God Raises us by Miracles

Here's a great scripture I found in the Bible.  1 Corinthians 6:14 - "And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power."  I think this is remarkable, and there are two parts to this scripture, the first addressing the raising up of the Lord, the second of us.  God raised Christ in many different ways. He raised him in righteousness, literally teaching him and instructing him. He grew in strength,...

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Choose the Right

In our Church, there is a phrase that has become very common and well known over the years - "Choose the Right". It's so well known, that many people wear rings with "CTR" on it (standing for Choose the Right), a small reminder that impacts decisions to live better daily. As a child I remember getting really angry with my parents at an LDS shop which sold lots of churchy things, including lots of styles of CTR rings. I thought they...

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God Lifts Us Up

In the April 2013 general conference of the LDS church, Preisdent Dieter F. Uctdorf provided and suggested three ways of 'opening our eyes to the hope of God's light'. He informs us that once we have found where we are, found our bearings in the path of the Lord, that we simply must 'walk in the light'. I made a graphic (which you're welcome to share) from what he instructed us, which said "he desires that you rise up and become...

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Open the Door

On LDS.org, finding Revelations chapter 3 has the header, right before it begins with scripture:  He who overcomes will retain his name in the book of life, reach godhood, and be with Jesus as He is with the Father. This is good information to remember, as Christians we know that we will be saved because of the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ. To overcome in this sense we can take to mean overcoming temptations, sin, all things negative...

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