A House of Sequential Order
Elder Vaiangina Sikahema of the Seventy spoke in October 2021 general conference, sharing. . . . One Sunday when I was a deacon, I was in the foyer with a tray of water passing the sacrament when a woman walked into the building. Dutifully, I approached and handed her...* If History is Important. . .
Jeffrey R. Holland wrote: . . . . So if history is important—and it surely is—what did Lot’s wife do that was so wrong? As something of a student of history, I have thought about that and offer this partial answer. Apparently what was wrong with...Trust Again
Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in October 2021 general conference: Trust in God and each other brings heaven’s blessings. Once, when I was very young, I briefly thought about running away from home. In a little-boy way, I felt no one...* The Rescue Mission
From Tad R. Callister. . . The Savior’s sacrifice required inexhaustibe stamina in order to bear the consequences of our sins and weather the temptations of the Evil One. But his suffering must have been more than a resigned submissiveness or a fist-clenching...The Peace of Christ Abolishes Enemity
Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in October 2021 general conference: “My dear brothers and sisters, during an exercise stress test, the heart’s workload is increased. Hearts that can handle walking may struggle to support the...* Early Conversion
From C.S. Lewis, part of his autobiography: . . . What has been holding me back (at any rate for the last year or so) has not been so much difficulty in believing as a difficulty in knowing what the doctrine meant: you can’t believe a thing while you are...The New Morality +50 Years III
Neal A. Maxwell wrote (from the previous post) ‘The New Morality + 50 Years II’) Nor have we realized the “insight-lead” we have been given in the message of the Master in terms of how we can best help people and still preserve their individual...* Before We Learn to Live
Richard L. Evans taught. . . . An ancient philosopher offered this interesting observation: “If we could be twice young and twice old, we could correct all our mistakes.” There is no real assurance that this is so, because too many of us repeat our own...The New Morality +50 years II
From Neal A. Maxwell, a previous post, The New Morality +50 years, : Some sense of history is very important, therefore, in looking at this matter of relevancy. It is vital, too, to distinguish between the significance of saying, for instance, that an organization...
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