Based upon the below, I believe the Savior was likely born on December 23, 5 BC. There is certainly not enough evidence to prove this scientifically, but if one is going to go out on a limb, consider going all the way out. December 25th or January 6th Andrew McGowan's article “How December 25 Became … Continue reading Day of the Savior’s Birth: December 23, 5 BC
time
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
Children and Mothers
This quote from Elder Henry B. Eyring's classic BYU Devotional has helped me think about the importance of children to a mother more deeply: "Men and women working outside the home deal mostly with early crops and with the law of diminishing returns. In the home, they spend far more on late crops and the … Continue reading Children and Mothers
D&C 66:10 “Seek Not To Be Cumbered” Matt 6:34 “The Day Is Sufficient…”
Years ago when struggling with a problem at work, I looked for some guidance from what Covey and Merrill call "Wisdom Literature" (1), and found myself in the Doctrine and Covenants, revelations revealed to Joseph Smith the Prophet in founding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For some reason I was led to … Continue reading D&C 66:10 “Seek Not To Be Cumbered” Matt 6:34 “The Day Is Sufficient…”
A great quote: "Speaking of eternity, let me ask you: Can you imagine living forever? What are you going to do? Get up in the morning and watch the ten millionth superbowl on TV . . . eat your 457 billionth pepperoni pizza? Really? What are you going to do for all those billions of … Continue reading
A good quote here "There is more to life than increasing its speed." Mahatma Gandhi, Indian independence movement leader
28 years next Tuesday. A ways to go before it's everlasting. “Marriage as understood by Latter-day Saints is a covenant ordained to be everlasting.” (http://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-of-presidents-of-the-church-joseph-fielding-smith/chapter-15-eternal-marriage?lang=eng)
I believe that in the next life, we will know ourselves so well from our time in this life, that we will be allowed to choose what reward we will receive. It's interesting to contemplate what restrictions some will place upon themselves, because what they learned about him or herself in this life. Doctrine and … Continue reading
Our to-do lists of today enable our to-be lists of tomorrow.
A deeply insightful book. Here's a simple quote from the Introduction: "Once I was invited over to a friend’s apartment to have a religious discussion with her friend who was an active member of another Christian faith. This woman turned out to be stridently anti-Mormon and was well equipped with all the standard biblical arguments … Continue reading
Kip on Character 