Sunday, December 29, 2013

Understanding My Place In Heavenly Father’s Plan.

Each of the twelve high councilors in our stake spoke in assigned wards on "Understanding My Place In Heavenly Father's Plan".  I would have really enjoyed being a "fly on the wall" to listen to the other eleven ... I'm sure there would have been eleven wonderful ways to express this.  Here's mine. I'd love to hear what this topic means to you ...

Let me start by sharing a spiritual experience I had one recent morning.  Willyne and I have had several experiences where we have been touched by the pain of life, both in our own lives, and in the lives of those we have worked with.  Many around us our discouraged in the tough road to perfection, and want to give up because it’s impossible and too hard, so why try.

Recently I read the following verses again, which helped reaffirm my answer to this question about why keep trying when the path seems to difficult ...

Friday, February 22, 2013

In the beginning was the Word

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

"The same was in the beginning with God.

"All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

"In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

"And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."

                                                                              -- John 1:1-5


I am moved by how John starts his testament with such a simple yet elegant description of Christ's eternal role and His relationship to His (and our) Father.