The Sunday School study guide for Moroni 7-9 asks, ‘Why do we need faith and hope to receive the gift of charity?’ Why, indeed? I think first, we need to define or understand what charity is. Mormon tells us that charity is ‘the pure love of Christ’. What is that love? It is love that … Continue reading Why faith, hope, and charity are a package deal
The love of God is not an imaginary thing that we must create in order to feel. It is the most powerful force in the Universe; it is what causes the sun and the stars to shine, allows life to exist, and pulls souls to their greatest height. It is there in every little thing that occurs in our lives. Continue reading God’s love is real
On the one hand, we must recognise that we are nothing; on the other, we learn that to God, we are everything, and He will give us everything. We are His heirs, “joint-heirs with Christ” Continue reading Unprofitable servants and joint-heirs
We were studying Lehi’s (and Nephi’s) vision of the Tree of Life in Sunday School today – like everyone else in the Latter-day Saint world – and the questions our teacher asked led to some interesting thoughts. I’ve wondered before about the symbolism of the Tree itself, and this is where my thoughts went again … Continue reading Having a vision of the Tree of Life in our hearts and minds
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?
Peaceable Treasures 