“On the palms of the Savior is your name an engraving, because YOU are worth hearing and healing and saving.” Below is a poem I once wrote for a friend. It’s a message that I think we all need to be reminded of. (Written for a female audience. Sorry, men!) “A Prayer for You” Dear…
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Evaluate your media choices with two simple questions: 1. What message is this sending?2. Do I agree with this message? Don’t support anything on a screen or page that you don’t support in your heart and mind.
I was sitting in the basement of a college library when I read a scripture I will never forget. You’re probably familiar with it—Moses 1:39. But this time, I saw something that wasn’t there: the word THAT. “For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of…
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When you’re tempted to judge another’s flaws, symbolically hold up a mirror and look at yourself instead. You’ll find more compassion for the other person and plenty to work on in yourself.
I thought I knew what “worldly sorrow” meant—and that it wasn’t much of an issue for me—but oh how wrong I was. “Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation … but the sorrow of the world worketh death.” (2 Corinthians 7:10) Whenever I used to hear this verse, I always thought godly sorrow meant genuinely regretting…
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Tip for today: Create your day spiritually in your morning prayer. Report back to God in the evening.•••From David A. Bednar’s talk, “Pray Always”: “We learn from [Moses 3:4-5] that the spiritual creation preceded the temporal creation. In a similar way, meaningful morning prayer is an important element in the spiritual creation of each day—and…
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