Searching for Truth
There have been many extraordinary attempts to create Zion that have ended in abject failure, some very recent. I would like to add my own to the list. Joy and I have invited a number of individuals who had a variety of needs into our home over the last year. Each was a unique experience. > > Read More …
We ended the last post thus: …If we presume that Heavenly Father wants us to initiate (spiritual) “age appropriate” dialogue… what does that sound like? How do we develop this kind of rapport? After all, virtually all prayers we hear within in the LDS tent are stuck within the confines of the four steps. As > > Read More …
Where to begin. Perhaps at the end. Heavenly Father has taught me that my understanding of prayer is wanting. Yes, even that. Oy Oy Oy. Rewinding a bit, yesterday I taught lesson 37 “Jesus Christ Teaches the Nephites to Pray” based primarily upon the text in 3 Nephi chapters 8 and 9. For context, we > > Read More …
While I had no specific date set for concluding my fasting, it seemed that two weeks ago, yesterday, would be a good time. I had been richly blessed, and had felt to express my gratitude. The problem was that during the course of fasting, I received even greater spiritual blessings. I was trapped. And secondly, > > Read More …
Note: while this post is not dependent on Part 1, that would provide context not included here. The Glory of God is Intelligence… The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth. (Doctrine and Covenants 93:36) So, what did I really learn at the conference? Well, as usual, it is somewhat > > Read More …
Note: this is yet another one of those embarrassing posts about something that I should have more fully understood long ago. Again during breakfast, again during prayer, again while pondering our responsibility with respect to obedience to the law, and the meaning of its fulfillment, it came to me that the set of coursework established > > Read More …
Note: our work on “the law” or “every word” is progressing slowly. The preliminary introduction will probably be published soon, in the meantime, it appears that the Lord has every intention to teach us as we go. While this certainly fits within the greater context, it wasn’t a near term objective for study. This morning > > Read More …
In starting off today’s prayer, I reflected upon yesterday’s choice experience with Joy and thanked Heavenly Father for it, all the while knowing that Joy’s and my perspectives were and are fundamentally different. Our spiritual experiences are always disparate. I thanked Him for those gifts I have received, and pondered/wondered/questioned why Joy was not able > > Read More …
Rough Sketch of Weekend This weekend was pretty amazing. I spent Friday working on the rocks (floor of the porch and downstairs wall), and then attending the erev and oneg at the Chavurat HaMashiach. After cleaning the church, I attended the Shabbot services at the same. After returning home, Joy and I left for “the > > Read More …
There have been a great number of prayers lately asking Heavenly Father to teach me how to love and how to forgive. I previously held to the presumption that I already understood these primary virtues. Still, I knew I wasn’t progressing, and really haven’t for a very long time. It may seem like a rabbit > > Read More …