by Alison P | Feb 29, 2008 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
Recently, I’ve been studying the ways the scriptures talk about friendship. These stories are usually sweet and poignant. Jonathan was a friend who put David’s needs above his own and protected David from danger. Ruth went beyond that which was required of her and...
by Alison P | Feb 28, 2008 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
There are things we do because we have to, things we do because we are expected to, and things we do because we want to. Where does service fall in this continuum? Sometimes, I think, it happens because of all three. When we are facing difficult challenges in our...
by Alison P | Feb 28, 2008 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
I’ve been thinking today of a parable the Savior told. John 10:1-7 – Verily, verily, Isay unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the...
by Trina B | Feb 27, 2008 | Finding Truth
Today’s Conversion Story comes from Charlotte Meyer of Maquoketa, Iowa. Her story is a great example of the journey of faith many people have. It’s also a great example of how simply inviting a friend to church can lead to miracles. These are her words: I grew up in...
by Candace | Feb 27, 2008 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
Andrew C. Skinner, noted theologian and history, said: A broken heart and a contrite spirit are a perfect likeness or similitude of Jesus’ atoning experience, and He undoubtedly wants us to comprehend the nature of that atoning experience. The word contrite...
by Alison P | Feb 26, 2008 | Discipleship: Follow the Savior
There is a story in the Book of Mormon concerning a vision seen by Lehi and then by his son Nephi. It is commonly referred to as “The Tree of Life”. In this vision, Lehi finds himself in an unknown and dark world. He desperately begins to search for some source of...
