Without being too specific, a while ago I was overthinking a personal disappointment. In the middle of that mental churn, the song “Only Jesus” by Casting Crowns came up on my playlist. The timing felt more than coincidental. The lyrics center on rejecting personal legacy and worldly recognition in favor of pointing to Christ. They…
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Brazen
[Note: This post was inspired by an insightful text from my brother who wrote to me—“It’s all about looking at the serpent on the staff. It may not solve everything, but we did get the miracle we needed…we’re just not accepting it. And good people are passing because of it.”] After Moses led the people…
What Have You Learned from Living During a Pandemic? Part 5
So we are over a year into the pandemic. About 8 months ago I started noticing that many church leaders were posting about things they had learned or were learning. I started sharing that here. In General Conference last week, President Nelson focused his Priesthood Session address on this concept. His talk is worth a…
What Have You Learned from Living During a Pandemic? Part 4
Our leaders are still learning. Are we? Related posts:
What Have You Learned from Living During a Pandemic? Part 3
“A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels” (Proverbs 1:5). I’m not trying to repeat myself or exhaust you with the same message. But I think a clear message is being delivered here by Church leaders lately. Attitude is everything. How we view the pandemic can be…
What’s a Rameumptom, Daddy?
Given my last post, I found this insightful. Really makes you think. Are we like the Zoramites? Have we unconsciously built any Rameumptoms? What’s a Rameumptom, Daddy? – Boyd Petersen — Read on http://www.google.com/amp/s/boydpetersen.com/2016/07/24/whats-a-rameumptom-daddy/amp/
Razing the Rameumptom
A few weeks ago, as we discussed as a family the account of Alma’s mission to the Zoramites, I was struck by how far they had really separated from the Nephites—not only physically but also spiritually. We don’t really know much about when or why they separated from the Nephites (the first mention of them…
Wow, I Have a Lot to Work on
Self-centeredness. Conceit. Boastfulness. Arrogance. Haughtiness. Rebellion. Hard-heartedness. Stiff-neckedness. Unrepentant. Puffed up. Easily offended. Sign seekers. Defensiveness. Faultfinding. Gossiping. Backbiting. Murmuring. Living beyond your means. Envying. Coveting. Withholding gratitude and praise that might lift another. Being unforgiving and jealous. Disobedience. Fear of men’s judgment. Selfishness. Self-conceit. Self-pity. Worldly self-fulfillment. Self-gratification. Self-seeking. Contention. Arguments. Fights. Unrighteous dominion….
A Road Map for Zion
Here is a blessing for those who seek to build Zion in the latter days: “And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the end they shall be lifted up…
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