Spiritual Thoughts

“The Lord has had his endowments a great many years ago.  He has ascended to his thrones, principalities and powers in the eternities.  We are his children.  He has given us a law, and he has placed us here on the earth to obey that law.  We are here to fill a probation and receive [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDSItCKMmi0] (How to Download Video – Direct Video URL = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDSItCKMmi0) People who try to find God sometimes think that they have to look for Him in intellectually complicated concepts. However, our Heavenly Father is always available to us. He adapts to our level of understanding. “If He comes to a little child, He will [...]

Henry B. Eyring, “Real-Life Education,” NewEra, Apr 2009, 2–8  “It is clear that putting spiritual learning first does not relieve us from learning secular things.  On the contrary, it gives our secular learning purpose and motivates us to work harder at it.  If we will keep spiritual learning in its proper place, we will have to make some hard choices of [...]

Elder SpencerW. Kimball, then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said: “Youth, beloved youth, can you see why we must let spiritual training take first place?—Why we must pray with faith, and perfect our own lives like the Savior’s? Can you see that the spiritual knowledge may be complemented with the secular [...]

“Title: Der Welsche Gast (The Italian Guest) Author: Thomasin von Zerklaere “Man kann seinen Kindern kein größeres und besseres Erbe hinterlassen als Bildung, denn durch dieses Wissen erkennt man, wie man Gott gefallen kann. (ln. 9268-72) ” Translation: There is no greater or better inheritance to leave one’s children than an education, for through this [...]