by kdm | Jan 2, 2023 | #character, #discipline, Christ Ministry, spiritually strong, Today's Post
From ‘Thou Mayest Choose II’, Beverly Campbell wrote: Satan wishes to blur our knowledge of the absolutes of good and evil. The power inherent in that knowledge makes us like God. It is our choice of good over evil that makes us godlike. If the adversary...
by kdm | Jan 1, 2023 | #discipline, agency, Choice, Modern Prophets, The Plan, Today's Post
From Neal A. Maxwell: . . . In response to the angel’s amazing statement, Mary was perplexed about what lay ahead, and the birth of the Son of God through her: “And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me accoding to they word. And the...
by kdm | Dec 31, 2022 | #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Temple, Today's Post
From ‘One Hundred Favorite Verses to Bring You Closer to Christ,’ Shauna Humphreys shares: And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon...
by kdm | Dec 30, 2022 | agency, Atonement, Choice, Christ Ministry, The Plan, Today's Post
In the book “The God Who Weeps” Fiona and Terryl Givens wrote: As William Blake said, as one of the greatest insights of the modern age, “without contraries, is no progression.” We are apparently made of the same stuff as Darwin’s...
by kdm | Dec 27, 2022 | Atonement, Christ Ministry, The Plan, Today's Post
From Tad R. Callister’s book ‘The Infinite Atonement’: The Atonement saves us all in the sense that we are all resurrected and return to God’s presence for judgment purposes without any effort on our part. It cannot, however, exalt us, unless...
by kdm | Dec 25, 2022 | #discipline, Atonement, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, spiritual workout, Today's Post
Continuing from yesterday’s post, instruction from Elder Neal A. Anderson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: Safeguard the Gift of the Holy Ghost Finally, my third thought: in this sacred quest, we treasure, protect, defend, and safeguard the gift of the Holy...