Spiritual Thoughts

I say to this people, Do as you are told; and if you live by every righteous principle that you can learn and forsake every evil principle and act through your whole lives as becometh Saints of the Most High, all will be well. Can men live so that they can have the serene, blessed, [...]

Satan seeks to discredit the sacred names of God the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ, the names through which their work is done. He succeeds in a measure whenever he is able to influence any man or woman, boy or girl, to make holy names common and to associate them with coarse thoughts and [...]

Just as a sewing pattern determines the dress or clothes we wear, so our present lives determine our future existence. Why do people have to go through the “school of hard knocks” to learn this truth? The scriptures and instructions from our spiritual leaders teach us how to avoid the heartache which always results from [...]

We must be vigilant in a world which has moved so far from that which is spiritual. It is essential that we reject anything that does not conform to our standards, refusing in the process to surrender that which we desire most: eternal life in the kingdom of God. The storms will still beat at [...]

In reality we have only two eternal choices, each with eternal consequences: choose to follow the Savior of the world and thus choose eternal life with our Heavenly Father or choose to follow the world and thus choose to separate ourselves from Heavenly Father eternally. - Randall K. Bennett, “Choose Eternal Life,” Ensign (CR) October 2011

It is hardly news today to hear of the stock market going up or down several hundred points.  Thousands are out of jobs and struggling, which leads to financial turmoil in society and even more so in families around the world.  But there is hope in the gospel.  Here is a great quote! “If there [...]

Nearly 100 years after the early pioneers entered the valley, a severe economic depression was impacting the world and unemployment was very high. The First Presidency organized a welfare program for the Church. As he introduced the basic principles of Church Welfare President HeberJ. Grant said: “Our primary purpose was to set up, in so [...]

(How to Download Video - Direct Video URL =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGAaOATLLrg) (How to Download Video - Direct Video URL =http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isLB2oH3Mew) It isn’t often that we talk about politics.  It is one of those topics have a tendency to polarize the parties involved in discussion.  That being said, we came across this talk recently and it really made an impression [...]

Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,  “If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 36 “Avoid excessive debt. Necessary debt should be incurred only after careful, thoughtful prayer and after obtaining the best possible advice. We need the discipline to stay well within our ability to pay. [...]

Taken from Famous Poets and Poems by Shel Silverstein GOD’S WHEEL GOD says to me with a kind  of smile, “Hey how would you like  to be God awhile And steer the world?” “Okay,” says I, “I’ll give it a try. Where do I set? How much do I get? What time is lunch? When can [...]