I am reminded this morning of promises that the Lord Jesus Christ has made to his faithful disciples. John 14:13-14 reads: “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” …
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The Love of God
I am brought to consider the verses from the later part of the Book of John that highlight the love of God, chapters 13 – 17. From the Topical Guide, Love of God: he loved them unto the end: John 13:1 . ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another: John …
“Thy Will Is Done,” JST Matthew 27:54
JST Matthew 27:54 (click on footnote) “Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, saying, Father, it is finished, thy will is done, yielded up the ghost.” (emphasis added) It impresses me that it was the Father’s will to have an Atonement made by one who would do so in love. The temptation …
The Savior’s Discourse on the Signs of the Second Coming
Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 12:37–48; 17:20–37; 21:5–38, JST-Matthew 1, Doctrine & Coventants 45:16-59 I am brought to consider the role of the saints, those that would publish peace as part of the fulfillment of the last days. 1 Nephi 13:37 gives clarity to this particular point. For example, in Luke 21 there are great …
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The Last Week of the Savior’s Mortal Ministry
I have been brought to consider, personally, the events and geography of those events leading up to the Savior’s final days in mortality. This study, as guided by the Spirit of the Lord, has illustrated to me in clear terms the “how it happened” and “where it happened” of these critical events in the history …
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