When difficult things happen to us, I don’t think it is natural to focus outward. This sums up what it means to become as a little child (see Matthew 18:3). The video is a few years old, but it deserves a look. Leading image by Jessica Wilson on Unsplash
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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?
I’m sure most people could make a long list of the negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. I know I could. Recently, I heard someone say, “Don’t you think it is God’s will that this is over? That we can get temples open again and continue work there? That missionary work returns so people can…
What Is Your Effectual Struggle?
Some struggles seem to go on and on, despite our best efforts. Limhi knew that feeling. Yet after repeated failures, he believed there was still an “effectual struggle” ahead. His words offer a powerful distinction between merely struggling and learning to struggle with our trust firmly placed in the Lord.
Addiction: To Be Acted Upon
Free or Captive If you are not free, you are captive. There is no middle ground. There are many things that can take away our freedom and place us in captivity. A powerful one is addiction. When addiction takes away our freedom, we become a servant to it. It doesn’t matter what form the addiction…
When Your Bow Breaks What Will You Do?
Sometimes the thing we were depending on breaks. Nephi could have joined everyone else in complaining, but instead he made another bow and then sought the Lord’s direction. His experience offers a simple pattern for our own broken plans: do what we can, move forward, and trust God with what comes next.