Apr
3
“And Peter Remembered”
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I find so much meaning in the stories of Peter’s relationship with the Savior. I think it is because I feel so many Peter-like struggles in my own spiritual development. Would I have left all to follow Jesus? How would I have responded with the loaves and the fishes? Would I […]
Apr
3
Trading Talents–Matthew 25:15-16
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The parable of the talents…as with all of the Master’s parables there are endless lessons to learn from this story. The Spirit taught me a new one as I studied last week. The servant who is given five talents does a remarkable job with the talents the Lord gave him, returning ten when […]
Mar
15
God is Mindful of our Needs
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Two wonderful experiences this week reminded me just how mindful our Heavenly Father is of our needs.
Mar
15
The Best We Can
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“When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.” -Helen Keller
Feb
8
Quote of the Week–Antennas for the Light
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“May God bless you and me that we might ever be sensitive, that our antennas will always be up, that we will realize when we are walking in the wrong direction, that we will sense when the light of the gospel is being forced out by the darkness of the evil one. Sin. of […]
Feb
8
Scripture of the Week–2 Nephi 2:6
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“Wherefore, redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for he is full of grace and truth.”
I don’t believe that there is just one meaning to any of the words of God. Yet, as we study them again and again we come see His words and teachings from different angles because of where we […]
Jan
23
Equal Partners–Help-meets to One Another
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The Lord has been molding my husband and I in the past year to understand a divine principle that is changing our lives–a principle that though we grew up in gospel-centered homes was somehow missing. It is the principle of what it means to be a help-meet, what it means to be equal partners.
Jan
23
Living in the Light–Holding to the Iron Rod
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We have heard before that in our day a casual reading of the scriptures and a casual relationship with the Lord in prayer will not be enough to withstand the efforts of the adversary to get us to lose our hold on the iron rod. I fell victim to that this week and found […]
Dec
4
Family Night Light–Joseph Smith’s Birthday
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As we celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ we have many opportunities to teach and bear testimony to our children of His life and mission and His central point in our life. At this Christmas season we also have the opportunity to celebrate another man whose life and mission have blessed our […]
Dec
4
Receiving Spiritual Light–Thoughts by President James E. Faust
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We receive light from the Lord. This can happen to us when we study the scriptures and “our eyes [are] opened and our understandings [are] enlightened” (D&C 76:12). Daily scripture study turns on the light of our spiritual perception and opens our understandings to further knowledge. I try to read from the scriptures at the […]