Celebrating Abstinence

Celebrating Abstinence

Verily, this is fasting and prayer, or in other words, rejoicing and prayer. (D&C 59:14)   Fasting is not meant to be a negative experience. It is more than just refraining from eating. Fasting is as much about attitude as about action. It refocuses our...
Celebrating Abstinence

Behold, the Humility of God!

This evening, as I went to bed, I felt reluctant to kneel, and I expressed that reluctance to the Lord, rather than hiding it (and myself) from Him. I immediately felt His reassurance that He still loves me and is willing to receive my prayers, no matter what posture...
Celebrating Abstinence

Nothing Else Will Suffice

Nothing will suffice or satisfy the longing that always simmers at the core of our souls like having a personal experience of God’s reality. Nothing.  Not family.  Not church service.  Not anything. What is that longing and yearning that we seek to numb with the use...
Celebrating Abstinence

Just the Way I Am

The Lord will not reject us or condemn us because of our mortal weaknesses.  But we will not know this about Him until we come to Him just as we are.  (See Ether 12:27.) This is the miracle that happens when we take Steps Six and Seven. The barrier that lies between...
Celebrating Abstinence

Leaving My Mark

And there shall rise up one mighty among them, who shall do much good, both in word and in deed, being an instrument in the hands of God, with exceeding faith, to work mighty wonders and do that thing which is great in the sight of God, unto the bringing to pass much...