by Kelly P. Merrill | Feb 2, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
We talk about the infinite Atonement, which is at the center of the whole gospel plan. What we more rarely talk about is the grace involved in the Atonement. Sometimes we treat the Atonement almost like it was owed to us. The truth is that we can’t and could never do...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Jan 26, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
In the last post we read about the losers, the wicked, and those who sometimes appear in mortality to be the winners in this life. This week we will look at the winners, the righteous, and those who can appear to be the losers in life. In mortality there really are...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Jan 16, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
At some point in our lives we all come up against the reality that the wicked seem to prosper while the righteous seems to get the short end of the stick. That is a polite way of saying the wicked seem to get what they want and enjoy themselves while we, who would...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Jan 12, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
In the October 2014 Conference, Elder Jörg Klebingat, of the Seventy gave a talk entitled “Approaching the Throne of God with Confidence.” This was one of those talks that left me in a state of befuddlement. There were too many ideas for me to process all at one time,...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Jan 5, 2015 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
For most of us, our personal priorities go largely unthought of, and undefined. If we think of personal priorities, we think in terms of jobs, personal accomplishments, retirement, etc. These priorities are fine, but they are not our first priorities, nor should they...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Dec 29, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
The gift of the Holy Ghost is something every member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been commanded to receive. Whether or not we have actually received him into our lives is based on the decisions we make. It is precisely because it is such a...
