Mormon Musings

“Because God has been faithful and kept His promises in the past, we can hope with confidence that God will keep His promises to us in the present and in the future.” President Dieter F. Uchtdorf -“The Infinite Power of Hope,” Ensign, Nov. 2008, 23.

“As man now is, God once was: As God now is, man may be.” President Lorenzo Snow - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Lorenzo Snow,  83

“More painful to me are the thoughts of annihilation than death.  If I have no expectation of seeing my father, mother, brothers, sisters and friends again, my heart would burst in a moment, and I should go down to my grave. “The expectation of seeing my friends in the morning of the resurrection cheers my soul and makes me bear up against the evils of life.  It is like their taking a long journey, and on their return we meet them with increased joy.” Joseph Smith - History of the Church , 5:362

“If we are serious about our discipleship, Jesus will eventually request each of us to do those very things which are most difficult for us to do.”  Elder Neal A. Maxwell

C. S. Lewis, the striving, pragmatic Christian writer, poignantly framed the issue. He asserted that Christianity tells people to repent and promises them  forgiveness ; but until people know and feel they need forgiveness, Christianity does not speak to them. He stated, “When you know you are sick, you will listen to the doctor.” Elder Quentin L. Cook, October 2012 General Conference http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/can-ye-feel-so-now?lang=eng#11-10491_000_12cook

Of the  6,607  total verses found in the Book of Mormon,  3,825  reference Jesus Christ’s name.  This means that some form of Christ’s name is mentioned approximately every  1.7  verses. -see Susan Ward Easton, “Names of Christ in the Book of Mormon,”  Ensign , July 1978, 60-61

During the 1940s and 1950s, an American prison warden, Clinton Duffy, was well known for his efforts to rehabilitate the men in his prison. Said one critic, “You should know that leopards don’t change their spots!” Replied Warden Duffy, “You should know I don’t work with leopards. I work with men, and men change every day.” President Thomas S. Monson, October 2012 General Conference Priesthood Meeting http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/see-others-as-they-may-become?lang=eng