by kdm | Feb 6, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Atonement, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, fear, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, Revelation, spiritual workout, The Plan, Today's Post
From Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: . . . .”When Zoram had made an oath unto us, our fears did cease concerning him” (1 Nephi 4:37). What of the ancient promise “made to the fathers” as described in the scriptures...
by kdm | Feb 4, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Bruce C. Hafen and his book ‘Spiritually Anchored in Unsettled Times’: In 1898, Andrew Kimball, age forty, had a nice home and a young family in Salt Lake City, including a three-year-old son named Spencer. The First Presidency called Andrew to be the...
by kdm | Feb 2, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Atonement, Choice, Christ Ministry, fear, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From his book ‘Be Not Troubled’, Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, teaches: Since ancient times, fear has limited the perspective of God’s children. I have always loved the account of Elisha in 2 Kings. The king of Syria...
by kdm | Jan 29, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Atonement, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Joseph Smith, (1st Prophet or this, the last Dispensation) What are some ways to fortify ourselves in troubled times, that we may be “instruments in the hands of God to bring about this great work”? (Alma 26:3). Let us look to the scriptures. We are...
by kdm | Jan 29, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing from Faith is Not Blind or Deaf or Dumb 1 of Jan 14, 2024): From Bruce C. and Marie K. Hafen: So, as with Bushman’s writing about Joseph Smith, my part of this book has turned out to be autobiographical. I’ve found myself trying to describe...
by kdm | Jan 27, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Atonement, Choice, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, Revelation, spiritual workout, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Joseph B. Wirthlin wrote: “Another reason many prayers have little power is that we lack faith. We approach our Heavenly Father like a child who asks something of his or her parents, knowing they will refuse. Without faith, our prayers are merely words. With...