Tag: Doctrine and Covenants

In temporal labors thou shalt not have strength, for this is not thy calling. Doctrine & Covenants 24:9 Perhaps if Joseph had kept this in mind, or if other early saints had been aware of and paid attention to this nugget, the church might have been more judicious in their approach to the Kirkland Safety…

In talking about showing great things to the children of men the Lord declared that without faith the only great things that people will see are destructions upon Babylon. I would interpret that to mean that even those without faith will recognize that the systems of men and of wickedness are crumbling and failing.

You shall be laden with sheaves upon your backs. Doctrine & Covenants 33:9 Just because it is a joyous burden to carry—laden with sheaves implies a bountiful harvest—doesn’t mean that it isn’t a heavy burden to carry which can tire you out. Wherefore, be faithful, praying always, having your lamps trimmed and burning, and oil…

When I read about the protocols for people moving from one congregation to another I realize how blessed we are to have digital records and a centralized record keeping system. Now we just need to remember our record number or name, birthdate, and confirmation date.

Behold, I say unto you, David, that you have feared man and have not relied on me for strength as you ought. But your mind has been on the things of the earth more than on the things of me, your Maker, and the ministry whereunto you have been called Doctrine & Covenants 30:1-2 I…

I have a feeling that the Millennium won’t look the way we imagine it or play out the way we expect. Even so, it will be a paradise for humanity for centuries and I look forward to seeing it. It will be the complementary bookend to the Garden of Eden.

The Lord knew how much of an emotional burden Martin was carrying because of the mortgage on his farm. I feel that burden.

I realized that the things we suffer in life that aren’t a direct result of our own sins are not a shadow of the suffering that awaits if we will not repent. I feel there is a quantitative difference between the suffering that arises from the vicissitudes of life and the suffering that comes to…

5 …The hour cometh that I will drink of the fruit of the vine with you on the earth, and with Moroni, whom I have sent unto you to reveal the Book of Mormon, …6 And also with Elias, to whom I have committed the keys of bringing to pass the restoration of all things…