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 25, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, For times of trouble, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
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...
by kdm | May 24, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, For times of trouble, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing from a previous post: “You Can Have Anything You Ask For”: The next morning, true to his word, the father called the family together for family prayer. He called upon Beth to give the prayer because she was the only one in the family that was...
by kdm | May 23, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, For times of trouble, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Stephen M. Bird’s book, ‘Prayers that Bring Miracles’: John Steinbeck was one of our greatest American writers. In one of his finest novels, East of Eden, he used the beginning of chapter thirty-four to ask the question, “What is the...
by kdm | May 22, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Pray always, and I will pour out my Spirit upon you, and great shall be your blessing—yea, even more than should you obtain treasures of the earth and corruptibleness to the extent thereof. (Doctrine & Covenants 19;38) Beth, a senior student in seminary,...
by kdm | May 21, 2023 | #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, spiritually strong, The Plan
Vaughn J. Featherstone wrote: In our lives each of us must face a mountain to climb. It may be a financial crisis, a great soul-shaking illness of a loved one, or some other great test. During those trying times a prayer might be worded like this: “Heavenly...