"Remaining settled and established is not easy, for we are crowded by the cares of the world. We are diverted by the praise of the world; we are buffeted by the trials of the world, drawn by the appetites and temptations of the world, and bruised by the hardness of the world. But when we … Continue reading Maxwell on Perspective
Quotes
Employment
(February 2006) The following quotes from Elder Maxwell during a BYU Devotional Address at BYU provide an interesting perspective on the world of employment here in this life: How often have you and I really pondered just what it is, therefore, that will rise with us in the resurrection? Our intelligence will rise with us, … Continue reading Employment
Topic Study: Work Balance
(June 2005) I Agreement with Employers We cannot steal from our employers. If our agreement with them is to work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, we must honor that agreement. To the Bishops of the church, President Hinckley said: I know that the work is hard at times. There are never enough … Continue reading Topic Study: Work Balance
Sacrament: Wounds of Spirit Being Healed
(June 2005 TG Entry: Sacrament) "I am a witness," said Elder Melvin J. Ballard, "that there is a spirit attending the administration of the Sacrament that warms the soul from head to foot; you feel the wounds of the spirit being healed" (Hinckley, p. 133).
Holy Ghost, Gift of and the Liahona
(January 2003 TG Entry: Holy Ghost, Gift of TG Entry: Patriarchal Blessings) Elder Robert D. Hales has written: The compass on the instrument panel of an airplane gives us our relationship to true north, allowing for the effects of magnetic deviation and prevailing winds that will take us off our intended course. The Holy Ghost … Continue reading Holy Ghost, Gift of and the Liahona
Elder [Joseph T.] Hicken [of the Seventy] told the story of the bishop with a cyst on his spinal column, and that it was not a tragedy as it destroyed his ability to move. “What about the blessings that we aren’t thankful for?”
Take Time To Be Holy
By W.D. Longstaff Take time to be holy, speak oft with the Lord; Abide in Him always, and feed on His word; Make friends of God’s children, help those who are weak, Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek. Take time to be holy, the world rushes on; Spend much time in secret with Jesus … Continue reading Take Time To Be Holy
Kip on Character 