Posted in Becoming on Feb 6th, 2009 Discussion »
“Mercy” is not defined in the Bible Dictionary, but “Mercy Seat” is—and the definition provides some interesting points of consideration. The definition says, “The golden covering of the Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies. It was the place of the manifestation of God’s glory and his meeting place with his people (Ex. […]
Posted in Becoming on Jan 5th, 2009 Discussion »
Years ago, when I was serving as the Ward Mission Leader, it struck me one day that there are members who say the most important thing they can do to share the Gospel is to be a good example. I believe these people are missing something - a fundamental understanding of the world around them […]
Posted in Becoming on Dec 10th, 2008 Discussion »
During my month of focusing on hungering and thirsting after righteousness I was fasting one day, and as I was sitting in a networking meeting watching everyone else eat a delicious lunch, my mind wandered to thoughts of diet and eating habits. In the middle of that contemplation, I had an interesting thought related to […]
Posted in Becoming on Oct 22nd, 2008 Discussion »
My resolution for April was to “hunger and thirst more after righteousness.” (Matthew 5:6)
As I thought about this goal, the very first thing that hit me - hard - was how little I think about hunger and thirst. I have experienced relative hunger and thirst in my life (more thirst than hunger), but […]
Posted in Becoming on Sep 24th, 2008 Discussion »
As I focused earlier this year on becoming more meek (”kind, generous, gentle”), I had plenty of opportunities to be more gentle, and I was struck by the following things:
1) I am naturally kind and generous, but I am not as naturally gentle in my verbal communication. I tended to be very straightforward, and I […]
Posted in Becoming on Sep 12th, 2008 Discussion »
One of my favorite quotes of all time is from Hugh B. Brown, when he spoke at BYU in 1958, just two weeks before being ordained an apostle. My mother loved Pres. Brown when she was a secretary in President McKay’s office and Elder Brown was one of Pres. McKay’s Counselors. She always said […]
Posted in Becoming on Aug 28th, 2008 Discussion »
As I’ve implied in a previous post, based on the original meaning in Matthew 5, I wish “Be ye therefore perfect” was translated in our own modern vernacular as, “Become ye therefore perfected.” I like “become perfected” much more than “be perfect” - since it doesn’t carry the same mis-perceptions about being mistake-free in the […]
Posted in Becoming on Aug 16th, 2008 Discussion »
Meekness too often is confused with humility, but it is not being humble. Being humble is being poor in spirit. Meekness is defined in the original Greek as “gentle, forgiving, or benevolent”.
Posted in Becoming on Jul 31st, 2008 Discussion »
I spoke in one of our wards in February, and stayed for the entire block of meetings in order to fulfill a particular assignment. As I was standing in the hallway prior to Priesthood meeting, I noticed one of the sisters in the ward crying almost hysterically and being comforted by two other sisters. When […]
Posted in Becoming on Jul 13th, 2008 Discussion »
While pondering the concept of spiritual poverty earlier this year, something struck me that I hadn’t considered previously quite in that way. I have believed the central principle for some time, but considering how salvation (being saved from something) applies to this life is something I have not put into words previously. Here […]
