by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jul 18, 2008 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
In my previous entry, I spoke of baptism. Baptism is only one of the steps on the path back home to our Heavenly Father. Often the hardest work comes after that wonderful moment when you’ve risen from the water and everyone is smiling at you. For that single moment,...
by Ali C | Jul 15, 2008 | Finding Happiness
Often, I have quoted the Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith when he declared: “Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness, faithfulness, holiness, and keeping...
by Candace | Jul 15, 2008 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
Last Sunday I was privileged to hear entertainer, Merrill Osmond, give a fantastic fireside on the Refiner’s Fire and becoming that pure, refined gold the Savior wants us to be. He shared an experience with us that left a lasting impression on my mind. Merrill was...
by Alison P | Jul 14, 2008 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
Grief, pain, and suffering are a natural part of our time here on earth. Though it often seems that we would like to skip over this part of our learning process, without them we would not be able to fully experience and feel their contrasting emotions such as: peace,...
by Laurie W | Jul 14, 2008 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
I’ve been reading a lot about Enoch in the last few weeks. If any of you have ever read the account in the Bible, you know there’s not exactly a mighty gush of information to study up on. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (nicknamed the Mormon...
by Alison P | Jul 11, 2008 | Finding Happiness
I think that some of the best disciples of Christ I have ever seen haven’t really said a word to me about Jesus Christ. Well, maybe sometimes, but for the most part they testify of the love and goodness of God in a vastly different way. Most of the world calls these...