“‘And Thus We See’: Helping a Student in a Moment of Doubt” [address to Church Educational System religious educators, Feb. 5, 1993], 3, 4; si.lds.org “In your love for them you may decide to try to give them what they ask. You may be tempted to go with them through their doubts, with the hope that you […]
General Conference, ‘The Power of Sustaining Faith’, April 2019 “…By raising your hand to sustain, you make a promise. You make a promise with God, whose servants these are, that you will sustain them. …These are imperfect human beings, as are you. Keeping your promises will take unshakable faith that the Lord called them. … President George Q. Cannon […]
General Conference, ‘Daughters in the Covenant,’ April 2014;“It is our free choice whether we make and keep those covenants. Only a few of His daughters have the opportunity in this life to even learn of those covenants. You are one of the favored few. You dear sisters, each of you is a daughter in the […]
‘If Jesus ever gave us a command He could not enable us to fulfil, He would be a liar; and if we make our inability a barrier to obedience, it means we are telling God there is something He has not taken into account. Every element of self reliance must be slain by the power […]
Liahona, ‘Watch Over and Strengthen,’ July 2000; “We can only have the Holy Ghost as a companion if we plead for it and if we qualify for it. To have the companionship of the Holy Ghost, we must be cleansed of sin (see D&C 50:29). That only comes through faith enough in Jesus Christ to repent and […]
1 Timothy 5:17-18; “Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. 18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.” It would only stand to reason when you knowingly lie, some […]
The message for this month’s Visiting Teaching Lesson was called, ‘Pray for Each Sister by Name’. Click on link to read it in full. The object of this lesson is for members to know the person they’re assigned to on a deeper level, rather than a surface knowledge of the one they’re caring for in […]
Reading what Oswald Chambers had to say about communion with God, compared to what the LDS Church had to say is striking. Today we’re looking at Oswald Chambers’ devotion for January 7th, followed by a few of the comments from the First Presidency Message of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When you […]
The title of our post today was the subject of one of Henry Eyring’s speeches at General Conference this past weekend. We pulled this from the Salt Lake Tribune’s article on some of the Conference highlights. You can read the Trib’s entire article at God Picks Mormon Leaders and He Never Gets It Wrong Eyring Says. […]
General Conference, ‘My Peace I Leave with You,’ April 2017; “…our Father in Heaven is concerned not just about our comfort but even more about our upward progress.” – Henry B. Irving Isaiah 43:10-11; “Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, And my servant whom I have chosen: That ye may know and believe me, And understand […]
