* learn for yourself. . .

Russell M. Nelson said; “Learn for yourselves who you really are. Ask your Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, how He feels about you and your mission here on earth. If you ask with real intent over time, the Spirit will whisper the life-changing truth...

by way of explanation . . .

I’ve spent many hours since my posts of last weekend trying to resolve glitches that my own mistakes created. I finally had Bill, my administrator, take a look (yesterday). With my computer and cell phone he went from one ‘mess to another, to...

* not so naive

. . . For the second time, Mother Teresa tried to introduce a hopeful note, and she spoke about the Hindu custom of always putting a handful of rice at the door of the poor. The young woman was exasperated; “Mother Teresa, when will you wake up? Calcutta is a...

thou shalt be made strong

Russell M. Nelson said: “Now, please don’t be discouraged or depressed by your shortcomings. No one is without weakness. That is part of the divine plan—to determine if you will master that weakness, or let weakness master you. Proper diagnosis is...

opportunity and maturity

Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (deceased) in his book “Finding Peace, Happiness and Joy” wrote: “Life never was intended to be continually easy. It is punctuated with periods of proving and growth. It is interwoven with...

* Uncommon Sense

Hank R. Smith, Assistant Professor of Ancient Scripture, Brigham Young University, made some observations about the way Jesus taught and exemplified what he taught. He wrote: “Around six months before the Savior died . . . the disciples came to Jesus and asked,...

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