Carnal-mindedness means caring more about things that will die (pass away) than those things that have eternal significance and will live eternally. It’s so easy, being mortal, to slip back into seeking hope and fulfillment in carnal (temporal, of this physical realm) things. Scripture Capturing Exercise 1 (p. 13) Remember, to be carnally–minded is death, […]
I Teach Them Correct Principles
At Phil’s recent ALS checkup, we were told his decline in this coming year would be much harder to bear than the last 16 months since his diagnosis. Over the next few days, I found myself under siege, attacked with such fear and grief. Watching Phil’s decline this past year has been a constant source […]
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 […]
Christ Immanuel–God With Us
One of the things that I had to grasp in coming to understand the true nature of God is not only His mercy and kindness, but His immediate availability to even a sinner like me (someone covered with the scars and battle worn from mortality–my sins and those committed against me.) I see that I […]
Beliefs Precede Thoughts or Acts
There is an old adage: As a man thinketh, so is he. I’ve learned, though, that I can change my behavior and even my thinking (internal vocabulary and dialogue), but if my beliefs are not changed, my recovery is not yet heart deep. Finding recovery through the 12 Step program is not just a cognitive […]
What Is Required
This morning, while gleaning through my journal entries from April 2000, I found the following precious truth. I find that as I face this new challenge in my life (my sweetheart, Phil, losing strength by the month to ALS), I am needing to reread and glean strength for myself from my past journal entries. This […]
A Serious Study of the Book of Mormon, Pt 6
Coming to Know the Goodness of God 1 Nephi 1:1 — “ . . . having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God . . .” As I sat still and allowed Nephi’s words to find their way to the depths of my heart, I began to realize that in […]
Awakening to a Serious Study of the Book of Mormon, Pt 5
1 Nephi 1:1 continued The Reality of Paradox in Mortality: having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; . . . “ . . . having seen many afflictions in the course of my days”! Now here was a concept I […]
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