1 John 4:20; “If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?” Our question today stems from a post I read on the Church’s LDS Media Library site […]
Tag Archives: Thomas Monson
Mormon Jesus’ Atonement Didn’t Fulfill Law
Galatians 2:21 “I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.” LDS.org, ‘Conference Notebook,’ October 2016 “The Plan of Salvation … Essential to the plan [of salvation] is our Savior, Jesus Christ. Without His atoning sacrifice, all would be lost. It is not enough, […]
Jesus’ Atonement Not Enough for ‘Perfect Path to Happiness’
Titus 2:11-12; “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age.” General Conference, ‘The Perfect Path to Happiness,’ Sunday Morning Session, October 2, 2016 Looking at Thomas Monson’s speech at General Conference reminded me of all the […]
General Conference October 2016 Talk Summaries
2 Chronicles 7:14; “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” I learned years ago the God of the Bible answers prayers. I […]
Does Repentance Makes Man New?
Ensign, General Conference, General Priesthood Session, ‘Keep the Commandments,’ November 2015;“We have been infinitely blessed by the change that can only come through repentance made possible by the Atonement of Jesus Christ.” Our Savior died to provide you and me that blessed gift. Despite the fact that the path is difficult, the promise is real. […]
October 2014 LDS General Conference
Over the next couple of weeks Melissa and I will be posting articles on the latest LDS General Conference so be on the lookout! In the meantime I wanted to highlight a couple of the things I picked up on from comments made by the leadership that once again made me wonder why… Why do […]
General Conference October 2013 Mormon Membership Hits 15M
With bated breath (eye roll) we waited for the Salt Lake Tribune’s article to make its appearance giving us a synopsis of the talks presented at the semi-annual 183rd General Conference of the LDS Church. So now that I have it in black and white I’m breaking this down to see for myself if the words of these […]