“The words of God, which he spoke unto Moses at a time when Moses was caught up into an exceedingly high mountain… and he talked with him, and the glory of God was upon Moses; therefore Moses could endure his presence. And God spoke unto Moses saying; “Behold, I am the Lord God Almighty…” P…
Tag: Jesus Christ
On No Ordinary People
It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest, most uninteresting person, you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw their future now, you would be strongly tempted to worship. It is in the light of these overwhelming…
On The Restoration, Not As An Event, But a Process
After the Temple Ceremony was recently modified, a woman who was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who attended was so pleased with the modifications that she wrote; “Sometimes a true thing can become more true.” The Gospel of Jesus Christ was not restored, it is ‘being’ restored on a…
On The Tree of Life
Jewish belief in the Tree of Life is somewhat different than are those who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A branch of Judaism called the, “Tree of Life Synagogue”, as the name attests in the Torah, the Jewish destiny is a ‘Tree of Life for all those who cling…
On The Many Faces of Eve -Adam, too!
I was reading the obituaries last night and while engrossed in reading them this statement popped out at me. A woman by the name of Dorothy passed away and someone wrote; “Dorothy cast everlasting warmth on anyone who crossed her path.” I did not know the person but after reading what the author said of…
On Joy
Nephi stated that: ‘Men are that they might have joy.’ 2 Nephi 2:25. I have sometimes thought about that scripture and what Nephi might have meant by it. I would never question Nephi’s sincerity or his intellect because Nephi is one of my favorite people in the history of the world. I am not sure…
On Writing Our Personal Histories
I have written about Writing Your Personal History but my thoughts here are taking a motivational approach. It is not because the things stated before, in other writings, are less important but because there are different ways that we are stimulated and/or motivated. We all seem to look at things a little differently. I rather…
On Sheep and Shepherds
While listening to a talk in church this morning, I was reminded of the parable of the sheep and the Good Shepherd. The parable used sheep to represent those who believe in and follow Christ or the Good Shepherd. There is no question that Christ was (is) a Good Shepherd and there are those who,…
On The Comforter
Every time a person is baptized as a new member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the ordinance usually includes a brief talk on baptism and another on the Holy Ghost. I have been asked many times to present an introductory, short talk on the Holy Ghost. These talks are meant to…
On Noah’s Ark
Several years ago, a team of Christian explorers, climbing Mt. Ararat in modern-day Turkey, found what they had been suspecting. At about 13,000 feet above sea level, well above the first snow line, they discovered a massive imprint of a wooden boat. The boat left an imprint in the surrounding terrain, it was approximately 450…