Of making many books there is no end;and much study is a weariness of the flesh. ~Ecclesiastes 12:12[image "I am a Librarian" by cindiann] Catch up with Miss Liss at Bee Nymph’s File Box or The Fascinating Woman, based on Fascinating Womanhood.… Continue Reading
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quotable quotes: reading
[image "Sunday Afternoon" by Kenneth Moyle] A quote has been eluding me. As near as I can recall it goes like this, “The words went through and through her. Running through like water, coloring her thoughts til all her mind was blue, a great purple-blue.” To me this is what the admonition to “seek ye… Continue Reading
quotable quotes: religious certainty
Certitude is certainty. It is conviction. . . Without certitude on the parts of believers, a religious cause becomes soft, without muscle, without the driving force that would broaden its influence and capture the hearts and affections of men and women. Theology may be argued over, but personal testimony, coupled with performance, cannot be refuted.… Continue Reading
quotable quotes: conference & covenants
The Modern Molly Mormon theme for October is Make & Keep Sacred Covenants. What are covenants? A covenant is a promise made between two parties, such that each party makes a promise-or series of promises-to the other. Covenants in the religious sense are set up so that “God fixes the terms, which man accepts.”[Bible Dictionary:… Continue Reading
quotable quotes: a lawyer joke
A young lawyer, fresh out of school, came into town and asked, “Do you have a criminal lawyer here?” The reply came, “We think so but we can’t prove it.” . . . Don’t let it be said in the places we frequent, “we think we have a Mormon but we can’t prove it” ~Elder… Continue Reading
quotable quotes: prayer
Satan trembles when he sees, The weakest saint upon his knees. ~William Cowper English poet and hymn writer. 1731-1800 [image "how to pray the Japanese way" by kalandrakas] Catch up with Miss Liss at Bee Nymph’s File Box or The Fascinating Woman, based on Fascinating Womanhood.… Continue Reading
quotable quotes: commandments
The most important of all the commandments of God is that one that you are having the most difficulty keeping today. ~ President Harold B. Lee [The Teachings of Harold B. Lee, ed. Clyde J. Williams (1996), 82.] [image "climbing silo, 1/2" by laughing monk] Catch up with Miss Liss at Bee Nymph’s File Box… Continue Reading
quotable quotes: the family
The theme for September is Strengthen Home and Family. Building up home is about more than having shelter overhead, clothes on the back, and food in the belly – though those count – what things have strengthened your home and family? The family is the building block of society. It is a nursery, a school,… Continue Reading
quotable quote: creative inspiration
Inspiration is inspiration, whether the end result is a painted masterpiece, a soul-searching sonnet, a richly coloured home-made quilt or a batch of freshly baked rock buns. We shouldn’t diminish our creativity by despising the results of our inspiration, but instead celebrate and exploit the wonderful feeling of elevated energy and enthusiasm we experience when… Continue Reading
quotable quotes: developing character
“To think that this is my twentieth birthday, and that I’ve left my teens behind me forever,” said Anne [Shirley], who was curled up on the hearth-rug with Rusty in her lap, to Aunt Jamesina who was reading in her pet chair. They were alone in the living room. . . “I suppose you feel… Continue Reading