Nephi had many trials: His older brothers yelled at him that he lost their possessions to Laban in Jerusalem. His older brothers beat him with a rod. His older brothers tried to kill him; they tied him up and left him in the wilderness. His older brothers chastised him for breaking his bow. His […]
The 23rd Psalm means so much to me while having MS. During the first couple of years of having MS my world was greatly shaken up. I felt very transparent and that people could see right thru me. All my skills had left me and I became like a child who had aged 40 years. […]
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:18-19 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an […]
Recently my study led me to come across well-said words. I love Isaiah’s imagery as delicately chosen words are a great love of mine. Three of his passages come to my mind and fill me with love, appreciation and hope: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as […]
I’ve read my scriptures electronically for years and have gotten very familiar with my iPad (now that I have MS.) My iPad has become my saving grace in many ways regarding spiritual things, including that: Reading scriptures on my iPad means I won’t accidentally rip the paper when turning pages. (My fine motor skills are […]
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints know many, many spiritual things. There’s always something worldly to know, but spiritual things are incorporated into lives of an abundance of good people around the world. There’s a famine in the land that isn’t seen but is greatly felt. Many people’s lives feel hollow […]
I just watched the rebroadcast of the Sister to Sister panel discussion of women leaders in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from BYU Women’s Conference. They were General Presidents from the Primary (Sister Joy Jones), Young Women (Sister Bonnie Cordon), and Relief Society (Sister Jean Bingham) auxiliaries who answered a few submitted […]
Some people don’t believe in God or the unseen. Many people only believe in who they are naturally and they only put their trust in their intellect, knowing that their success happens because of them. I respect all people, even when we disagree, and have no doubt in our right to believe what we do. I hope for friendship and […]
The scriptures are personal. What are they saying to me? Two people can read the same words but take from them totally different things. That’s the beauty of the scriptures: They were written thousands of years ago and everyone reads the same thing, but the meanings are individual. A wise man once said to liken the scriptures […]