I wrote the following e-mail to a daughter, a few months before her marriage. It contains some of my best thinking on the importance of purity before and in marriage. I felt last week ...that perhaps a letter to you might be helpful. Not really because I am worried, but simply because I love you, … Continue reading Being One, With Another Person
Bookkeeping and Life
Anyone that deals with bookkeeping in their professional life would do well to think about the applicability to their moral lives. Dr. Stocks has given a very good framework for consideration. Our Book of Life - BYU Speeches
There is power in this quote, it is Priesthood Power
“Never is the power of the priesthood, which you hold, more wonderful than when there is a crisis in your home, a serious illness, or some great decision that has to be made. … Vested in the power of the priesthood, which is the power of Almighty God, is the power to perform miracles if … Continue reading There is power in this quote, it is Priesthood Power
The complements of virtue provides power.
“It is said that any virtue when taken to an extreme can become a vice.” Of Things That Matter Most - Dieter F. Uchtdorf [The following are a like and a comment on this post] +1'd by: David Benedict Morgan Hendrick - 2018-05-21 09:23:15-0400 My name is Mr Hendrick Morgan, I have been diagnosed with … Continue reading The complements of virtue provides power.
Be Ye Therefore Perfect—Eventually
“My brothers and sisters, except for Jesus, there have been no flawless performances on this earthly journey we are pursuing, so while in mortality let’s strive for steady improvement without obsessing over what behavioral scientists call ‘toxic perfectionism.’ We should avoid that latter excessive expectation of ourselves and of others and, I might add, of … Continue reading Be Ye Therefore Perfect—Eventually
Humbly recognize God’s purposes in our actions
“When a reporter tried to recognize Mother Teresa for her life’s mission to help the poor, she retorted: ‘It’s [God’s] work. I am like a … pencil in his hand. … He does the thinking. He does the writing. The pencil has nothing to do with it. The pencil has only to be allowed to … Continue reading Humbly recognize God’s purposes in our actions
Service is what we strive to do forever
“Service is not something we endure on this earth so we can earn the right to live in the celestial kingdom. Service is the very fiber of which an exalted life in the celestial kingdom is made.” The Living Bread Which Came Down from Heaven - By Elder D. Todd Christofferson
Inspecting Historic Wisdom Literature Texts
While in London in January 2018, I spent a Saturday the British Library inspecting an 1845 copy of the Doctrine and Covenants, an 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon, and an 1548 edition of the New Testament in English. This video documents what I saw, felt, and learned. https://youtu.be/2VE9xkJSekg
Scripture Study: 2 Nephi 4 and “Cut off”
Fri, Nov 17, 2017, 12:27 PM Thought you might find interesting. Today’s scripture study made me ask why this verse from 2 Nephi 4 does not contain true opposites? Inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments ye shall prosper in the land; and inasmuch as ye will not keep my commandments ye shall be cut … Continue reading Scripture Study: 2 Nephi 4 and “Cut off”
Patriarchal Blessings
I like to think of September 21st as Patriarchal Blessing day, in that it is the day Moroni appeared to Joseph Smith, and in a sense gave him his Patriarchal Blessing saying "God had a work for me to do; and that my name should be had for good and evil among all nations, kindreds, … Continue reading Patriarchal Blessings
