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Crisis of Faith

Loved the lesson that Henry B. Eyring was taught when he was younger. Hopefully it’s a lesson we can all take to heart when dealing with others. Pres. Eyring even went so far as to suggest the number is far greater than 'more than half the time'. "When you meet...

Moving Forward With What You Know

Everything can be broken down into some basic decisions. Take what you know, and make decisions based off that knowledge. If you do not know, then work to find out. Sincere Prayer and Study will help in gaining a testimony of these things. Once you have a testimony,...

Walking our Paths in Unity

We talk of everyone having to work out their own salvation with the Lord. But there’s no reason why we can’t encourage and invite or even beg and plead others to walk their own path in the same direction, especially to help those who are struggling. “Every one of our...

Counterstrategies

A great counter strategy might be to re-evaluate how we spend our time! Are we including scripture study and sincere prayer in our daily life? What about journaling? Ministering? Sharing the Gospel? What about family history? Everyone can improve on something, what...

Testimony of Gospel Truths

It's hard to gain a testimony of something you are unfamiliar with! Become well acquainted with the scriptures and prayer and you will love them! Go to the Temple often and you will wonder why you ever made excuses to not go! Minister to others! Allow others to...

Comfort in the Scriptures

Between Scriptures, Prayer, Temple Attendance, Ministering and Revelation, as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, we should be the most comforted people on the planet. "Do not refuse to be comforted. Let revelations comfort you. Let the...

Pray Always

‘Prayer is the act by which the will of the Father and the will of the child are brought into correspondence with each other. The object of prayer is not to change the will of the God, but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is already willing to...

You Matter to Him

It’s easy to feel like you don’t matter, but you do. The creator of all things is invested in you. He cares. He loves you and is waiting to hear from you! Talk TO Him, not AT Him. Share your day, your highs and lows. Express your frustrations and ask to feel of His...

What’s Your Story? Where’s Your Focus?

I've spent many an hour contemplating what my life's story would tell. The tale has evolved over the years, especially as I get older and the story comes into focus. I’m happily married, a happy father to four boys, and happily employed. I've experienced high and...

Effort

Sometimes we are our worst critic. We need to give ourselves a break. Put in the effort, and the Lord will magnify that effort. It’s all we can really do!"Please don't nag yourselves with thoughts of failure. Simply do what you can do, in the best way you know how,...

The Church of Jesus Christ

When you know, you know! Revelation is funny that way! And when you know the Church is true and that Jesus is the Christ, well, you need to do everything you can to follow the prophet and stay on the covenant path!“If someone is looking for a church that requires very...

The Language We Use

The language we use is a reflection of who we are and what we believe. If we are loose with our language, we are loose in our beliefs."If you first gain power to check your words, you will then begin to have power to check your judgment. And at length actually gain...

Aim of All Gospel Learning

Changing hearts is what Christ does, if we allow Him to. We still have a choice. More than deciding, we have to want it and show Him we want it by doing all we can. Through his grace, our hearts will change and be healed, and we can return to live with our Heavenly...

Live Your Best Life

I ran into this quote while reading 'Letters to a Young Mormon' and I loved it. It reminded me of two quotes... the first is the adage that 'Life is what happens when you are busy making plans", and the second is the Jeffrey R. Holland quote below."You must bear whole...

Jesus Christ in our Advocate

One of my favourite titles for Jesus Christ is that He is our Advocate. Through His Atonement, Jesus Christ is uniquely qualified to judge us and our lives. He knows what we've gone through"Only the master knows the depths of our trials. He alone offers peace in that...

Believe. Love. Do.

If you want to feel of God’s Love, then help others to feel of God’s Love and you’ll feel it too!Go and do!"Believe. Love. Do."-- Dieter F. Uchtdorf~Toddhttps://instagram.com/p/BpvS-j0n1W4

Priesthood Keys

Priesthood power is a real thing! Priesthood keys unlock that power! Bishops, Stake Presidents, District Presidents, Mission Presidents, Branch Presidents, and Quorum Presidents have keys, they can use those keys to unlock the power in their Quorums. More importantly,...

Make Time for the Temple

There are a million excuses to not go to the temple, and only a handful of reasons we should go, but those ‘reasons to go’ outweigh the ‘excuses not to go’ all day long!~Toddhttps://instagram.com/p/BprhoAenItU/

Make the Temple a Priority!

Coming into 2018, I was just getting out from some major spiritual doldrums. Years prior, I had served as an Elders Quorum President and had a disagreement with the Bishop about a calling and ended up being released. Regardless of who was right or wrong, I felt...

“Your actions speak so loudly, I can not hear what you are saying!” — Ralph Waldo Emerson~Toddhttps://www.instagram.com/p/Bpptnwfn1rC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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