by kdm | Nov 13, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Atonement, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, Family, fear, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, Nurture, Revelation, spiritual workout, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum or the Twelve Apostles said: “The scriptures are literal when they encourage to “pray oft unto the Lord” (Nephi 18:3), pray always (Ephesians 6:8), “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17),...
by kdm | Nov 12, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Atonement, choices, Christ Ministry, fear, For times of trouble, Revelation, spiritual workout, The Plan, Today's Post
From S. Michael Wilcox’s book “When Prayers Seem Unanswered”: I would like to suggest some things that go through my mind in those difficult moments of life. Hopefully they will be of value to you as they have been to me. They are the letters I...
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): . 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, deeply healing...
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...