tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69080408332580910402023-11-15T08:13:47.369-08:00Scripture Power"For my soul delighteth in the scriptures, and my heart pondereth them, and writeth them for the learning and the profit of my children."
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2 Nephi 4:15Scripture Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133777767350688041noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908040833258091040.post-70706539653059829102008-07-21T18:45:00.000-07:002008-07-21T18:53:57.429-07:00Why did the Savior retain the marks in his hands?<strong>To those who stagger or stumble</strong>, He is there to steady and strengthen us. In the end He is there to save us, and for all this He gave His life. However dim our days days may seem, they have been a lot darker for the Savior of the world. As a reminder of those days, Jesus has chosen, even in a resurrected, otherwise perfected body, to retain for the benefit of His disciples the wounds in His hands and in His feet and in His side—<strong>signs, if you will</strong>, <span style="font-size:180%;">that painful things happen even to the pure and the perfect</span>; <strong>signs, if you will</strong>, <span style="font-size:180%;">that pain in this world is not evidence that God doesn’t love you</span>; <strong>signs, if you will</strong>, <span style="font-size:180%;">that problems pass and happiness can be ours.</span> It is the wounded Christ who is the Captain of our souls, He who yet bears the scars of our forgiveness, the lesions of His love and humility, the torn flesh of obedience and sacrifice.<br /><br />Jeffery Holland August 2000 CEs ConfeenceScripture Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133777767350688041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908040833258091040.post-4291804585049722092008-06-22T09:35:00.001-07:002008-06-22T09:37:53.808-07:00MeeknessOn the Sermon on the Mount, what do you think Christ meant when He said "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."? And/or what does "meek" mean to you?Scripture Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133777767350688041noreply@blogger.com11