Mormon Musings

Never worry about offending others by living up to the standards of the Church...I promise you that living up to a temple recommend standard will bless and never hurt you in any situation in which you might  find yourself. Elder L. Tom Perry, BYU Idaho Devotional, January 24, 2012 http://www.lds.org/study/prophets-speak-today/unto-all-the-world/rely-on-steady-scaffolding?lang=eng

“If the Church were not true, our enemies would be bored rather than threatened, and acquiescent rather than anxious. Hell is moved only when things move heavenward.” Elder Neal A. Maxwell

For how knoweth  a man the master whom he has not served, and who is a stranger unto him, and is far from the thoughts and intents of his heart? Mosiah 5:13

The  word  chosen  in  1  Nephi  1:20  [ 1  Ne.  1:20 ]  is  central  to  understanding  the  concept  of  the  Lord’s  tender  mercies.  The  dictionary  indicates  that  chosen  suggests  one  who  is  selected,  taken  by  preference,  or  picked  out.  It  also  can  be  used  to  refer  to  the  elect  or  chosen  of  God  ( Oxford  English  Dictionary  Online,  second  ed.  [1989], “Chosen”). Some  individuals  who  hear  or  read  this  message  erroneously  may  discount  or  dismiss  in  their  personal  lives  the  availability  of  the  tender  mercies  of  the  Lord, ...