Building Zion
Love and Hate
“Love just gets bigger when you give it away” – The song “Friends Forever” by Shiloh Rising “Shine on me. Shine on me. Love is life, and it binds us all together…” The song “Prayer” by Shiloh Rising Love is a funny thing. When you express love, through your desires, thoughts, and/or actions, it grows […]
Conversations with God #17 – The Strait and Narrow Way
The following conversation with God is representative of several such conversations; a distillation, if you will of much learning over many days, weeks, even years. Whether it is “real” or the product of my mind; whether it is audible, or in vision; multiple voices or one voice – none of that matters. The principles being […]
Intimacy…Without Accounting
Thoughts on intimacy: I crave intimacy. I suspect we all do. Existence is very lonely without intimacy – not just in this life, but imagine eternity without intimacy. It is impossible to be intimate with another person if you have not first learned to be intimate with yourself. In this case, intimacy and honesty can […]
An Ascension – November 24, 2019
During the night, I was feeling like my “being home” was more significant than I had previously realized. Feelings of joy were stirring inside me during those moments between sleep and wakefulness. I had read something about the second comforter experiences earlier, and thought perhaps I would ask my spiritual companions about this topic (These […]
Grace
Grace is a beautiful word. It conjures images of: A ballerina performing Swan Lake Francis of Assisi loving all the creatures of God’s creation Mother Theresa quietly ministering in the streets of Calcutta The Kootenai River powerfully yet gracefully watering the lands of Southwest Canada, Northwest Montana, and Northern Idaho My wife’s artwork – the […]
The Borg, Honor, Righteous Desires, and Zion
How do we honor another person? I think the best way to honor another person is to interact with them. It is to recognize and validate their existence…that they are important enough to you that you choose to spend physical, emotional, and spiritual energy communicating with them. Obviously, ignoring another person is clearly to dishonor […]
The Power of…?
No power or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of the priesthood, only by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love un-feigned; By kindness and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul without hypocrisy, and without guile…D&C 121: 41-42. What is power? There are 895 mentions of […]
