Aug

31

In the last week or so I have been reading a very interesting book about forgiveness. I don’t even know if that book is still published, but it was written by Charles R. Hobbs, and it is titled “The healing power of forgivenss”.

It is worth reading, not only for those people who have serious issues of forgiveness but also for “normal” people since nobody is completely exempted from grievances against someone else and all of us need to learn the “art of forgiving.”

Aug

17

The Family: A Proclamation to The World was issued by the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on September 23, 1995.

This is a quote from that document:

“All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose”

What do we learn from this? That we have “heavenly parents”, not just a heavenly father. This makes sense. How can we have a father without a mother? But I know that this is hard doctrine for most of the Christian world; however, it is still true.

Elder Dallin H. Oaks said:

“Our theology begins with heavenly parents. Our highest aspiration is to be like them”.

Just to make things even harder this is another quote from Elder Melvin J. Ballard about eternal marriage and eternal increase:

“What do we mean by endless or eternal increase? We mean that through the righteousness and faithfulness of men and women who keep the commandments of God they will come forth [in the Resurrection] with celestial bodies,… and unto them, through their preparation, there will come children, who will be spirit children.”

And this is the most interesting part:

“The nature of the offspring is determined by the nature of the substance that flows in the veins of the being. When blood flows in the veins of the being, the offspring will be what blood produces, which is tangible flesh and bone; but when that which flows in the veins is spirit matter [as in resurrected beings], a substance which is more refined and pure and glorious than blood, the offspring of such beings will be spirit children.”

This is great doctrine. This is meat and not milk, but it is true and wonderful. I am glad that the Mormon Church teaches what really is and not the fables of the world.

Aug

10

A gente perdeu o Brasileiro na Primeira Presidência!

O Presidente James E. Faust, segundo conselheiro da Primeira Presidencia da Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias faleceu hoje cedo em casa, perto da sua famìlia.

O Presidente Faust, 87, serviu na Primeira Presidencia desde 1995 e como Autoridade Geral da Igreja Mormon por mais de 35 anos. As razões do falecimento, segundo uma declaração da Igreja Mormon, são relacionadas à idade.

 

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