This is a music video from a movie (Ephraim’s Rescue) coming out in the US, about the experiences of a group of “Mormon” (LDS) pioneers caught in a terrible winter, almost at the end of their journey but needing rescue. Rescue came, and courageous men and women gave what they could to help – in … Continue reading Journey to a Promised Land
The prophet Nephi writes that “the Lord esteemeth all flesh in one; he that is righteous is favoured of God.” (1 Nephi 17:35). He explains that the people conquered by the nation of Israel under Moses and Joshua were destroyed because they had rejected the prophets and were ripe for destruction. However, if they had … Continue reading “The Lord esteemeth all flesh in one”
Someone once asked me why, if God is omnipotent, there is anything that ‘cannot be’ – basically, why the rules about things like sin and uncleanness? Why cannot a person who has lived an okay life, yet made mistakes, be in the presence of the Eternal God? The doctrine is that “no unclean thing can … Continue reading Law and the presence of God
Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me. ~ John 7:28,29 Jesus … Continue reading How knowing who we are enables us to be humble and to serve without fear
But if ye will nourish the word, yea, nourish the tree as it beginneth to grow, by your faith with great diligence, and with patience, it shall take root; and behold it shall be a tree springing up unto everlasting life. (Alma 32:41) Why is patience such an important ingredient in our lives? On the … Continue reading The importance of patience
Peaceable Treasures 