by Todd Bruce | Jul 16, 2022 | -Todd Bruce, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Grace, Heavenly Father, Heavenly Mother, Love, Sins
“Where sin reasons backward about whether someone’s suffering is deserved, grace reasons forward about how best to respond to that suffering.” — Adam S. Miller Grace focuses on love, whereas justice and sin focus on the crime and punishment. There’s no space for...
by Todd Bruce | Jul 15, 2022 | -Todd Bruce, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, God, life, Trials
“Unity with God unlocks the door for each of us to meet our full potential.” — Taylor Ricks When we are united with God, it makes our lives a little more clear and a little more intentional. That’s not to say it’ll be easier, but the struggles we will face will be...
by Todd Bruce | Jul 14, 2022 | -Todd Bruce, Blessings, Christ, Covenants, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Keep the Commandments, Ordinances, Path, Savior
“The gospel is so arranged that the Lord’s promised blessings are received through sacred ordinances and covenants.” — Adeyinka A. Ojediran As we follow Christ, which includes participating in sacred ordinances and keeping covenants which bind us to the Saviour, we...
by Todd Bruce | Jul 13, 2022 | -Todd Bruce, Change, Dallin H. Oaks, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, God, Keep the Commandments, Learning by Faith, truth
“To help us develop the godly attributes and the change in nature necessary to realize our divine potential, The Lord has revealed doctrine and established commandments.” — Dallin H. Oaks Line upon line, precept upon precept, we learn by practicing basic principles,...
by Todd Bruce | Jul 12, 2022 | -Todd Bruce, #HearHim, Bible, Blessings, Book of Mormon, Christ, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Ezra Taft Benson, Holy Spirit, Power of God, Prayer, Scriptures
“However diligent we may be in other areas, certain blessings are to be found only in the scriptures.” — Ezra Taft Benson We need to learn what the voice of the Lord sounds like, and that is best found in the scriptures. We will also benefit from the strength of those...
by Todd Bruce | Jul 11, 2022 | -Todd Bruce, Covenants, David A. Bednar, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Jesus Christ, Ordinances, Path
“Covenants and ordinances point us to and help us always remember our connection with the Lord Jesus Christ as we progress along the covenant path.” — David A. Bednar Covenants and ordinances are like mile markers along the pathway of life. Our temple recommend is the...
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