The Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ does not teach me of a God who needs me to prove my worthiness before He will respond to my need for Him in my life. I know a God who runs to meet me in my need. A God who rescues me because of His goodness, not mine. […]
The Only Holy One
I was reviewing my May 2014 journal and found this reminder: HUMILITY, May 14, 2014 Humility is actually the motivation of honesty. It is the motivation of courage. It takes humility to accept imperfection–what we can’t change–that we’re not going to ever arrive at perfection ourselves, but will have to always rely on God and […]
New and Everlasting All at Once?
This is a new and an everlasting covenant, even that which was from the beginning. (D&C 22:1) How can something be “new” and “everlasting” at the same time? Isn’t that a paradoxical, even irrational combination of words? I mean, if something is “everlasting,” eventually it won’t be new any longer. If I have an everlasting […]
Peace that Makes No Sense
And the peace of God, which passeth understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:7) As many of you know, already, my husband, Phil, is on hospice now, dealing with the last months of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). We have lived with the specter of this terminal condition for two years […]
Come Boldly
We do not need to prove worthy of our Savior’s rescue. Why? Because it’s impossible. Good morning! Getting through this first week of Book of Mormon/12 Step scripture exercises takes perseverance! It is returning and tuning my heart and mind to the exact truths I need to remember in order to lift me out of […]
Enduring in Christ
What motivates humans to change? Where do they get the power to change? Some motivational speakers say that you, yourself, have the power within you, and that is all you need to believe in, focus on and repeat to yourself. And that seems to work for some people. Then there are other people who can’t […]
The Lord Alone
THE LORD ALONE Step 1 – day 2 (p.13) 2 Nephi 12:11 – And it shall come to pass that the lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. From the first 12 step recovery meetings I […]
Expedient: Here & Now
It is so expedient (immediately advantageous, beneficial, timely) that I look to my Savior first thing every morning to survive my life at this point, being 70 years old, dealing with severe spinal stenosis and caring for my dear husband whose body is “aging” in weakness as if one year is ten. The shock is […]
Eternal Human Development
Dear Friend, You might think that I’ve forgotten our line of conversation about coming unto our Savior and beginning to experience and even retain more and more consistently a sense of His peace–that peace that passeth understanding (Philippians 4:7), (in other words, that peace that makes no sense because it is with us even in […]
A Powerful Antidote for Stress
FAITH IN CHRIST IS A POWERFUL ANTIDOTE FOR STRESS As I was counseling with the Lord this morning and expressing my fear of the degree of stress I am living with now that Phil’s health is failing, He reminded me of how terribly stressful life has been for so many souls throughout history. He invited […]