by kdm | Oct 1, 2024 | #discipline, agency, choices, fear, For times of trouble, Revelation, spiritual workout, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From the book “The Power of Stillness”:. . . .Jacob Z. Hess, Carrie L. Skarda, Kyle D. Anderson, Ty R. Mansfield Joseph Smith taught that part of the first principle of the gospel was “to know that we may converse with [God] as one man converses with...
by kdm | Sep 15, 2024 | #character, agency, Atonement, Choice, choices, fear, For times of trouble, Learning?, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Richard L. Evans and his book ‘The Man and the Message: It is interesting how, in reading scripture over and over again, one often, after many readings and a long time, quite unexpectedly, finds some word or phrase that comes into his consciousness with a...
by kdm | Jul 22, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, fear, For times of trouble, Revelation, spiritual workout, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From the book ‘A Year of Powerful Prayer’, Gene R. Cook writes: Believe. The first thing to remember is the simple word believe. By that I mean to have faith, to not doubt, to not have fear. Jesus said you must believe first, then you would see the...
by kdm | Jul 20, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Atonement, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, fear, For times of trouble, Learning?, Modern Prophets, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Russell M. Nelson: There hath no temptation take you but such is as common to man: but is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will, with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1...
by kdm | Apr 12, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, fear, For times of trouble, The Plan
Joseph L. Bishop from his book of the above title writes regarding the premature passing of his wife: . . . . In my grief, I did not know what to do. In short, I was one of the “afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted” (Isaiah 54:11). My past...
by kdm | Apr 11, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Atonement, Christ Ministry, fear, Modern Prophets, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan
Continuing from yesterdays post, ‘Divine Doctrine’, Russell M. Nelson (then of ) the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (now our Prophet, Seer and Revelator) wrote: What can we do to combat this canker of contention? What steps must each of us take to supplant...