Satan
Power of the Priesthood
Matt, suggested that I should gather my young grandsons and conduct a Priesthood preparation session. He wondered if that should be expanded to include all of my grandsons. I wondered if perhaps it should be expanded to include all of my Melchizedek Priesthood sons as well.
Read MoreThe Plan
We must be grateful to Corianton. We are blessed with a great deal of valuable knowledge because of his mistakes. Corianton was the young son of the prophet Alma. He succumbed to temptation, and was thereafter subjected to a 4-chapter lecture from his father. Alma recorded what he taught Corianton, and thus we have some of the best teachings in all of scripture concerning the spirit world, the resurrection of the dead, the seriousness of sexual sin, what happens at death, the Judgment, the necessity of repentance, and a knowledge of the plans that are in place to return us to the presence of God.
Read MoreOne Thing About Satan
I have to say one thing about Satan. He’s not afraid of hard work, long hours, and impossible odds. He never gets discouraged. He knows he can’t ultimately win, but rejoices in accomplishing little goals along the way. How happy it makes him when I bend to a temptation.
Read MoreWho’s Doing the Whispering?
The ultimate thrust of all God’s purposes is for His children to feel the Spirit. If we don’t home teach, attend Sunday School, sing the hymns, go to church, or hold Family Home Evening we don’t feel the Spirit that those activities would otherwise make us open to. The best way of all for me to feel the Spirit is to be in the temple. If I don’t go, I miss the opportunity to feel the Spirit. The second best way for me personally to feel and hear the Spirit is to ponder, pray and write. When I’m studying a subject to the extent of having to organize my thoughts into a coherent article or talk, the Spirit always teaches me. I learn as I write.
Read MoreIllusions of Greatness
I just arose from a very disturbing dream. I was told that one of my good friends and Church members was now a general in the adversary’s army. He came riding by on a horse at the head of this army. He was way in advance of the army, so he was the only individual that I saw. But I caught a glimpse of his face. This is what was so disturbing about the dream. I initially couldn’t believe that he could have fallen so far as to lead Satan’s army, but it was him all right. I could recognize his former self and former countenance, but it had changed so much as to be almost unbelievable. The shine was gone. His strength and vitality and handsomeness were gone. He was ugly. He had aged dramatically. He couldn’t keep his head upright. It tilted badly to the side, and there was an inner trembling and shakiness evident.
Read MoreThere Was No Other!
I have just awakened from a troubling dream. It was a dream with a message.
Read MoreSunday’s Sermons
First pew, right side, as close to Marjorie and her keyboard as I can get without being up on the stand. That’s where I sit each week in the Luganville, Vanuatu Branch.
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