by kdm | Jan 12, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing from a previous post: * The First Christians. . . Joseph Smith merely restated the astounding essence of Christ’s original message: “God found Himself in the midst of spirits and glory.” And “He saw proper to institute laws whereby...
by kdm | Jan 11, 2023 | #discipline, agency, For times of trouble, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing from * Come Home . . . . On her way to the bus stop she entered a drug store to get one last thing. Pictures. She sat in the photograph booth, closed the curtain, and spent all she could on pictures of herself. With her purse full of small black-and-white...
by kdm | Jan 10, 2023 | #character, agency, Choice, Modern Prophets, Revelation, The Plan, Today's Post
In the Sunday Morning Session of October 2022 general conference, Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught. . . . . . . . The king’s judgment of the man is not based primarily upon the lack of a wedding garment—but that “he was, in fact,...
by kdm | Jan 9, 2023 | #character, agency, Choice, For times of trouble, spiritually strong, Today's Post
From Max Lucado’s book ‘No Wonder They Call Him the Savior’: The practice of using earthly happenings to clarify heavenly truths is no easy task. Yet, occasionally, one comes across a story, legend, or fable that conveys a message as accurately as a...
by kdm | Jan 8, 2023 | #discipline, agency, Choice, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, Today's Post
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in the Saturday afternoon session of October 2022 general conference: I would like to speak about what I call the doctrine of belonging in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This...
by kdm | Jan 7, 2023 | #discipline, Choice, Christ Ministry, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From ‘All Things New’ by Fiona and Terryl Givens: . . . . Why did Christianity represent a revised imperative to build community and act according to new norms? Many religious revolutionaries from Buddha to Gandhi have instigated new codes of conduct and...