Belief is a choice. We choose what we believe, whether we’re aware of those moments of choice, or not. I taught a Relief Society lesson today, and based it on Elder Soares’ talk from General Conference (since these talks are what all our RS lessons are now based on), In Awe of Christ and His … Continue reading “Will ye also go away?”
“The miracles are in fact a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.” Continue reading Miracles
The rise and fall of the perfect Nephite civilisation in 4th Nephi – it’s always wonderful and kind of magical to read about the good years, wish I was there/it was here, and wonder what it would have been like to live then. It’s also always sad and disappointing to read about its decline. Such … Continue reading Secrets of a happy society… and how to lose it.
In Alma 32, Alma compares faith to a seed which grows into a tree, giving delicious fruit. In his Teaching with Power video which covers this section, Ben Wilcox posed some insightful questions about our own experiences of faith, which I’m going to share here, along with some of my answers. As you read them, … Continue reading Is the Gospel delicious to you? Observations from a faith experiment
In chapter 12 of 3rd Nephi, Jesus teaches the Nephites the Gospel Law, in its re-newed fulness. Prior to this, they’d lived under the Mosaic Law, with its strict rules, designed to lead a people unprepared for communion with God to a more perfect understanding and faith. The Nephites had lived that law in an … Continue reading Perfect
Peaceable Treasures 