“St. Joseph’s mission is certainly unique and unrepeatable, as Jesus is absolutely unique. However, in protecting Jesus, in teaching him how to grow in age, wisdom and grace, he is a model for every educator, and in particular for every father. … I ask for you the grace to be ev...
Father, give us Joseph’s steadfastness—not just to survive trials or handle success, but to maintain our spiritual equilibrium in both. Help us prepare with wisdom, not fear; to store up resources with generosity, not greed; and to face uncertainty with faith-filled strategy, not anxious st...
I think that is why I could tell my earthly father that I wasn’t very happy with my heavenly Father last Saturday.I have learned to pray what’s in my heart, not what ought to be in my heart.And I learned that right here in this dark garden. Would you follow Jesus intoyourGethsem...
Toward the end of his earthly life Jesus spoke of his second coming. He wanted us to realize how it will come suddenly. He said, “’For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying...
the birth of Jesus Christ The term "birth" in Greek is "gennēsis," which can also mean "origin" or "beginning." This emphasizes not just the physical birth but the inception of Jesus' earthly mission. "Jesus" is derived from the Hebrew "Yeshua," meaning "Yahweh is salvation," and "...
For Joseph Smith (an inveterate Bible reader and hyperliteralist), the "spirit" of prophecy and revelation was necessarily "the testimony of Jesus." (2) Definite Divine authority: Lehi was designated the prophet of God. Although some of the men subject to his patriarchal control (Nephi, ...
in spiritual life—the possibility of being temples of the Holy Ghost, of having fellowship with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ, and of being made partakers of the divine nature. This thought should silence the clamour of all earthly appeal to cur affections, and give us the true...
By asceticism you first subdued the flesh, raising your mind from earthly things, our Venerable Father. Coming to know theoria, you saved the commoner, showing the beaten path to those who longed for salvation. Now do save those who honor your memory. ...
And everything comes in this way. Paul says that which is earthly is in the likeness of that which is heavenly, Hence if Jesus had a Father, can we not believe that He had a Father also? I despise the idea of being scared to death at such a doctrine, for the Bible is full of ...