I never did any of things I was accused of. It was a total fabrication.
I believe many of us are overnourished on entertainment junk food and undernourished on the bread of life.
Forgiving is divine. Plead for the guidance of the Spirit of the Lord to forgive wrongs, to overcome faults, and to strengthen relationships.
When we understand our relationship to God, we also understand our relationship to one another.
Our attitude toward abortion. . . is fixed by our knowledge that according to an eternal plan all of the spirit children of God must come to this earth for a glorious purpose, and that individual identity began long before conception and will continue for all the eternities to come. We rely on the prophets of God who have told us that while there may be 'rare' exceptions, 'the practice of elective abortion is fundamentally contrary to the Lord's injunction, 'Thou shalt not. . . kill, nor do anything like unto it'
I expect celibacy of any person that is not married.
Simple and more frequent dates allow both men and women to ‘shop around’ in a way that allows extensive evaluation of the prospects. The old-fashioned date was a wonderful way to get acquainted with a member of the opposite sex. It encouraged conversation. It allowed you to see how you treat others and how you are treated in a one-on-one situation. It gave opportunities to learn how to initiate and sustain a mature relationship. None of that happens in hanging out
I'm a very, very modest person and with limited abilities. I do have the wish to succeed in anything I undertake, and that does help out, but, in general, there are so many other people who are skilled in their field that I feel very ordinary.
We might be wise to follow the insight of the enraptured heart rather than the more cautious reasoning of the theological mind.
Selfness is an essential fact of life. The thought of nonselfness, precise sameness is terrifying.
If I had my life to live over I would die fighting rather than be a slave again. I want no man's yoke on my shoulders no more.