Tag: Faith
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Patience and Hope
“In your patience possess ye your souls” (Luke 21:19). One of the variations of “possess” in this scripture means “win mastery over”. I believe that through patience we can “[win mastery over our] souls” and with hope look forward to receiving help from our Savior. Patience and hope go hand-in-hand. In “After the Fourth Day“,…
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How Do I Walk?
In “Follow Jesus Christ with Footsteps of Faith“, President M. Russell Ballard discusses the legacy his ancestors left as they walked in faith. He discusses the hope that exists as we walk in faith. Reading his words, the question came to my mind “how do I walk?”. Footprints I believe that most of us are…
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Attributes of Discipleship
In “Legacy of Encouragement“, President Henry B. Eyring discusses the attributes of the two most important women in his life. His mother and his wife. Through those attributes of discipleship, both women created a legacy that encourages disciples of Christ to walk on the covenant path. In like manner, my mother left me a legacy…
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Climbing the Ladder of Faith
“Part of life’s purpose is to allow these potential stumbling blocks to become stepping-stones as we climb what I call the ‘ladder of faith’” states Elder Larry S. Kacher in “Ladder of Faith“. Climbing the ladder of faith is a necessary part of discipleship. What Is Faith? “Now faith is the substance of things hoped…
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Replacing Doubt with Faith
“Doubt is an enemy of faith and joy. … doubt is the breeding ground for spiritual hurricanes.” states Elder Sean Douglas in “Facing Our Spiritual Hurricanes by Believing in Christ.” The one thing that has tempted me to move away from my faith is doubt. It is one of, if not the major factor for…
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Faith, Ask, Receive, Act
President Henry B. Eyring discusses what we can do to increase our faith, and then to act on that faith in his talk “The Faith to Ask and Then to Act“. He provides a quote from Nephi in the Book of Mormon that has inspired this blog post. Nephi’s Formula I love the writings of…
Whether By Mine Own Voice 