by kdm | Jun 18, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From the book “Essays of Hope and Encouragement” from Elder Neal A. Maxwell: I speak, not to slackers in the Kingdom, but to those who carry their own load and more; not to those lulled into false security, who, though laboring devotedly in the Kingdom,...
by kdm | Jun 17, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Elder Neal A. Maxwell and his book “A More Excellent Way”: Leadership should seek to create a climate in which the leader and members of the group bring forth the best that they have to offer. Sometimes, of course, the best which individuals have to...
by kdm | Jun 14, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing from Adam S. Miller and his book “Original Grace”: From yesterday’s post: “Sin adds to our suffering because “wickedness never was happiness,” not because God insists that we suffer. God’s work is to relieve and...
by kdm | Jun 13, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Adam S. Miller and his book ‘Original Grace’—An experiment in Restoration Thinking While the Christian tradition views our collective fall into suffering, sickness and death—as a catastrophic loss and a just punishment, Latter-day Saints...
by kdm | Jun 12, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, For times of trouble, Today's Post
From Jerry Sittser and his book ‘The Will of God as a Way of Life: The Apostle Paul made the Christian faith applicable to people in all walks of life. He demonstrated that believers could live for God right where they were. He exhorted slaves to take their...
by kdm | Jun 11, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Choice, For times of trouble, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Jeffrey R. Holland and his book “For Times of Trouble”. I thought on my way and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. In the parable of the prodigal son, perhaps the most telling phrase is that...