We can let hard things make us either hard or soft. Which one occurs depends on whether we do these two things: seeking to forgive others, and giving ourselves up to God. Hard things will happen. We can’t control it. Part of the struggle for us is our natural desire to control what happens. We … Continue reading Soft hearts from hard things
Alma 23:28 describes a linked process between reception of the Holy Spirit and the attributes of godliness. Alma exhorts to, first, humble ourselves before God, then pray to Him, and be alert to temptation and our own weakness or preparation. This brings the influence of the Holy Spirit to us, makes us aware of that … Continue reading How the Holy Spirit changes our desires (and why the Gift of His assistance is essential to salvation)
Faith helps us to spiritually see, and hold onto, what we can’t see more obviously but which is real. What appears to us on earth as ‘real’ are those things limited to the scope of our mortal lives – except where we perceive or interact with eternal laws such as physical laws – but even … Continue reading Faith: anchor to reality
I wrote this in November last year – and don’t know why I never published it! Obviously it was just waiting for now. I’m now two weeks behind in Sunday School readings – sometimes, there are things to linger over. Thoughts and insights and connecting connections… I’ve just finished Hebrews, and took a long time … Continue reading Faith: ‘Looking for a city with firm foundations’
Briefly Second Nephi, with Terryl Givens – Maxwell Institute podcast I’ve been listening to/reading this podcast tonight, because I really like Second Nephi (and am looking forward to the next episode, about Jacob, which I also really like). In this, Terryl Givens, from the Neal A. Maxwell Institute, gives a fascinating introduction to what he … Continue reading The everlasting covenant and promised lands that keep moving
Peaceable Treasures 