Sunday, December 14, 2008

Continuation on Suffering

I came across this verse which begs analysis as well as introspection. I leave it with you as a prelude to the upcoming post wherein we continue our exploration into suffering.

"For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father." -Mosiah 3:19

Note the word "inflict".

Peace & Blessings

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Correct Suffering



An age old question revolves around the subject of suffering.
The now late Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin recently made a conference speech and has reflected upon said subject.
I have included this link of his talk for those interested in gaining illumination to the proper role of suffering, not to mention our proper reaction to it.

I admit, this is a hard teaching to embrace, yet imagine the potential within this new found reality! We need but to practice the axioms of correct suffering in our lives to reap the joys of our own existence. Happiness is truly crafted and designed by our own hands..."The Universe is Mental".

Elementary principles are oftentimes the easiest grasped by the intellectual mind and therefore the most difficult to put into action.

Peace & Blessings.