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Come Follow Me – Bible Study ( Romans 7-16)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=huvePqEqEGc&t=8s
Patience: An Eternal Perspective
While on a family road trip this summer we stopped at a beautiful lake that we found while driving. This lake wasn’t just some ordinary lake, it was special! We hit the jack pot! Not only did it happen to be the most beautiful day, perfectly set in the 70’s, it had a...
Ponderize – Romans 8:14
Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Satan tries to manipulate us like a puppet
Satan “ties strings to the mind and body so that he can manipulate one like a puppet." Richard G. Scott This is so interesting. Think about the last time that you felt sad, felt inadequate, didn't fit in, felt you shouldn't pray, felt tempted, etc... what feelings did...
Nothing short of an actual knowledge
Background image by: Carsten Frenzl https://flic.kr/p/2fYBjdT “Nothing short of an actual knowledge of their being the favorites of heaven and of their having embraced that order of things which God has established for the redemption of man will enable them to...
14 Quotes on “Love-the Essence of the Gospel” by Thomas S. Monson
We cannot truly love God if we do not love our fellow travelers on this mortal journey. We cannot fully love our fellowmen if we do not love God, the Father of us all. Love is the very essence of the gospel, and Jesus Christ is our Exemplar. There are many attributes...
Walk in the Newness of Life; Come, Follow Me Weekly Challenge (Romans 1-6)
Romans 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. I love this wording, to “walk in the newness of life”....
Come Follow Me – Bible Study (Romans 1-6)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RUxRc2j7t3k In these chapters we will talk about: Grace, Faith and Works Chapter 1- Introduces that we need to walk by faith. It also outlines ways we sin. Chapter 2- Introduces the idea of “works” by telling us to not be only “hearers of...
Podcast – Grace to exalt us requires our best efforts
Grace to exalt us requires our best efforts Podcast by: Craig Conover Some main topics discussed: - How does grace and works go together? - How we can come unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Chris? - How like Jesus we can continue from...
The first step toward success
“The first step toward success, is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment you first find yourself in.” Mark Cain.
Long-Suffering is the road of “Try Again”
“How many tellings does it take?” It is a saying that is used in a kindly way, sometimes wistfully. Most of us shouldn’t be surprised if some of life’s hardest lessons require repetition. We recognize that we have taken the course before, and here we go again! It is a...
Ponderize – Romans 5:1
Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: Background image by: William McIntosh https://flic.kr/p/2gRhVUW Background image by: William McIntosh https://flic.kr/p/2gRhVUW
Be an Anchor
“ You can be as an anchor in a world of shifting values.” Gordon B Hinckley This quote is so powerful. I started reading Sheri Dew's new book, Insights from a Prophets Life: Russell M Nelson, and this quote describes our prophet perfectly. He is such an amazing man,...
I put into you intelligence
Background image by: Christian Mu https://flic.kr/p/2gJkEeH "I put into you intelligence," saith the Lord; "that you may know how to govern and control yourselves, and make yourselves comfortable and happy on the earth; and give unto you certain privileges to act upon...
Perfect love casts out fear
Moroni 8:16 Wo be unto them that shall pervert the ways of the Lord after this manner, for they shall perish except they repent. Behold, I speak with boldness, having authority from God; and I fear not what man can do; for perfect love casteth out all fear. Let us all...
To All Parents: Our Responsibility is Great, and the Reward is Even Greater
I was reading the suggested article for the Come, Follow Me bible study; “The Voice of Warning” by D. Todd Christofferson and I found myself nodding the entire time. As a mother I know my teens get tired of hearing my constant plea for them to choose good friends,...
Be of Good Cheer: Come, Follow Me Weekly Challenge (Acts 22-28)
As we finish up Acts with the Come, Follow Me Bible study, we see that Paul’s ministries were full of much affliction. In fact, he faced constant persecutions that resulted in continuous beatings, stoning, and imprisonment. He faced all of this while trying to follow...
Ponderize – Acts 23:11
Acts 23:11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
Aphorisms to Remember by Neal A. Maxwell
I would like to share with you several aphorisms with some illustrations squeezed out of experience, containing, hopefully, some inspiration. You will appreciate, from your own experience, those lines from the Book of Mormon about how we sometimes “cannot say the...
Come, Follow Me – Bible Study (Acts 22-28)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=je3yjwgdP8k&t=20s Come, Follow Me - Bible Study (Acts 22-28) “A minister and a Witness” This week we will read about… -Paul bearing his testimony to King Agrippa and many others. -Paul is visited by the Lord when he is in prison....
