God’s work is bringing us to eternal life, or in other words, fulfillment of our complete potential; elevation to a higher existence. (See, for example, Moses 1:35). When we dedicate – consecrate – our whole selves to Him, we take on this work. And it’s an involved, intensive work: Him working with us, and us … Continue reading Dedicating ourselves to God’s work
It is by “the virtue of the blood” that Jesus Christ has shed that He is able to plead before the Father, in His own name, for those who believe in Him (D&C 38:4/3-5). ~ Matthew Brown, ‘The Plan of Salvation’, p. 76 In reading this, I thought that perhaps, in a similar way (as … Continue reading By virtue of sacrifice
The desire to live for myself is strong; the view that time for myself (i.e. to do what I want, to have leisure) is my main goal and the necessities of all the kinds of work that come with life are irritations and incursions on this time. The way I usually see it is that … Continue reading Living for others
Behold, the great day of the Lord is at hand; and who can abide the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fuller’s soap; and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver Continue reading The refiner’s fire
Almost certainly, someone will read this post and think that I’m writing about something of which I have no personal experience, and therefore have no right to have an opinion on. Yet it’s something I feel strongly about, because I am a daughter of Eve, because eventually I will experience it personally, because I’m an … Continue reading To have the courage of Adam and Eve
Peaceable Treasures 