by Ray DeGraw | Sep 12, 2008 | for Mind, for Spirit
One of my favorite quotes of all time is from Hugh B. Brown, when he spoke at BYU in 1958, just two weeks before being ordained an apostle. My mother loved Pres. Brown when she was a secretary in President McKay's office and Elder Brown was one of Pres. McKay's...
by Ray DeGraw | Aug 28, 2008 | for Spirit
As I've implied in a previous post, based on the original meaning in Matthew 5, I wish “Be ye therefore perfect” was translated in our own modern vernacular as, “Become ye therefore perfected.” I like “become perfected” much more...
by Ray DeGraw | Aug 16, 2008 | for Spirit
Meekness too often is confused with humility, but it is not being humble. Being humble is being poor in spirit. Meekness is defined in the original Greek as “gentle, forgiving, or benevolent.” My favorite definition for benevolent is: intending or showing...
by Ray DeGraw | Jul 31, 2008 | for Love, for Spirit
I spoke in one of our wards in February, and stayed for the entire block of meetings in order to fulfill a particular assignment. As I was standing in the hallway prior to Priesthood meeting, I noticed one of the sisters in the ward crying almost hysterically and...
by Ray DeGraw | Jul 13, 2008 | for Spirit
While pondering the concept of spiritual poverty earlier this year, something struck me that I hadn't considered previously quite in that way. I have believed the central principle for some time, but considering how salvation (being saved from something) applies to...
