I’ve heard about Al Fox/Carraway – a woman who joined the LDS church several years ago, and was famous either because she had heaps of tatoos, or some other reason. I don’t go for the famous and popular in the Church (or elsewhere, really) but today when I looked at her blog, I just liked … Continue reading Change and overcoming (wisdom from Al Fox)
When the young Joseph announced his experience in the woods, no-one except his family, who knew him well, believed him – he was just a young farmer’s boy; what would he know? Why would God reveal himself to a farmer’s uneducated boy and not a learned theologian? Pah! Continue reading The legacy of Joseph Smith
I studied Chapter 18, Beware of Pride, in the Teachings of the Presidents of the Church – President Ezra T. Benson manual last week after Church (I work in Primary, so home study is the only way I get these at the moment) and it was powerful! At first, I thought I was probably just going … Continue reading Beware of pride
We are, that we might have joy – not superficial pleasantness in life, but real, sanctified joy that comes through living a dedicated life and the crucibles of consecration or soul stretching. Joy only comes through those things – so to experience them (through mortality) is meant for joy – and meant to be. We … Continue reading Made for Joy
On Resurrection Sunday, two disciples of Jesus began to walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus, a distance of about 12 kilometres. As they walked, they discussed what had happened in the past few days; how their Master – the great prophet they believed would save Israel – had been crucified, his body placed in a tomb; … Continue reading Believing the unbelievable
Peaceable Treasures 