* Prayer, Personal Revelation, and Your Journal III
Larry Tippetts from his book, Receiving Personal Revelation, wrote: How many of us have prayed fervently for something and been glad in retrospect that we did not get it? When I was growing up my family lived in nearly twenty homes in six different states. As a...Overcome the World and Find Rest
Find rest from the intensity, uncertainty, and anguish of this world by overcoming the world through your covenants with God. In his closing address of October 2022 general conference, our Prophet, President Russell M. Nelson said: My dear brothers and sisters, I am...Prayer, Personal Revelation, and Your Journal II
Continuing from by Larry W. Tippetts * Prayer, Personal Revelation, and Your Journal From My Journal—Thy Will Be Done “We sang, ‘Thy will, O Lord, Be Done,’ for our sacrament hymn today. It occurred to me that we utter that phrase when we...* Believe in the Lord Your God
From her book 100 favorite verses TO BRING YOU CLOSER to CHRIST by Shauna Humphreys wrote: Be not afraid or dismayed by reason of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s. . . . Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established;...* Prayer, Personal Revelation, and Your Journal
From Larry W. Tippets from his book “Receiving Personal Revelation” taught: “Lord, what wilt thou have me do?” —Acts 9:6 Perhaps the two Spiritual exercises most frequently emphasized by the prophets are sincere prayer and the study of...Thanksgiving—a sign of gratitude
(This was originally prepared and intended (and forgotten) for Thanksgiving. It very much fits the current season also.) From Gordon B. Hinkley’s book “Standing for Something,” he wrote on many subjects of which Humility and Gratitude were also...* He came to serve.
From Max Lucado’s book, ‘Cure for the Common Life’: I took a quick liking to the guy. Most anyone would. Jovial. Pleasant and, in this case, donkey determined not to climb that mountain. He let everyone but few of us pass him. “I’m...“The Cost II”
From Melvin J. Ballard, a previous post ‘The Cost’: We cannot stand by and listen to those cries without its touching our hearts. The Lord has not given us the power to save our own. He has given us faith and we submit to the inevitable, but he had the...* ‘Unfinished Parable’
From Adam S. Miller’s book ‘Original Grace’: Unlike his younger brother, the older son was obedient to his father. “Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment,” he reminds his father (Luke...
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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.