by kdm | May 12, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing from ‘Plus One Learning II’, Kathy C. Clayton wrote: The third external motivator is reward, a favorite source of influence for many parents and teachers. Reward is closely related to punishment as the other half of “carrots and...
by kdm | May 11, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From D. Kelly Ogden’s book ‘8 Mighty Changes God Wants for You Before You Get to Heaven’. . . . Though the consequences for not repenting are most unpleasant, even dire, the rewards for repenting are most appealing, even stunning. The gospel of Jesus...
by kdm | May 10, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From M. Russell Ballard, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, sharing from his book ‘Yesterday, Today, and Forever wrote: It has been said that actions speak louder than words. If that is true, we do seem to have a difference of opinion as to the...
by kdm | May 8, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing from a previous post The Wrong Side IV, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles wrote: My beloved friends, especially my young friends, can you see why personal purity is such a serious matter? Can you understand why the First...
by kdm | May 7, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Prophet and President John Taylor wrote: Jesus had to take away sin by the sacrifice of Himself, the just for the unjust. . . . And as He in His own person bore the sins of all, and atoned for them by the sacrifice of Himself, so there came upon Him the weight and...
by kdm | May 6, 2023 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Joan B. MacDonald and her book ‘The Holiness of Everyday Life’: The scriptures often admonish us to become like little children. There are many ways to interpret that admonition, but we would probably all agree that we are not to remain childish or...