Fear Not: Believe Only
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in April 2022 general conference: . . . . stiff winds and dark days can be discouraging to the youth among us, those to whom we look for optimism and enthusiasm regarding the tomorrows of our lives. It...* ‘True Devotion’
Continuing from a previous post, teachings of Jerry Sittser, of November 21, 2019, * All is Vanity, Except. . . Francis de Sales, known during his lifetime in the seventeenth century as a wise counselor and master of the spiritual life, believed that the effects of...Express Gratitude III
From a previous post, Express Gratitude II, Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (deceased) wrote: You can learn vitally important things by what you hear and see and, even more so, by what you feel, as prompted by the Holy Ghost. Many...* Is God Hiding Something?
Continuing from a post from Jerry Sittser’s writings. . . . What’s really important, anyway? The conventional approach to discovering the will of God has a second problem. It betrays a false negative view of God. It implies that God for some reason...Lessons at the Well
Sister Susan H. Porter of the Primary General Presidency said in the Women’s Session of April 2022 general conference: . . . . I was going through my mail when a small picture in a catalog caught my eye. As I looked closer, I realized it was an artist’s...* The Problem of Disciplining People. . .
Richard L. Evans wrote: There is always an urgent field for thought in the problem of disciplining people. Parents and others frequently find themselves searching and praying and pleading for wisdom and guidance in the teaching and disciplining of young and...Choose the Lord and His Prophet
President Russell M. Nelson, Prophet, Seer, and Revelator From the June issue of the Liahona magazine, speaking first of the Prophet Samuel from the Bible, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles wrote: The Tugs of the World As members of this...The Olive Press
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...
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