Thoughts and Prayers for Our Dad: What Happened?

Thoughts and Prayers for Our Dad: What Happened?: On September 30 Craig was on a short bike ride, expected to return after an hour. Mardean became worried, trying to contact him by cell pho...

The Offering of Our Will

One statement I have heard within the church, which you've probably heard as well, is that the only thing we have to offer up to God is our will since everything else already belongs to him. I agree with this statement. Everything in this world belongs to Heavenly Father, including our bodies and our spirits, since he created all of it; however, he has given us these things along with our agency to exercise in the way we decide. This is all part of The Plan of Salvation—to see if we will do everything he has commanded us to do.

In Moroni 10, Moroni discusses how we should offer up our will. He tells us how we should exercise it if we want to be "saved in the kingdom of God." He says that we need to demonstrate faith, hope, and charity to be saved. Instead of reading this as instruction on how one should offer up one's will to God, we can read it as instructions on how we can excerice our will in a way that is pleasing to Heavenly Father and in a way that will benefit us as well.

In speaking of hope, he says that its opposite is despair and that people are in despair due to iniquity. This, to me, shows how we are blessed when we act in a way that is pleasing to Heavenly Father. When we choose to be faithful, hopeful, and charitable, we are more free to exercise our agency and we are more ourselves. On the other hand, when a person chooses to be iniquitous, he is in despair, thereby no longer as free anymore since despair causes him to feel hopeless, and, in effect, he is not completely himself any longer. He is only a shadow of his former self since one needs confidence to truly act as the separate and unique individual that Heavenly Father intends each of us to be.

Sincerely,

Joel

Testimony of Book of Mormon

Dear Family,
I have prayed and received answers to the chalenge found in Moroni chapter 10.
The Book of Mormon is true, it's an inspired book wriiten by Prohpets of old. it was brought to us by Joseph Smith, and is the word of our Lord and Savior. I know this to be true by the answers given me from the Holy Ghost, and know everyone can also receive their own answers. Joseph saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ in the sacred grove. It's all true.
In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

I'd like to thank Cliff for this reading challenge. It has been a blessing.

Love,
Dad

Atonment and Faith and Hope

Moroni 7:41-43
We must hope that the Atonement will save us, our faith is the key. After this you must have charity. This is a great chapter.

Dad

Judging and Angels

Moroni 7:15 We are called to judge and clearly see good from evil. May we all have the blessing to judge righteously.

Angels have a ministry and are called to a purpose, and the saints can be visited by them, if you have enough faith, see; Moroni 7:29-31

Dad

Prophets are blessed

Ether 12:39 I believe Prophets have their calling and election made sure during their service, and they are able to see Jesus face to face, like Moroni did in this verse.

I would love to have that blessing.

Dad

Power Writing

See Ether 12:24 - the brother of Jared was able to write with the Lord's help, so powerfully that a person reading would be overcome. I wish I could share my thoughts so clear as to convey the storng emotions of eternity for all to chose the right and follow the Savior.

Writing can be very powerful.

Dad