My Spiritual thoughts

Can you imagine the wonder and awe, the splendor and the Glory, of that moment when God the Father and His Beloved Son Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith in the Sacred Grove! To have them call Joseph by name, forgive his sins, and answer his deepest questions. (see Joseph Smith History in the Pearl of Great Price) Or what about the marvelous and miraculous moment when the ancient apostles saw Jesus walking to them on the water in the midst of a storm, and the amazement Peter must have felt when Christ bid him to come to Him upon the water, and he actually took those incredible first steps… on top of the water… without sinking! (See Mark, and Matthew 14:25-31) Or what of the ancient inhabitants of America when, wonder of all wonders, they heard the voice of God the Father from heaven announcing Jesus Christ as His Beloved Son, and saw the Resurrected and glorified Lord descending in glory from heaven into their midst, and then heard His call to individually come unto Him and experien...

I am sure that each of us is heartbroken to some degree to have family, friends or loved ones who have become estranged to us. Bridges have been burned, and hearts have been broken, and chasms of separation seem to now lay between us. Perhaps they are siblings, children, grandchildren or dear friends. From our limited mortal perspective our faith can waiver and we might wonder how or if ever such relationships could ever be restored. Such is the miracle of faith and the keeping of covenants with God, who through the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ can perform miracles! Consider the Old Testament stories of Jacob and his brother Esau who wanted to kill him, or perhaps that of Joseph and his brothers who desired to slay him, but instead sold him away into slavery. How could such divisions be mended? How could hearts so hardened to the point there were intent on shedding blood be softened and turned? To the mortal mind, it seems impossible. But we worship a God of mirac...