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Simple truths in a text message exchange this morning with a friend: Steve: Desire will blossom into whatever it is fed. Chris: So desire is the appetite of the heart?
Ok, this episode is not going to be for everybody. I’m diving into an entire sermon without any preparation or prior study to apply a methodology that I use to identify literary patterns in the text of the Book of…
I love this quote from Joseph Smith on how mankind will be judged. The truths expressed are so clear and plain, you cannot help but stand in awe at the incredible balance of justice and mercy God extends to each…
The following is taken from 2 Nephi 4:16-35, with some headings that I inserted to identify four key steps of transformation and if I were as awesome as President Monson I’m sure I could make them rhyme somehow ;) Behold, my…
Forgiveness
Willing to give up
Repentance: the Renewal of the Mind
Plato, The Allegory of the…Living Room
Below is an excerpt of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” with a few minor edits I’ve introduced. [Socrates] And now, I said, let me show in a figure how far our nature is enlightened or unenlightened: – Behold! human beings living…
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View AllThe Book of Mormon Condemns the New World Order
Well, it’s not technically a horoscope, but if anyone is curious about the future of any greedy, secret groups seeking to destroy any kind of government that grants liberty to the people, then here is a look at some history that they will and are repeating.
George Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address
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I came across this short video over at LeadingLDS.com that attributes a lack of desire for change to exhaustion rather than laziness in some cases. The guy makes a fairly reasonable argument, but I’m not quite sure that laziness and exhaustion…
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