Forgiveness is a spiritual gift from God. As with all spiritual gifts, we obtain the gift to forgive by asking for it “with a sincere heart, with real intent”[i] (that is, with the real intention to forgive). 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,”[ii] demonstrates redeeming, reconciling, Christlike love.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The Young Years of Norma Jean
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Grandparents Sprinkle Stardust
Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do.
Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust
Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust
over the lives of little children.
~Alex Haley
~Alex Haley
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
The Atonement Heals Our Wounds
“The
Atonement not only pays for our sins, it heals our wounds—the
self-inflicted ones and those inflicted from sources beyond our control.
. . It is the ultimate source of our forgiveness, our perfection, and
our peace of mind.”
(Bruce C. Hafen, The Broken Heart, Deseret Book,
1989, p. 29.)
Elder Hafen’s words: “It is natural to assume that when we don't appear
to be doing ‘excellently’ the perfection process is not working. But the
exact opposite may be true. Our moments of greatest stress and
difficulty are often the times when the refiner's fire is doing its most
purifying work.”
(Broken Heart, 97)
A Proper Apology
“A
proper apology has three elements:
an acknowledgment of the fault or
offense,
regret for it,
and
responsibility for it—
and, if possible,
a way to fix the problem.”
Justifications or excuses
only weaken
a sincere
apology.
--Alina Tugend
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Meridian Magazine - What’s on Your Fridge?
Bruce R. McConkie: “There is nothing as important as having the companionship of the Holy Ghost. There is no price too high, no labor too onerous, no struggle too severe, no sacrifice too great, if out of it all we receive and enjoy the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
"Our Father in Heaven is not an umpire who is trying to count us out. He is not a competitor who is trying to outsmart us. He is not a prosecutor who is trying to convict us. he is a loving Father Who wants out happiness and eternal progress and everlasting opportunity and glorious accomplishment, and Who will help us all He can if we will but give Him, in our lives, the opportunity to do so with obedience and humility and faith and patience. (Richard L. Evans, October Gen Confer, 1956) "Please remember this one thing...if our lives and our faith are centered upon Jesus Christ and His restored Gospel, nothing can ever go permanently wrong. On the other hand, if our lives are not centered on the Savior and His teachings, no other success can ever be permanently right." (President Howard W. Hunter)
"To believe in God is to know that all the rules are fair, and that there will be wonderful surprises." (Ugo Betti, as quoted by Elder Marion D. Hanks, Oct 1992 General Conference)
And this one from Julie Beck: “The ability to qualify for, receive, and act upon personal revelation is the single most important skill that can be acquired in this life.”
Neal A. Maxwell: “If, indeed, the things allotted to each were divinely customized according to our ability and capacity, then for us to seek to wrench ourselves free of every schooling circumstance in mortality is to tear ourselves away from matched opportunities.”
Mother Teresa , “Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.”
President Monson , “Needed are...[souls] filled with compassion, that we might communicate not only eye to eye, or voice to ear, but in the majestic style of the Savior, even heart to heart."
Yes, I still post the occasional light-hearted quote, such as “Fat People Are Harder to Kidnap,” and “I’m the Queen Because My Pantyhose Say So,”
"Our Father in Heaven is not an umpire who is trying to count us out. He is not a competitor who is trying to outsmart us. He is not a prosecutor who is trying to convict us. he is a loving Father Who wants out happiness and eternal progress and everlasting opportunity and glorious accomplishment, and Who will help us all He can if we will but give Him, in our lives, the opportunity to do so with obedience and humility and faith and patience. (Richard L. Evans, October Gen Confer, 1956) "Please remember this one thing...if our lives and our faith are centered upon Jesus Christ and His restored Gospel, nothing can ever go permanently wrong. On the other hand, if our lives are not centered on the Savior and His teachings, no other success can ever be permanently right." (President Howard W. Hunter)
"To believe in God is to know that all the rules are fair, and that there will be wonderful surprises." (Ugo Betti, as quoted by Elder Marion D. Hanks, Oct 1992 General Conference)
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
Chicken Soup for the Soul
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Say Goodbye to Stress
"Back" to Our Garden
Our life was our garden; it was time we weeded out those aspects that were bringing him so much pain.
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