Tag: Ministering
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Loving People: The Heart of Jesus’ Teachings
“Jesus Christ made people His highest priority. He taught us to love God first and then turn and really look at each other, because heaven isn’t sky and clouds; it is faces. I love this thought! And people aren’t interruptions to what we’re trying to do; they’re the reason we’re here.” -Tamara Runia Tamara Runia
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Fear Not To Do Good
“Never supress a generous thought.” -Camilla Kimball This quote can be found in the BYU devotional given on February 13, 2007 by Bonnie Parkin, titled “Personal Ministry: Sacred and Precious.” This quote may compliment the Come Follow Me 2025 study, February 3–9: “This Is the Spirit of Revelation,” with the discussion item, “ Fear not to do good.”
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Celebrating Valentine’s Day: Kindness and Warmth
“The true spirit of Valentine’s Day is one of warmth and loving kindness which may leave behind a tangible expression, be it ever so small, so that the remembrance of the occasion will linger on.” -Marianne C. Sharp, First Counsellor Relief Society General Presidency, 1945-1974 The Relief Society Magazine. February 1958, Vol 45, No. 2,
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Jesus’ Comfort in Times of Loneliness
Someone is lonely today. Carrying the weight of the world. Wondering if anyone will remember them. Jesus will know. Ask Him if He might help you to see where you are needed. He will answer. It’s what He does. Sends someone. —Emily Belle Freeman The full source of this quote can be found here in
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Strengthening Your Relationship with God
“I have gone through times when God has felt very distant. There have been seasons when there were definitely more questions than answers coming. And there have been experiences with other members of my faith who have said and done things that made it really challenging to stay. But all relationships grow when you keep
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Reaching Out: The Power of Encouragement
“May our lights be bright without a flicker, as we tend the lights along the shore. Let us each one reach out and touch another. Let us help carry one another’s burdens. In cooperation we can overcome great odds. Let us rejoice with one another. It may be just a smile, a note, a call,
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Understanding Martha: Service vs. Spiritual Nourishment
“Recent scholarship has constructed a different interpretation for Martha’s ‘much serving.’ It is suggested by scholars of the New Testament that the phrase ‘much serving’ is more closely aligned with the work or service of an ancient church deacon and their responsibilities to minister to the needs of others in the faith which include devotion
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