by kdm | Jan 8, 2025 | #discipline, agency, Atonement, choices, Christ Ministry, fear, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Elder David A. Bednar and his book “One by One”: . . . . I suspect some individuals may be thinking to themselves at this point—surely the President of the Church, General Authorities, and General Relief Society President. and people called to...
by kdm | Jan 7, 2025 | #discipline, agency, Atonement, Christ Ministry, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From the book “He Will Give You Rest. . . (from Chapter 1:) Invitation and a Promise: One scholar observes that Matthew 11:25-30 records “perhaps one or the most important verses in the Synoptic Gospels,”1 More specifically, Elder James E. Talmage...
by kdm | Jan 6, 2025 | #character, #discipline, Atonement, Choice, Christ Ministry, Family, fear, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Jeffrey R. Holland and his book “For Times of Trouble”: Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offering of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me thy judgments. Sometimes we are forced to say the right things, as if righteousness could be coerced. In a court,...
by kdm | Jan 5, 2025 | #discipline, agency, Atonement, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From the book “The Man and the Message”,: These are doctrinal insights from multiple Latter-day Saint theologians and authors: . . . . C. S. Lewis is a thinking man’s theologian, a writer whose views are crisp and sharp and challenging; his...
by kdm | Jan 4, 2025 | #discipline, agency, Christ Ministry, Family, fear, For times of trouble, Learning?, Modern Prophets, Nurture, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (deceased) wrote: In recent years, running has become popular throughout the world. Many run primarily for exercise. But others run to condition themselves for well publicized grades of various distances....
by kdm | Dec 31, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, choices, Family, For times of trouble, Learning?, Modern Prophets, Nurture, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing from Excellence in Education (part 1), Elder Henry B. Eyring writes: You have known students whose academic records have improved sharply on their return from a mission. Part of that change is a new confidence, born of experience, that they can learn. But...