* Yearning Prayer

From Truman G. Madsen. . . . They say it in one way or another, those who really know about prayer: Only yearning prayer gets through. But there are three kinds of yearning. We yearn when we mean what we say. But is that enough when we are asking the impossible, or...

* Taking Time for Prayer

Patricia T. Holland wrote: Often when I face difficulties, I need to turn off the phone, lock the door, kneel in earnest prayer, and then curl up in a chair and meditate, contemplate, search the scriptures and cry out again and again in my heart, completely focusing...

“To Draw Closer to God. . .”

From Elder Henry B. Eyring’s book with the above title…. When I was president of Ricks College years ago, I remember having a man who was my priesthood leader come to  my house each month to interview me about my home teaching. He brought with him a...

* “Receiving Personal Revelation”

Larry W. Tippetts teaches from his book “Receiving Personal Revelation”: Over three decades ago, while doing graduate work on how I might help students become better learners, I was impressed with the body of research suggesting that writing increased...

Logic of Justice V (conclusion)

From Adam S. Miller and his book ‘Original Grace’: (Continuing from Logic of Justice IV ) Sin is self-inflicted suffering. As a result, sinful actions always result in unnecessary suffering. In other words, our moral choices always have natural...

* Psalm 141:5

From Jeffrey R. Holland’s book “For Times of Trouble”: Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil which shall not break my head: or yet my prayer also shall be their calamities. It truly...

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