by kdm | Jan 24, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Choice, choices, Today's Post
From his book “Press On,” Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles teaches of the “Abundant Life’: Harry de Leyer was late to the auction on that snowy day in 1956, and all the good horses had already been sold. The few that...
by kdm | Jan 22, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Atonement, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, Family, fear, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From his book ‘Be Not Troubled’, Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles wrote: When Christ appeared to the Nephites following His Crucifixion, He taught them the gospel and then encouraged, “Go unto your homes and ponder upon the...
by kdm | Jan 20, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, spiritually strong, The Plan
From Jerry Sittser and his book ‘the Will of God as a Way of Life: In the film Grand Canyon, the Grand Canyon serves as a metaphor for transcendence. In comparison to the Grand Canyon, humans appear to be little specks of matter, with life spans about as long as...
by kdm | Jan 18, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing from Bruce C. Hafen: ‘Faith is Not Blind. or Deaf. or Dumb’. So, as with Bushman’s writing about Joseph Smith, my part of this book has turned out to be autobiographical. I’ve found myself trying to describe here my personal quest...
by kdm | Jan 16, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Choice, Learning?, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Larry Tippetts and his book ‘Receiving Personal Revelation’: Motives for Scripture Study If the scriptures are so critical to our spiritual survival, why do many Latter-day Saints struggle to establish a regular, sincere program for in depth study? I...
by kdm | Jan 15, 2024 | #character, #discipline, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Learning?, Revelation, The Plan, Today's Post
Patricia T. Holland wrote: Christ’s promise to us forever is that we don’t have to do it alone. So let’s keep our focus on the right motives, let’s just try to look to him for life, let us try to lay up for ourselves treasures in heaven rather...