Spiritual Thoughts

I think the challenge for all of us—but perhaps particularly for young adults—is to try not to look sideways to see how others are viewing our lives but to look up to see how Heavenly Father sees us. He doesn’t look on the outward appearance but on the heart (see 1 Samuel 16:7). And He knows, [...]

Number one, Satan, or Lucifer, or the father of lies—call him what you will—is real, the very personification of evil. His motives are in every case malicious, and he convulses at the appearance of redeeming light, at the very thought of truth. Number two, he is eternally opposed to the love of God, the Atonement of Jesus [...]

All through the scriptures the loftier expectation is expressed by the Lord and His apostles: Believe, repent, obey the ordinances, walk in the light of the Spirit, endure in faith—yes! But also, manifest your discipleship in civility, in gentility and tender compassion, in kindness and consideration, in patience and forbearance and refusal to condemn, in [...]

The mind of man is the crowning creation of God, in whose express image man was made. The development of the mind is a companion responsibility to the cultivation of the spirit, as set forth in the revealed principles of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. - Gordon B. Hinckley, “Come and Partake,” Ensign (CR) April [...]

When the Lord wants to change the world, he doesn’t send armies or use powerful groups. When it was time to lead the children of Israel from Egyptian bondage, the Lord didn’t send an army; he sent a baby boy to a Levite home. This baby boy was later to be known as Moses, whom [...]

The Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, has declared his great purpose and plan for his children: “For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.” (Moses 1:39.) Without this period of life on earth, we can achieve neither immortality nor eternal life. - Derek A. Cuthbert, [...]

“My great plea is that we all try a little harder to live up to the stature of divinity that is within us.  We can do better than we are doing.  We can be better than we are.  If we would hold before us that image constantly of divine inheritance, of the Fatherhood of God [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao] (How to Download Video – Direct Video URL = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao) “A conviction that you are a daughter of God gives you a feeling of comfort in your self-worth. It means that you can find strength in the balm of Christ. It will help you meet the heartaches and challenges with faith and serenity” (“What [...]

[youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY] (How to Download Video – Direct Video URL = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY) When we first watched this video we were blown away like the rest of the world.  Susan Boyle is now one of the most popular people on YouTube and people are clamoring to get a CD created by her.  There is something [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fuy1t6UGUA] (How to Download Video – Direct Video URL = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fuy1t6UGUA) Scriptures: 1 Sam. 16: 7 2 Cor. 10: 7 Moses 1: 35, 37 Alma 26: 37