Abstinence In the Midst of Abundance
This morning, as I was pondering my sponsor’s example of the loss of 150 lbs that have been gone, now, for over five years, I rehearsed in my mind what she had told me about the ever so gentle and gradual path the Lord had inspired her to take. First, for about a year, He [...]
Abstinence In the Midst of Abundance - continue readingSinging the Hallelujah Chorus!
Waking up feeling like it is Christmas morning! Feeling like the Savior has come, . . . IS COME.
That’s how I feel this morning—DELIVERED!
Like singing the Hallelujah Chorus!
For unto ME a child is born! Unto ME a son is given! (Said with awestruck amazement that it could be felt THIS personally, individually. [...]
Becoming a Visionary Person
Becoming a Visionary Person
They did murmur in many things against their father, because he was a visionary man . . . (1 Nephi 2:11)
Even though I was sure I could never be one, I have often wondered what being a “visionary” person would be like. I was sure that it was something rare and superhuman, [...]
Finding the Right Object for My Faith
Finding the Right Object for My Faith
But behold, I Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance (1 Nephi 1:20).
“To make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance.” [...]
We Are Chosen by Our Choice
We Are Chosen by Our Choice
But behold, I Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance (1 Nephi 1:20).
Harboring guilt and shame under a facade of outward church activity [...]
We Are Chosen by Our Choice - continue readingFirst the Goodness, Then the Mysteries
First the Goodness, Then the Mysteries
Having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God . . . (1 Nephi 1:1)
Notice the order in which Nephi came to know more about God. First, he came to know of the goodness of God. In other words, he began to trust God [...]
First the Goodness, Then the Mysteries - continue readingLife is a “Compound in One”
And having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; . . . (1 Nephi 1:1)
“Having seen many afflictions in the course of my days . . .” Now here was a concept I could understand. This certainly described [...]
A Child of Goodly Parents
A Child of Goodly Parents
I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; . . . (1 Nephi 1:1)
Before I learned how to humble myself by following the Twelve Steps, I was put off by the way Nephi introduces himself in these lines. [...]
A Child of Goodly Parents - continue readingUnderstanding (by living) the Doctrine of Christ
In humility, I record and publish my witness of what the Doctrine of Christ has come to mean to me as I have lived to experience the living Presence of Christ.
The “Doctrine of Christ” is exactly synonymous with the doctrine of the At-one-ment. First the at-one-ment of Himself with the Father and the Holy [...]
