The Widow’s Mite–A New Perspective
Posted in Consecration, Deliverance, Prayer, Sacrifice, Temple on Mar 29th, 2010
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My Yoke is Easy and My Burden is Light
Posted in Adversity, Deliverance, Easiness of the Way on Mar 16th, 2010
When Jesus said, “My yoke is easy and my burden is light,”[i] he was offering to join with us and help carry our heavy load. Jesus does not make extraordinary demands for us to step into his yoke; “My yoke is easy,” he said. Once we are yoked together, our burden becomes his; suddenly it [...]
Learning about Forgiveness from Job
Posted in Deliverance, Forgiveness, Offense, Patience, Rescuing Wayward Children on Mar 7th, 2010
Our capacity to forgive is linked to our capacity to love; and our capacity to love is linked to our capacity to become like God. Perhaps more than any other virtue, forgiveness—our willingness to thoroughly and “frankly forgive,”[i] as did Nephi—demonstrates redeeming, reconciling, Christlike love.
Is Your Life Really Without Purpose?
Posted in Adversity, Deliverance, Endure to the End, Patience, Purpose of Life on Feb 20th, 2010
During our thirty-eight years of marriage, we have experienced long seasons of distress when no sign of relief was in sight. Looking back, we have wondered how we ever survived such times. My wife and I adopted a standing joke that we told each other on Thursdays, as we wheeled the garbage cans to the [...]