John Bytheway
John Bytheway
faithful stronger may
Everyone would like to have stronger faith. By themselves, the scriptures may not strengthen your faith, but being faithful to what they teach, does. In other words, faith cannot be separated from faithfulness.
jesus strong temptation
What the members of the Church need, more than anything else, are strong testimonies of Jesus Christ and the gospel He restored. They need to know. And they need to know that they know. This is the best protection against the tsunami of temptations and the waves of immorality that crash against us. Perhaps this is just another reason why the first principle of the gospel is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ!
strong adversity care
If our testimonies are strong onthis point and if we feel the absolute assurance that God loves us, we will change our questons. We won't ask, 'Why did this happen?' or 'Why doesn't God care about me?' Instead, our questions will become, 'What can I learn from this experience?' or 'How does the Lord want me to handle this?
lived mortal restored spirits
Thanks to the restored gospel, we know our spirits lived before we were born into this mortal existence.
hit life
Life is going to hit you some line drives, and sometimes you'll have to think fast. However, it's better to think first than to think fast.
people
Be the kind of friend who takes people to Christ.
cuts fights glad great involved
I was never involved in any fights in high school. I'm glad I wasn't. I'm not very big, and I don't find great joy in cuts and bruises.
battles physical requires strength sweeter tougher
Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.
Here are three things you can do, even when you feel like there isn't a friend in sight. You can be curious, you can be clean, and you can be Christlike.
love work
Who doesn't love the parables? You know there's a solution, but you have to do some work to find it.
given precious reminder
Occasionally, we are given a reminder of how precious a gift it is to understand the plan of salvation.
bodies elements spirits until
When we die, our spirits go to the spirit world, and our bodies return to the elements of the earth until the resurrection.
dating easy enjoy sharing talk time
An important part of dating is communicating. We communicate by sharing our thoughts, ideas, and feelings. We enjoy being with someone when we have an easy time communicating or when we have a lot to talk about.
ground higher
To have friends who will always take you to higher ground is an incalculable blessing.