Mormon Musings

I hold a doctrine, to which I owe not much, indeed, but all the little I ever had, namely, that with ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable. -Thomas Fowell Buxton

Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees. -Victor Hugo

After reading the doctrines of Plato, Socrates, or Aristotle we feel that the specific difference  between their words and Christ’s is the difference between an inquiry and a revelation. -Joseph Parker

We cannot safely trust "in the arm of flesh."  Even when it is pumped full of steroids, it lacks the strength to maintain its grasp on the Iron Rod.  Not only does the arm of flesh finally prove anemic, but it always reaches for the wrong things (see 2 Chr. 32:8, Jer. 17:5) Elder Neal A. Maxwell, " Lord, Increase Our Faith ," p. 87

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He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work.  And out of small things proceedeth that which is great.  Behold, the Lord requireth the heart and the willing mind; and the willing and obedient shall eat the good of the land of Zion in these last days. D&C 64:33-34

If you want the mind and will of God … , get it, it is just as much your privilege as of any other member of the Church and Kingdom of God. It is your privilege and duty to live so that you know when the word of the Lord is spoken to you and when the mind of the Lord is revealed to you. I say it is your duty to live so as to know and understand all these things. President Brigham Young,  Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young  (1997), 68.