Spiritual Thoughts

I was at the corner grocery store buying some early potatoes… I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily apprising a basket of freshly picked green peas. I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas. I am a pushover for creamed [...]

“To devote your time and abilities in the cause of truth and a suffering people may not be the means of exalting you in the eyes of this generation, or securing you the riches of the world, yet by so doing you may rely on the approval of Jehovah, ‘that blessing which maketh rich and [...]

“Kindness is the essence of greatness and the fundamental characteristic of the noblest men and women I have known. Kindness is a passport that opens doors and fashions friends. It softens hearts and molds relationships that can last lifetimes.” –Joseph B. Wirthlin, “The Virtue of Kindness”, Liahona, May 2005, 26–28

“Only when you lift a burden, God will lift your burden.  Divine paradox this is!  The man who staggers and falls because his burden is too great can lighten that burden by taking on the weight of another’s burden.  You get by giving, but your part of giving must be given first” (The Teachings of Spencer [...]

Moroni taught that “charity is the pure love of Christ.” (Moro. 7:47.) It was the suffering Redeemer who said, as he hung on Calvary’s cross and looked down upon those who had so brutally crucified him, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” (Luke 23:34.) If there be any within the sound [...]

Have you looked for sheep in the desert, For those who have missed their way? Have you been in the wild waste places, Where the lost and the wandering stray? Have you trodden the lonely highway, The foul and the darksome street? It may be you’d see in the gloaming The print of my wounded [...]

“Nothing of beauty dies without having purified something, nor can aught of beauty be lost.  Let us not be afraid of sowing it along the road.  It may remain there for weeks or years but, like the diamond, it cannot dissolve, and finally there will pass someone whom its glitter will attract.  He will pick [...]

“We must be careful, as we seek to become more and more godlike, that we do not become discouraged and lose hope.  Becoming Christlike is a lifetime pursuit and very often involves growth and change that is slow, almost imperceptible”  (The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, p. 72).

“Christ knows how to minister to others perfectly. When the Savior stretches out His hands, those He touches are uplifted and become greater, stronger, and better people as a result. If we are His hands, should we not do the same?” –Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “You Are My Hands”, Ensign May 2010, 68-70, 75

“Service to others deepens and sweetens this life while we are preparing to live in a better world. It is by serving that we learn to serve. When we are engaged in the service of our fellowmen, not only do our deeds assist them, but we put our own problems in a fresher perspective. When [...]