Tag: Sunday Morning
-
Waiting on the Road to Damascus
Sometimes the Lord reveals things that are only for us but most of the time He gives a witness to those who will share it. It is our clear and certain testimony that the heavens are open again and that God speaks to His prophets and apostles. God hears and answers the prayers of His…
-
Two Lines of Communication
Each of us has a personal and a priesthood line of communication with God. We should each make use of both lines of communication. The personal line is essential and provides a line of communication without any human intermediary. The personal line is not exercised in it’s fulness completely independent of the priesthood line, that…
-
The Divine Gift of Gratitude
We need to walk with a grateful heart. Especially we need to be grateful for the Savior and His sacrifice for us. In his talk, President Monson talked about visiting 102 widows each year. In the written version it is 85. I suspect the written version is correct. Perhaps the widow in his story was…
-
Be an Example of the Believers
We should model what is virtuous and lovely by our personal media choices. Even an exemplary family can use all the help they can get from good men and women. Be an example of the believers in faith. Actively strengthen your own faith and testimony of Jesus Christ, thus preparing to testify by word and…
-
The Holy Ghost and Revelation
As a young elder (early in his mission) I was startled to discover that I did not have a testimony of my own. I went on my mission living on the borrowed light of my wonderful parents. Never doubting their words, I had not thought about seeking my own spiritual witness. On a February night…
-
Cleansing the Inner Vessel
The Proclamation on the Family meets the definition for revelation and Latter-day Saints should study and follow it. The power of procreation is not incidental to the plan, it is central to the plan of happiness. The priesthood has the power to break habits and shatter addictions and it should be used. There are both…
-
Trust in God, Then Go and Do
I love how he relates his efforts to prepare for this assignment. How can I pay off my mortgage? How soon? Paying off my mortgage will allow me to blossom. “Listen for the word of the Lord to you in every sermon, song, and prayer in this conference.” . . . the Lord doth grant…
-
Looking Back and Moving Forward
Each one of us can feel the Lord’s inspiration. I love that he tells of Charles Stewart Miller again – to whom I am related. I want to get the full text of that story for my genealogy. Some depart form the road-markers which point to life Eternal, {only to discover that these path’s are…
-
Small and Simple Things
Prayer and Scripture Study are the keys to repentance Everyone who will live the gospel of Jesus Christ daily and endure to the end will gain eternal life – this is the promise of the Lord. In its essentials, the gospel is simple and easy to understand and adapted to the capacity of the weakest.…