God treats failure as learning experience. He expects us to take stock, repent if needed, take counsel from Him once more, and move forward. Failure and weakness aren’t final, with Him. They’re elements of the journey. Continue reading Your inner critic is not the voice of God
Samuel’s words to the Nephites in Zarahemla are some of my favourite in the Book of Mormon. I find the turn of language he uses evocative, rich, and just wonderful. The prophecy of riches becoming slippery due to a curse on the land that we find in Helaman, chapter 13, demonstrates this perfectly. There are … Continue reading Wise words from Samuel the Lamanite that describe our day
In The Book of Mormon, we meet three anti-Christ preachers: Sherem, Nehor, and Korihor. We also read of two groups of disaffected Nephites who took on similar beliefs: the people at Ammonihah (Alma 9-12) and the Zoramites (Alma 31-35). As I read about Korihor in Alma 30 last week, I wanted to compare the arguments … Continue reading The philosophies of Satan versus the Word of God
“Don’t judge”. It’s something you hear all the time. At best, it’s misleadingly un-specific. We must judge – we’re called to judge (John 7:24, Alma 41:14, Moroni 7:15-16). One of the most important things we must learn to do in this life is to judge correctly between good and evil. The scriptures which say not … Continue reading Judging: it’s essential, not forbidden
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)
Peaceable Treasures 