Tag: insights
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Journal 16 April 2008
I had a dream last night that gave me a new perspective on the gift of tongues, or perhaps more accurately the interpretation of tongues. I saw a young man (which turned out to be me) in what appeared to be a museum. I believe it was after closing time so the building was mostly…
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Journal 23 March 2008
Easter Weekend. What a time for rebirth. Laura and I have been having some real emotional challenges between us over the last week. I felt betrayed, abandoned, and abused. She appeared not to care about how she was making me suffer. Slowly (starting probably Thursday) we each began to reach out by degrees, to open…
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Journal 24 February 2008
The kids are sick today so we had them stay home from church. Laura stayed with them for Sacrament meeting and I came home for the other parts of church. When I got home Laura was giving a primary lesson on the plan of salvation. I arrived in time to take over and talk about…
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20 October 2007
Alma 6 – 7“See that ye have faith, hope, and charity, and then ye will always abound in good works.” (Alma 7:24)I realized today why this is true. If we have faith in Christ we will trust him and worry less about our material concerns. If we have hope in Christ we will not be…
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Stalling Analogy (and other thoughts)
Thoughts stemming from Elder Nelson’s talk Neither the man without the woman nor the woman without the man in the Lord. New interpretation (or something) – progression gets to a point beyond which it is limited by continued singleness. I may be approaching that limit. Stalling analogy – a plane is not a spirit or…
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Priesthood Benefits
Giving of priesthood blessings is not one of the benefits of the priesthood. The benefits are that we may receive blessings, that we may act and speak for the Lord, that we may know that he will support us in our actions and that we may receive and know His will. The benefits are that…
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Notes 30 July 2000
You begin to get charity when the spirit whispers to you, “this person has divine worth – treat him/her like it.” Our emotions – provide color or motivation for us Our minds – gives us the ability to decide (makes use of agency) Our bodies – give us the ability to execute actions and decisions…
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Ripening
Ripening is a literal process. In their early development wheat and tares look nearly identical. As they grow they begin to be distinguishable to the trained eye, but the similarities are still strong. As they reach maturity and just as they are ready to be harvested the differences become stark and unmistakable. {Alma 32}Among whom…
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On Sacrifice and Consecration
I have learned that sacrifice of something teaches us to really appreciate that and cherish it. Somehow obedience is able to give us a better understanding of the laws. The gospel shows us the plan. It gives us hope for our lives and direction. Consecration is the full giving of our blessings, our lives, our…
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Commandments and Kite strings
Commandments truly are like kite strings. At first we have few commandments and little string. It (the string) or they (the commandments) keep us very close to God and they may seem restrictive. We feel tied and forget that we are tied to a lifeboat. As we obey the few commandments we are given more.…