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 | 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...
by kdm | Dec 30, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, fear, For times of trouble, Learning?, Modern Prophets, Revelation, spiritual workout, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From the book “Excellence” (multiple authors), Under the title “Excellence in Education: Henry B. Eyring writes: Letters from students come to my desk every week, testifying to the value of education. most of those students are struggling for...
by kdm | Dec 20, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Atonement, Choice, Christ Ministry, Family, fear, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, Revelation, spiritual workout, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From Elder Neal A. Maxwell (deceased), and his book “That Ye May Believe”): (This book contains letters on Gospel subjects to his posterity): Dear Peter: Let’s go right to your major point concerning intellectual dissenters. The gospel requires us to...
by kdm | Dec 18, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, Learning?, Revelation, spiritual workout, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From her book “The Holiness of Everyday Life”, Joan A.MacDonald shares: When all is done, a person of related mind, a brother or sister by nature, comes softly and easily, so nearly and intimately, as if it were the blood in our proper veins, that we feel...
by kdm | Dec 17, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Atonement, Christ Ministry, Family, fear, For times of trouble, Learning?, Modern Prophets, Nurture, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From D. Kelly Ogden’s book “Before You Get to Heaven” One day I sat at my computer working on a paper. By late afternoon I must have typed twelve to fourteen pages of original thinking. Then, after the full day’s work, tired and ready to close...