religion, truth, God
Missions
I maintain a web site for alumni of the LDS
Germany
Leipzig/Dresden Mission.
Some favorite texts
Quotations
In other words, we don't seek to escape this life by dreaming of
heaven. But we do find we can endure this life because of the
certainty of heaven. Heaven is eternal. Earth is temporal. Those who fix all
their affections on the fleeting things of this world are the real escapists,
because they are vainly attempting to avoid facing eternity--by hiding
in the fleeting shadows of things that are only transient.
--John F. MacArthur, The Glory of Heaven, 1996
Our lives have already become jeopardized by revealing the wicked and
bloodthirsty purposes of our enemies; and for the future we must cease to
do so. All we have said about them is truth, but it is not always wise to
relate all the truth. Even Jesus, the Son of God, had to refrain from
doing so, and had to restrain His feelings many times for the safety of
Himself and His followers, and had to conceal the righteous purposes of
His heart in relation to many things pertaining to His Father's kingdom. ...
--Joseph Smith, 27 June 1844
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