Being Easter recently, I heard the phrase “Jesus died for our sins” in people’s talks, and today, two people shared their testimonies in fast and testimony meeting that they knew that “Jesus died to save us from our sins”. I always wonder when I hear that sort of phrase; either people are repeating something by … Continue reading So is the Atonement about Jesus “dying for our sins”, or is it more than that?
The reason I love this scripture is for its evocation, again, of the basic theme of the Book of Mormon records: agency, choice and freedom. Our obligation to seek and know the truth, and act according to it. Continue reading Courage, freedom, expediency and sanctification. (Some more scriptural faves)
Almost certainly, someone will read this post and think that I’m writing about something of which I have no personal experience, and therefore have no right to have an opinion on. Yet it’s something I feel strongly about, because I am a daughter of Eve, because eventually I will experience it personally, because I’m an … Continue reading To have the courage of Adam and Eve
Some people get concerned over Paul’s direction (e.g. in 1 Corinthians 14:34,35) that women should “keep silent” in the church and be subject to their husbands. Besides the less-than-perfect translation, women being “subject” to their husbands or needfully “silent” in any situation is a difficult principle for people to accept today. This is partly because … Continue reading Saving families – why women don’t ‘rule’ in the Church
I was reading this morning about some of Jesus’ miracles in Galilee – the man possessed with devils, the woman who had endured a haemorrhage for years, the daughter of Jairus, and the blind men. It seems, from the accounts, that everywhere Jesus went, there was someone who came to him for help; he hardly … Continue reading Moved with compassion
Peaceable Treasures 