction: ‘Happy Like Jesus’ Lessons from Jesus on How to Live, by D. Kelly Ogden, continuing from his introduction, Chapter One . . . . Be Happy. . . . : Despite sadness around him—and sin, pride, disbelief, hatred, and...Safely Gathered Home
Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in April 2023 general conference: We are in a unique position to gather Israel on both sides of the veil as never before under the Father’s plan President Russell M. Nelson, our beloved prophet, has...* Jesus Christ is Relief
From the Sunday morning session of April 2023 general conference, President Camille N. Johnson taught: Jesus Christ Is Relief By President Camille N. Johnson, Relief Society General President We can partner with the Savior to help provide temporal and spiritual relief...
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