This week I had a work task I haven't performed in a few years; I decided I was not naturally gifted at it and I should stop trying to do it. This talk challenged my thinking. What Manner of Men? - general-conference
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The abundant life "includes developing the capacity to face trouble with courage; disappointment with cheerfulness; and triumph with humility." In Quest of the Abundant Life - Ensign Mar. 1988
We seem to have fewer face-to-face connections with people, and many more digital ones. I wonder if digital connections can't at times be a bit more like junk food. Learning how to share ourselves more deeply may become as important in our social health as eating vegetables is to our physical health. I think that's … Continue reading
Large oxen aren't necessarily as powerful as a well-unified pair. “...the little oxen had better teamwork and coordination. They hit the yoke together. [They] jerked forward at exactly the same time and the force moved the load”. I'm grateful for a spouse who is willing to hit the yoke in a unified way. Look … Continue reading
I've been traveling for 10 days now for work, and am beginning to feel I'm "...too caught up in the 'thick of these thin things,'...". How to correct that? I think it is to return home; to my real home. The best way, really the only way, to do that was explained by Jesus Christ. … Continue reading
We can find a safe place even in enemy territory. "For many [scriptural prophecies] may be quite disturbing, even discouraging. Nevertheless, when I think of the future, I am overwhelmed with feelings of positive optimism." (Boyd K. Packer, October General Conference) "Elder Russell M. Nelson has stated, the gathering 'is not a matter of physical location; … Continue reading
Pres. Uchtdorf footnoted the following in his conference talk: "When your eyes are upon your symptoms and your mind is occupied with them more than with God's Word, you have in the ground the wrong kind of seed for the harvest that you desire. You have in the ground seeds of doubt. You are trying … Continue reading
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