by kdm | Nov 11, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, Family, fear, For times of trouble, Learning?, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From the book “The Wisdom of Listening” ~ Margaret Truxaw (edited by Mark Brady): (continued from: Much of the downside of not being fully heard, understood and received deeply is readily evident in modern culture. But what of the other side, the positive, beneficial,...
by kdm | Nov 9, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, fear, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Jerry Sittser and his book “The Will of God as a Way of Life”: The most important decisions we make in life concern our way of life—habits, convictions, and direction. Too often we act like parents who agonize for weeks over whether the family...
by kdm | Nov 8, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Atonement, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, Family, For times of trouble, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing from Bruce C. Hafen’s book: The Believing Heart II, . . . The Doctrine and Covenants teaches that “whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.” (Doctrine and Covenants 130:18.)...
by kdm | Nov 7, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, Family, For times of trouble, Nurture, spiritual workout, spiritually strong, Temple, The Plan, Today's Post
Louise and I love parenting because we love our children. We haven’t always been pleased with the things our children have done or the choices they have made, but we have always loved them. To keep our love for them above all else, the focus of our affection...
by kdm | Nov 7, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, Family, For times of trouble, Nurture, spiritual workout, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From ‘What’s a Parent to Do?’ Glen L. Latham writes: Louise and I love parenting because we love our children. We haven’t always been pleased with the things our children have done or the choices they have made, but we have always loved them....
by kdm | Nov 6, 2024 | #character, #discipline, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, The Plan, Today's Post
From D Kelly Ogden and his book ‘How to Have Mighty Prayer: We believe that prayer follows four basic steps: We address our Heavenly Father—not the “Lord,” as that term in common Latter-day Saint usage refers to the second member of the...