[On January 31 2012, I started e-mailing myself thoughts from my day's scripture study. I did not do it every day, but 10 to 20 times a month. At the time I embarked on my detailed study of the Articles of Faith, and the contents of the e-mails until the end of May 2013 were … Continue reading Scripture Study: D&C Section 8
Author: kiptwitchell
Topic Study: Judgment Day
(January 2013) These thoughts have been developing now over a few years. 13 Behold I have given unto you my gospel, and this is the gospel which I have given unto you—that I came into the world to do the will of my Father, because my Father sent me. 14 And my Father sent me … Continue reading Topic Study: Judgment Day
Topic Study: Patriarch to the Church
Continued From Topic Study: Seventy and 144,000 [May 2012] This section does not deal with the seventy, but was generated because of the question about numbers above. [In other entries] I just did a study of the status of the patriarch to the church, Elder Eldred G. Smith. I learned he is still living, past … Continue reading Topic Study: Patriarch to the Church
Christmas Morning Message
I gave the following sermon on Christmas Day, 2011, to my local congregation. Some of this material was published in a talk from December 2004 on Joseph, husband of Mary. Overview Merry Christmas to you. It is an honor to be asked to speak today, Christmas day, in this meeting where we commemorate the sacrifice … Continue reading Christmas Morning Message
Scout Training, Including the LDS-BSA Dictionary
While attending The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Scout training week at Philmont in July 2011, I had a feeling I would like to develop some additional scout training materials, in addition to my Woodbadge Ticket Project, the LDS-BSA Dictionary. Here are some of the materials I have developed over the years: The … Continue reading Scout Training, Including the LDS-BSA Dictionary
YM Duty to God Program
(September 2011) I Purpose The following is an outline of Aaronic Priesthood Keys and the tool of “Fulfilling My Duty to God.” II I Have A Work For Thee The first quoted scripture in the booklet is Moses 1:4, 6 (DTG page 6): “Behold, thou art my son; … and I have a work for … Continue reading YM Duty to God Program
Virtue Analysis from Wisdom Literature of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
I used the following methods to over about five months beginning Thanksgiving, 2010 to March 2011 to determine the primary list of virtues for the virtue wheel. My analysis began with the color wheel hypothesis, the primary virtues of Faith Hope and Charity, and the complementary secondary virtues. I then analyzed every entry in the … Continue reading Virtue Analysis from Wisdom Literature of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Goals
“I have yet to meet a businessman, educator, artist, or athlete who has attained a high level of excellence in their chosen field who has not successfully been able to connect the vision of their future to their everyday life. It is very likely that a goal or vision not connected to everyday life by … Continue reading Goals
Topic Study: Woman
(May 2010) 11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord. 1 Cor. 11:11 19 And again, verily I say unto you, if a man marry a wife by my word, which is my law, and by the new and everlasting covenant, and it is sealed … Continue reading Topic Study: Woman
Topic Study: Violence
(March 2010) This e-mail to a Bishop when serving as Stake Young Mens President give some thoughts on this topic: Bishop: I will continue to think about your question about the impact of games, but let me share with you some thing I already know, that perhaps might be useful to you. I don't think … Continue reading Topic Study: Violence
Kip on Character 