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From the book ‘The Gift of the Atonement’ and W. Jeffrey Marsh: The lunar calendar and Jewish calendar help us determine that there was a full moon the night Christ entered the Garden of Gethsemane. If the night was clear Jesus would have been able to see...‘Do What Matters Most’
Sister Rebecca Craven of the Young Women General Presidency said in April 2022 General Conference: . . . .In a dream, the Lord told the prophet Lehi, “Blessed art thou Lehi, because of the things which thou hast done.”1 Being a disciple of Jesus Christ involves more...* Free to Live as I See Fit III
Continuing from a previous post : Timothy Keller. . . his book ‘Making Sense of God’: Today we hold a new unqualified kind of freedom (only and exclusively excepting the impingement on others’ freedom). We understand freedom as the right of...Express Gratitude II
Continuing form ‘Express Gratitude’ Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (deceased) wrote: Valued. You show knowledge is valued by expressing appreciation for it, especially in heartfelt prayers of gratitude. The Lord said, “He...* Free to Live as I See Fit II. . . .
From his book ‘Making Sense of God’, Timothy Keller wrote (in chapter Five an invitation to the skeptical), Continued from a previous post. The History of the Idea (continued) How did freedom become not just one valuable thing among many but the ultimate...Express Gratitude
From Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (deceased): One of President N. Eldon Tanner’s favorite scriptures, which he often quoted, was this: “In nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled, save those who...*. . . Free to Live as I See Fit. . . .
From chapter 5 of his book ‘Making Sense of God’, Timothy Keller wrote (an invitation to the skeptical): Why Can’t I Be Free to Live as I See Fit, as Long as I Don’t Harm Anyone? When “The Star-Spangled Banner” is sung at sporting...Crossing the Line to Infinite
Stephen E. Robinson The suffering of Jesus Christ in the Garden and on the cross exceeded the combined suffering of all human beings. The suffering of Jesus was not just tough pain and a bad death, it was not just the most painful of all human experiences and deaths....* Receiving Grace
From Brad Wilcox, his book ‘Changed Through Grace’ Robert Robinson was a small boy in the 1730s when his father died and he had to work to help support the family. As a teenager he fell in with a bad group of friends and live a wild and worldly lifestyle....
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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.