Repentance = Seeking God’s Mercy

March 25, 2015 2 Comments

first aidIt didn’t take long before I heard the groans of my students as I displayed, in bold, big letters, the word, “repent”. They were then asked to list other words that came to mind. Sin, embarrassment, bishop, confess, pain, mistake, unworthy, discouragement, hell, hopelessness were among the words most listed. There were a few who listed Atonement, Christ, joy, and change, but the overwhelmingly, most-picked words were negative and their comments certainly reflected that my students believed repenting was no fun. Read more of this post

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Having His hands placed upon my head

March 15, 2012 Leave a comment

I must admit, because I have served in the Young Men’s programs of the Church for almost all of my adult life, I have not attended very many High Priest Group meetings on Sundays. In fact, until now, I don’t think I’ve attended two weeks in a row. High Priest Groups generally have a reputation for either being a time for the “more seasoned” men of the ward to take naps or for less-than-stellar teaching – or both. But this past Sunday I was visiting my parents ward in Coos Bay, Oregon, where I heard a really cool thought (just to debunk the aforementioned reputation.) Read more of this post

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Eating Manna

December 26, 2011 1 Comment

In Numbers 11, Israel is being prepared for its final journey into the Promised Land.  As was often the case, the majority of the Israelites were murmuring and complaining to Moses.  In these particular verses they were reminiscing about the good-ol’ days in Egypt.

4 ¶ And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a alusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: Read more of this post

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