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Jesus Makes Perfect (part 6)

Posted in Atonement, Gratitude, Jesus Christ, Perfection, Service, tellusCope by Kenneth

(Continued from last week…) Practice makes progress; Jesus makes perfect. “…when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated” (D&C 130: 21). Curious. The Lord tells us that each blessing received from Him comes as a result of obedience. But

We Saw Him (part 15)

Posted in Jesus Christ, Love, Service, Spiritual World, tellusCope, Testimony by Kenneth

(Continued from last week…) This week, as a follow-up to last week’s post, I choose to share a few more of Elane Durham’s words about her experience while she was in the presence of Christ. What she learned from the Savior feels very useful to me in how I view

Are You Willing…

Posted in Christmas, Jesus Christ, Love, Service, tellusCope by Kenneth

Are You Willing… (by Henry Van Dyke) Are you willing to stoop down and consider the needs and desires of little children; to remember the weakness and loneliness of people who are growing old; to stop asking how much your friends love you, and ask whether you love them enough;

A Deeper Hunger

Posted in Christmas, Love, Service, tellusCope by Kenneth

A Deeper Hunger (by Ramona W. Cannon) Late in the pioneer era, the Nelson family emigrated from Denmark and settled in the little town of Goshen, a dry, sandy, unyielding part of “Zion” at the foot of Utah Lake. Only with great difficulty could they eke out the humblest sort

In the Name of Christ

Posted in Christmas, Service, tellusCope by Kenneth

The late Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, an exceptionally influential Christian, once told of an experience in his youth as follows: One Christmas Eve when I was 12, I was out with my minister father doing some late Christmas shopping. We were both loaded down with packages and I was getting

I Shall Not Live In Vain

Posted in Love, Service, tellusCope by Kenneth

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; if I can ease one life the aching, or cool one pain, or help one fainting Robin unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain.” (Emily Dickinson) Being somewhat of