by Ray DeGraw | Jan 15, 2008 | for Spirit
I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me, confused at the grace that so fully he proffers me. I have been struck recently by how little we discuss grace in the Church. We talk about the Atonement and faith and hope and works and love and forgiveness and so many...
by Ray DeGraw | Jan 11, 2008 | for Spirit
As my first venture into this forum as an actual column contributor, I am going to post something I wrote for my own blog recently. First, however, a little background on my basic philosophy of life as a process of becoming. I believe in a very simple framework for...
by M. Linford | Jan 9, 2008 | for Spirit
My ward is humongous. Consequently, it's not often that I have the opportunity to give a talk. So that made it all the more amazing and tender-mercy-like to me when I was asked a couple of years ago to give a talk on Matthew 11:28–30 and a talk by Elder Nelson...
by Michelle DeGraw | Jan 5, 2008 | for Spirit
The Savior teaches that we need to have a broken heart and a contrite spirit. (2 Nephi 2:7; 3 Nephi 9:20; 3 Nephi 12:19) I grew up in the Church and, consequently, I have heard this phrase over and over. It seems that I even used to take it for granted in a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 30, 2007 | for Love, for Spirit
I really don't want to do this. It's just not that interesting to me. And I'm so late to the party that the boat embarked, sailed the world, returned victorious, and docked at harbor…all while I was trying to decide what to pack. Still, as the uproar continues, I'll...
by Guest Author | Dec 23, 2007 | for Love, for Spirit
The sisters in the ward loved each other a lot.But Ms. Grouch, one of their neighbors, did not.Ms. Grouch hated service and visiting teaching.Now please don't ask why, her excuse is far reaching.It could be that she wasn't taught what was right.It could be, perhaps,...
