* Tank Your Reputation II

Continuing from “Tank Your Reputation’. . . Max Lucado from his book ‘Cure for the Common Life’ wrote: With the phrase “a just man,” Matthew recognizes the status of Joseph. He was a tsadiq (tsa-DEEK) a serious student of the...

But We Heeded Them Not

During the Saturday morning session of April 2022 general conference Elder David A. Bednar said: My wife, Susan, our three sons and their wives, all of our grandchildren, and Elder Quentin L. Cook, my seatmate in the Quorum of the Twelve for almost 15 years, all...

* He Restores My Soul III

Continuing from previous posts of Max Lucado’s * He Restores My Soul II  (The first post of this series. . . * He Restores My Soul) From a previous post . . . to use David’s words, “He restores my soul.” Our Shepherd majors in restoring hope to...

* Divorce — a Tradition for Failure

Richard L. Evans wrote: There are no two people, however close and compatible, but who could find some occasions of misunderstanding and some causes of annoyance with each other—especially if they become careless and inconsiderate. In marriage many things may...

Divine Love in the Father’s Plan

Divine Love in the Father’s Plan By President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency of the Church said: The purpose of the doctrine and policies of this restored Church is to prepare God’s children for salvation in the celestial kingdom and for...

* Divine Payment, Divine Peace

J. Reuben Clark Jr. wrote of Jesus Christ: Forth from the infinite glory and power of the throne of God to be born to mortality in the manger-cradle in Bethlehem, came [our Lord] thenceforth to be called the son of Mary, Son of man, Son of God, Jesus the Christ, the...

Love, Share, Invite

Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in April 2022 general conference: . . . . it wasn’t only the Apostles who took Jesus’ words to heart. Members of the early Church, from the newest to the most seasoned, took part in the Savior’s great...

* The Problem with Careers II

Following Jerry Sittser, continuing from a previous post from * The Problem with Careers: I have witnessed this tragedy first hand in college teaching. A bright student wants to become a college professor and scholar as a way to reach generation Z, “the lost...

Come into the Fold of God

Elder Randy D. Funk of the Seventy said in the Sunday afternoon session of April 2022 general conference: . . . . As one of the missionaries in that humble, faith-filled home 49 years ago, I have witnessed in them what King Benjamin taught in the Book of Mormon: “I...

* The Problem with Careers

Following Jerry Sittser, a previous post of July 19, 2020 titled *The Will of God: . . . . a calling is not the same thing as a career, though the two are related. A career involves some kind of socially useful work. It usually requires specific education or training,...

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