Gratitude
Over my nine and a half decades of life I have concluded that counting our blessings is far better and recounting our problems. – Russell M. Nelson, “The Healing Power of Gratitude,” 20 November 2020
Month: November 2020
The Beginning of Greatness
A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being. – James E. Faust, “Gratitude As a Saving Principle,” Ensign (CR) May 1990
The Gift of Sight
Seeing others as God does is a gift. I invite all of us to seek for this gift. As our eyes are opened to see,7 we will also be able to help others see themselves as God does.8 President Henry B. Eyring emphasized the power of this when he said: “What will matter most is what [others] learn […]
A Light to our Posterity
After his experience with the Lord, the brother of Jared continued to diligently prepare himself for the journey ahead.14 So too must we hearken to the teachings of our prophets. The living prophets have counseled us time and again to put our lives in order… As we look into the eyes of our children and grandchildren, […]
The Last Words of Moroni
He gave us the lesson of the annihilation of the Nephites as a case in point. He wrote similarly of the tragedy of the Jaredites. It was another case in point. Do we realize that this same kind of destruction can come upon us, and for the same reason? So this is the message of […]
What Could We Accomplish?
The beehive has always been an important symbol in our Church history. We learn in the Book of Mormon that the Jaredites carried honeybees with them (see Ether 2:3) when they journeyed to the Americas thousands of years ago. Brigham Young chose the beehive as a symbol to encourage and inspire the cooperative energy necessary among […]
Illusions
Last summer on a lonely stretch of desert highway, we saw ahead what appeared to be the road covered with water. My children would have wagered their entire savings on that fact. But within a few minutes we were at the distant spot and saw not one drop of water. What an illusion! How many […]
A Bigger Part of the Plan
The Lord has placed currents of divine influence in your life that will lead you along the individual plan He would have you fulfill here on earth. Seek through the Spirit to identify it and carefully follow that direction that the Lord has put in your life. Align yourself with it. Choose, willingly, to exercise […]
Sisters Bringing Souls to Christ
In honor of Sister Joanne B. Doxey, former counselor in the General Relief Society Presidency who passed away on November 7, I share with you this quote from General Conference in October 1989. The Lord loves you for being His partner in His plan. Be of good cheer as you perform your divinely ordained task […]
Intermingled
We search for happiness. We long for peace. We hope for love. And the Lord showers us with an amazing abundance of blessings. But intermingled with the joy and happiness, one thing is certain: there will be moments, hours, days, sometimes years when your soul will be wounded. – Neil L. Andersen, “Wounded,” Ensign (CR) […]