by kdm | Jan 29, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Continuing from Faith is Not Blind or Deaf or Dumb 1 of Jan 14, 2024): From Bruce C. and Marie K. Hafen: 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...
by kdm | Jan 28, 2024 | #discipline, Atonement, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, fear, For times of trouble, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Chieko N. Okazaki wrote: “One of the most important ways we can be pure before the Lord is to be scrupulously honest in our words and deeds. The first person we need to be honest with is the Lord. The Lord doesn’t want just pretty prayers. He wants real...
by kdm | Jan 27, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Atonement, Choice, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, Revelation, spiritual workout, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Joseph B. Wirthlin wrote: “Another reason many prayers have little power is that we lack faith. We approach our Heavenly Father like a child who asks something of his or her parents, knowing they will refuse. Without faith, our prayers are merely words. With...
by kdm | Jan 26, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, Choice, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Nurture, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
Robert L. Millet wrote: Surely no roadblock could be more prevalent than distraction and preoccupation. Sometimes we don’t pray well because our minds and hearts are focused on other things. We are too prone to think of prayer as something within the spiritual...
by kdm | Jan 23, 2024 | #character, #discipline, agency, choices, Christ Ministry, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, spiritually strong, The Plan
From Sherri Dew: C. S. Lewis wrote: the “trouble is that relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done” (The Quotable Lewis, 156). This means making worship a central part of life. True followers pray. They have some...
by kdm | Jan 22, 2024 | #discipline, agency, Atonement, Choice, choices, Christ Ministry, Family, fear, For times of trouble, Modern Prophets, Revelation, spiritually strong, The Plan, Today's Post
From his book ‘Be Not Troubled’, Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles wrote: When Christ appeared to the Nephites following His Crucifixion, He taught them the gospel and then encouraged, “Go unto your homes and ponder upon the...