by kdm | May 28, 2023 | #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Wendy Watson Nelson wrote: The adversary sometimes uses unbelievably sophisticated ways to disguise himself and his traps. But the Holy Ghost can identify every whiff of evil. So, what can we do to have the Spirit of the Lord with us? Let me offer four suggestions:...
by kdm | May 27, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Brent L. Top’s book ‘Living Waters’. . . . The Chinese philosopher Confucius is reported to have taught: “To be wronged or robbed is nothing unless you continue to remember it.” All too often we cling tenaciously to our grievances...
by kdm | May 26, 2023 | #character, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From his book ‘Consider the Blessings’, Thomas S. Monson shared: MANY YEARS AGO, I boarded a plane in San Francisco en route to Los Angeles. As I sat down the seat next to me was empty. Soon, however, there occupied that seat a most lovely lady. As the...
by kdm | May 25, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, For times of trouble, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Patricia T. Holland wrote: Often when I face difficulties, I need to turn off the phone, lock the door, kneel in earnest prayer and then curl up in a chair and meditate, contemplate, search the scriptures, and cry out again and again in my heart, completely focusing...
by kdm | May 24, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, For times of trouble, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing from a previous post: “You Can Have Anything You Ask For”: The next morning, true to his word, the father called the family together for family prayer. He called upon Beth to give the prayer because she was the only one in the family that was...
by kdm | May 23, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, For times of trouble, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Stephen M. Bird’s book, ‘Prayers that Bring Miracles’: John Steinbeck was one of our greatest American writers. In one of his finest novels, East of Eden, he used the beginning of chapter thirty-four to ask the question, “What is the...