https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com ...declare repentance and faith on the Savior, and remission of sins by baptism, and by fire, yea, even the Holy Ghost. Fri, 23 Jul 2021 01:02:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/a-few-thoughts-on-getting-the-lords-attention/ https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/a-few-thoughts-on-getting-the-lords-attention/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2021 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=811 ASK Asking is a law of heaven. We can ask, petition, request, beg, and implore the Lord, depending on our need. Ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. D&C 4:7 And whoso shall ask … Continue reading →

The post A Few Thoughts on Getting the Lord’s Attention first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/a-few-thoughts-on-getting-the-lords-attention/feed/ 1 https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/awake-from-a-deep-sleep-and-receive-the-gift-of-the-holy-ghost/ Sat, 09 Jan 2021 13:50:00 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=365 Authority Restored The restoration of the gospel through the prophet Joseph Smith restored many things that had been lost from the earth. The authority to baptize and confer the gift of the Holy Ghost was among things lost.  John the … Continue reading →

The post Awake From a Deep Sleep and Receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/the-book-of-mormon-the-keystone-of-our-spiritual-life/ https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/the-book-of-mormon-the-keystone-of-our-spiritual-life/#respond Sun, 10 Jan 2016 01:57:07 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/2008/01/the-book-of-mormon-the-keystone-of-our-spiritual-life/ I’m looking forward to reading and studying from the Book of Mormon in 2016. I feel excited like a little boy who is about to open up a gift. Why do I feel this way about reading the Book of … Continue reading →

The post The Book of Mormon—The Keystone of our Spiritual Life first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/the-book-of-mormon-the-keystone-of-our-spiritual-life/feed/ 0 https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/valiant-or-honorable/ Sun, 18 Oct 2015 23:24:20 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=4219 It isn’t a secret that the Mormon church is losing some of its members. The reasons for the loss of members are manifold. Some say the reasons are complicated, others say it a matter of choice. Those who are leaving … Continue reading →

The post Valiant or Honorable first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/counseling-god-or-following-blindly-versus-counseling-with-god/ Sun, 30 Aug 2015 03:56:06 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=64 The title of this post outlines three ways we can approach the Heavenly Father as we deal with the various issues of life. I’ve experienced all three ways of dealing with the Heavenly Father at different times in my life. … Continue reading →

The post Counseling God or Following Blindly Versus Counseling with God first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/of-the-tenets-thou-shalt-not-talk/ Sun, 02 Aug 2015 15:49:05 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=1661 My goal in blogging is to write about those things that will help followers of Christ draw nearer to the lord. The scriptures teach, “draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you.” With that thought in mind … Continue reading →

The post Of the Tenets Thou Shalt Not Talk first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/plateauing-faith-thoughts-on-fighting-spiritual-boredom-apathy-and-apostasy/ Sun, 19 Apr 2015 14:56:00 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=55 Plateauing: to reach a state or level of little or no growth or decline, esp. to stop increasing or progressing; remain at a stable level of achievement; level off. Reaching a plateau in any aspect of our life is better … Continue reading →

The post Plateauing Faith—Thoughts on Fighting Spiritual Boredom, Apathy, and Apostasy first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/writing-and-commenting-in-the-bloggernacle/ https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/writing-and-commenting-in-the-bloggernacle/#respond Sun, 22 Mar 2015 15:10:57 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/2008/02/writing-and-commenting-in-the-bloggernacle/ Good, better, and best are terms that can be used to describe the relative worth of competing choices. The one thing they have in common is the fact that a favorable outcome can be expected from each. However, the outcomes … Continue reading →

The post Writing and Commenting in the Bloggernacle first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/writing-and-commenting-in-the-bloggernacle/feed/ 0 https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/%e2%80%9cye-ask-not-neither-do-ye-knock-wherefore-ye-are-not-brought-into-the-light%e2%80%9d/ https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/%e2%80%9cye-ask-not-neither-do-ye-knock-wherefore-ye-are-not-brought-into-the-light%e2%80%9d/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2014 03:01:20 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/?p=53 Years ago, I attended a series of lectures at BYU where the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, the Bible, and the Book of Mormon were discussed. I later learned that some of the scholars who lectured were agnostic. This surprised me. I … Continue reading →

The post “…Ye Ask Not, Neither Do Ye Knock; Wherefore Ye are Not Brought into the Light…” first appeared on LDS Alive in Christ.]]> https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/%e2%80%9cye-ask-not-neither-do-ye-knock-wherefore-ye-are-not-brought-into-the-light%e2%80%9d/feed/ 3 https://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/how-do-i-know-if-im-experiencing-the-holy-ghost/ Sat, 19 Oct 2013 18:40:44 +0000 http://www.ldsaliveinchrist.com/2008/02/how-do-i-know-if-i-have-the-gift-of-the-holy-ghost/ And blessed are all they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost. 3 Nephi 12:6 For church members desiring the companionship of the Holy Ghost this scripture is packed with meaning. The Lord … Continue reading →

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