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Wikipedia defines Serendipity as "the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely.” Whatever you call it, I see it as the hand of God showing itself in my life. Whenever they occur I am awed by the connectedness of all things and grateful for the knowledge that God loves me and cares enough to be involved in my life. In their presence I get a sense of the miraculous nature of life. I feel humbled a... Read More
Our 2nd Article of faith states: "we believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's trangressions." http://scriptures.lds.org/a_of_f/1 The 2nd Article of faith is based on our belief that each person is accountable for his/her own choices; we have been given the ability to make choices, and have to be responsible for them. No, Adam is not to blame for the poor choices I've made in my life!!! and it's my privilege to make another choice which is to repent, and ch... Read More
What a week. So many people around me struggling, working on things and trying hard to set lives straight. One rises on new wings, one falls into the pits of darkness and is trying to find the right direction, one falls ill and cannot seem to find the answers to why, and all seem to be at different stages. Odd thing is, again today the gardner was mentioned. A garder of full meaning in this day and age. A story was told today of a currant bush. The bush was b... Read More
A friend of mine sent me an e-mail with the following in it: allright brother, so how do you keep your faith up? I replied with the following: Interesting question. Personally, I hit my knees nearly daily, I keep a prayer in my heart, and when I talk in my head I’m usually talking with God. I read scriptures daily, I actually read from three different books of scripture daily, one of them being Proverbs which I read twice a day. I also read with the family daily... Read More
Gaining a Testimony of God the Father; His Son, Jesus Christ; and the Holy Ghost - Elder Robert D. Hales Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0, 5232,23-1-851-11,00.html (Emphasis added) What has been told to me . . . can be told to you by the Holy Spirit . . . according to your obedience and desires. I, like you, appreciated the participation in the solemn assembly. But I thought I might give one point of doctr... Read More
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