Mormon Musings

As Jesus begins to have a real place in our lives, we are much less concerned with losing our places in the world.  When our minds really catch hold of the significance of the Atonement, the world's hold on us loosens. Elder Neal A. Maxwell, Ensign, November 1992, p. 67

http://www.lds.org/study/prophets-speak-today/unto-all-the-world/rely-on-steady-scaffolding?lang=eng

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,  believing  that  “I  certainly  am  not  one  who  has  been  or  ever  will  be  chosen.”  We  may  falsely  think  that  such  blessings  and  gifts  are  reserved  for  other  people  who  appear  to  be  more  righteous  or  who  serve  in  visible  Church  callings.  I  testify  that  the  tender  mercies  of  the  Lord  are  available  to  all  of  us  and  that  the  Redeemer  of  Israel  is  eager  to