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From Neal A. Maxwell: . . . . Yet not only did the Prophet Lehi see wickedness in the people of Jerusalem but so did Jeremiah. Jeremiah’s writings describe the adultery and immorality in Jerusalem of that time, using imagery about individuals going “by...* The Dotted Line . . .
Richard L. Evans wrote: Signing on “the dotted line” has come to be a symbol of entering into obligations—a symbol of sometimes getting into things that are not easy to get out of. Many have discovered that it is much easier to get into things than...* Mercy and Repentance – second chances
From her book ‘100 favorite verses To Bring You Closer to Christ’ contributor Shauna Humphreys shared: When Jesus lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said to her, Woman, where are thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man,...A Framework for Personal Revelation
Elder Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught: Like many of you, I have been greatly influenced by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf over the years. That explains, at least in part, what I am about to say.1 So, with apologies to him … Well-trained airplane pilots...* Sin III
From Sin II, Fiona and Terryl Givens, a previous post: “The wounds do not simply go away.”6 The biblical scholar David Bentley Hart argues that this view of sin is in fact truer to Paul’s original language in Romans: “Paul speaks of . . . but...Sin II
Note from Kent. . . I apologize for technical difficulties and not publishing recent posts in a more careful (correct) order. I hope that confusion does not distract from their powerful content / messages. (i.e. The following post was sent out yesterday, but it...Seeing More of Jesus Christ in Our Lives
Sister Tracy Y. Browning, Second Counselor in the Primary General Presidency said in the Opening session of October 2022 general conference: Brothers and sisters, how humbled I am to stand before you this morning. I knit my heart with yours in gratitude to be...* Sin
From their book “All Things New” Fiona and Terryl Given wrote: The Augustinian revolution of the fourth century “would leave the Church in the west dominated by sin for centuries to come.”1 Augustine thought Paul’s whole preoccupation was...* Real Forgiveness is Costly Suffering III
In April 1943 Bonhoeffer was arrested and imprisoned. He was eventually moved to Flossenburg concentration camp and executed just before the end of World War II. How did Bonhoeffer live out his own words? His forgiveness was costly suffering, because it actually...
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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.