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Posted in Charity & Charitable Service, Example, Love, Rescuing Wayward Children on Oct 5th, 2008
Have you ever become so frustrated with your wayward child that you wish something difficult would happen to shake him up? Then you repent and go back to status quo. But what if your prayer was to ask for a conversion experience-something that would offer the child an opportunity to rethink his position and [...]
Posted in Covenants, Doubts, Faith, Gospel Definitions, Obedience, Organized Church, Priesthood, Rescuing Wayward Children, Sanctification on Sep 8th, 2008
A parent shared the following experience. Keep in mind that rescuing wayward children is often a function of personal sanctification. That is, to the degree that we sanctify ourselves we gain power to rescue the person for whom we are praying. Beyond our view, heavenly help is summoned and a plan for rescue is [...]
Posted in Faith, Prayer, Rescuing Wayward Children on Sep 8th, 2008
Have you ever become so frustrated with your wayward child that you wish something difficult would happen to shake him up? Then you repent and go back to status quo. But what if your prayer was to ask for a conversion experience-something that would offer the child an opportunity to rethink his position and [...]
Posted in Premortal Life, Rescuing Wayward Children on Aug 28th, 2008
Elder Neal A. Maxwell declared that the youth of Zion are living here and now by assignment. “These are your days!” he said. “You are in this time and circumstance by Divine appointment. God knows you and he knows what you have the capacity to achieve.” “Evelyn” in Michigan (name and location changed) wrote of [...]
Posted in Character of God, Miracles, Rescuing Wayward Children, Sin, Spiritually Asleep on Aug 13th, 2008
Our children swim in a sea of sin. It is simply impossible to avoid its washing over them. The tidal wave of iniquity that we parents experienced in our day has become a tsunami for our children. And there are casualties. Why else would Mormon (who was writing only for our benefit) choose to spend [...]
Posted in Anti-Christ Philosophy, Babylon, Deception, Gospel Definitions, Last Days, Rescuing Wayward Children, Satan, Sin, Spiritually Asleep on Jul 29th, 2008
The Most Wicked Age in a very Wicked World President Gordon B. Hinckley said, “You face so much evil…I do not know that there was ever a time in the history of the world when there was greater evil in the world than there is today.”[1] If you are a parent with a wayward child [...]
Posted in Covenants, Latter-day Epidemic, Rescuing Wayward Children, Sanctification, Sin, Spiritually Asleep on Jul 11th, 2008
Mormon foresaw an epidemic of latter-day wayward children, and, as always, he had an answer. With a little perspective and by implementing powerful gospel tools, we parents need not stand by and wring our hands. We can actively attack this problem and win! The Book of Mormon, modern-day prophets and the Lord have promised!