by kdm | Jan 18, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing from Bruce C. Hafen: ‘Faith is Not Blind. or Deaf. or Dumb’. 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 here my personal quest...
by kdm | Jan 17, 2024 | #discipline, agency, choices, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, Today's Post
From Jeffrey R. Holland and his book ‘For Times of Trouble’: Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted and thou didst deliver. They cried unto thee: and were delivered: they trusted in thee and were not confounded. When our problems seem great and the...
by kdm | May 27, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Brent L. Top’s book ‘Living Waters’. . . . The Chinese philosopher Confucius is reported to have taught: “To be wronged or robbed is nothing unless you continue to remember it.” All too often we cling tenaciously to our grievances...
by kdm | May 26, 2023 | #character, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From his book ‘Consider the Blessings’, Thomas S. Monson shared: MANY YEARS AGO, I boarded a plane in San Francisco en route to Los Angeles. As I sat down the seat next to me was empty. Soon, however, there occupied that seat a most lovely lady. As the...
by kdm | May 15, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Stephen E. Robinson from his book ‘Believing Christ’ taught: The only other way of being justified, of being declared not guilty before God, is to admit our own imperfections, admit we can’t be perfect on our own or save ourselves by our own efforts,...
by kdm | May 13, 2023 | #discipline, agency, Choice, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the said in April 2023 general conference: Last November, I had the privilege of dedicating the Belém Brazil Temple. It was a joy to be with the consecrated members of the Church in northern Brazil. At that time, I learned that...