Archive for the ‘Faith’ Category

 


kingarthur on May 11th, 2008My Mother

If you want to be notified the next time I write something, sign up for my email alerts or subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for reading.My mother in so many ways has done so much for me that I feel I stand in a very similar position to that detailed by the ancient and [...]

kingarthur on Apr 27th, 2008Opening Our Hearts - Elder Gerald N. Lund

The Holy Ghost is a precious gift…

Do I harden my heart? Then I’ll receive LESS of the Lord’s word.
Do I soften my heart? Then I’ll receive MORE of the Lord’s word.

Responsibilities of the Holy Spirit…
comforts, teaches, warns, enlightens and inspires us.
It will show unto you ALL things what you should do.
How the Holy Ghost Speaks…
He [...]

kingarthur on Mar 16th, 2008His Last Week - Readings

Jesus entered into Jerusalem today, he cleansed the temple and spent the night in Bethany 2 miles outside of the Holy City. Over the course of this week he showed his power, performed miracles, taught and finally suffered for all mankind in the Garden of Gethsemane and was crucified on Golgotha.
Each day this week spend [...]

kingarthur on Mar 16th, 2008Clean Hands and a Pure Heart

Clean Hands and a Pure Heart
Elder David A. Bednar
“The purpose of our mortal journey is not merely to see the sights on earth or to expend our allotment of time on self-centered pursuits; rather, we are to ‘walk in newness of life’, to become sanctified by yielding our hearts unto God, and to obtain ‘the [...]

kingarthur on Mar 16th, 2008After All We Can Do

After All We Can Do
by Elder Claudio D. Zivic
I heard a friend ask this last week, “how long must I continue trying so hard?” and quickly thought, well, that’s easy to answer; we should do all that we can do for the WHOLE of our mortal lives. That’s what life is all about, learning!
I didn’t [...]

kingarthur on Mar 10th, 2008Claim the Exceeding Great and Precious Promises

Claim the Exceeding Great and Precious Promises
by Elder Spencer J. Condie
“And God remembered Rachel.” After being with my dear friend Rachel last week for the blessing of her lovely Thomas, I realized that my Father in Heaven DOES love his children. His love was evident in the blessing. His love was evident in Rachel’s eyes [...]

kingarthur on Mar 9th, 2008O Remember, Remember

O Remember, Remember
by President Henry B. Eyring
I’ve read over President Eyring’s talk before and it has really touched me. Again, I’ve gotten out of the habit of sitting down at the end of the day and writing how I’ve seen the Lord’s hand in my life that day. However, I know that when I HAVE [...]

kingarthur on Mar 3rd, 2008A Royal Priesthood & A Baby Blessing

A Royal Priesthood
President Thomas S. Monson
“Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.” ~ 1 Peter 2:9
Such an appropriate talk for “a would be king” that I took [...]

kingarthur on Mar 1st, 2008Original Intent of the Founding Fathers

Just before the cruise I went on at the end of January I was at a little gathering at our bishop’s house. He has run as a congressman in his district in Lindon, UT. He talked to us about the original intent of the Founding Fathers and how much it was that we’d rule ourselves [...]

kingarthur on Feb 25th, 2008Setting a Spiritual Tone for the Week

As I begin this new week I am excited to start it with the spiritual push of friends that have assembled together in the Facebook group, Walk The Talk. It’ll be nice to begin with a little help from my friends. I’m also going to pick a question that will guide my study for the [...]