by Delisa Hargrove | Nov 5, 2017 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Does my faith make me whole? It seems like the Savior said “thy faith hath made thee whole” so often throughout His ministry. But He only said that phrase to four people! One person whose story was told three times (in Matthew, Mark, and...
by Delisa Hargrove | Oct 29, 2017 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
I wanted a different way to liken the scriptures to myself besides just substituting my name. So I visualized different parts of myself in each story. The basis for comparison stems from these scriptures. Ye were also in the beginning with the Father; that...
by Delisa Hargrove | Oct 22, 2017 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
Have you ever wondered what happened to Adam and Eve when they left the Garden of Eden? We know they toiled by the sweat of their brow. But have you ever thought about what they had to do survive? Consider how Satan hoped to thwart God’s plan by enticing...
by Delisa Hargrove | Oct 16, 2017 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
I’ve been thinking a lot about Laman and Lemuel and the catalyst/catalysts that launched them from regular older brothers to “murderers in their hearts.” As I read Nephi’s account of killing Laban again, I looked at the aftermath in a...
by Delisa Hargrove | Oct 8, 2017 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
In 1993, while serving in the Scotland Edinburgh Mission Office, I met Sister Mary Hales. She and her husband Robert D. Hales, Presiding Bishop of the Church at the time, were visiting an eastern bloc country when Bishop Hales experienced heart trauma and flew to...
by Delisa Hargrove | Sep 24, 2017 | Delisa Hargrove: Applying Gospel Principles
I’ve taken a few gigantic leaps forward in understanding and honoring agency. Heavenly Father is really cool. Philosopher Immanuel Kant grappled with great moral dilemmas and my boiled down version of his treatises is to “think from the standpoint of everyone else.”...