Ministering Archives - Gospelstudy.us

This category is added to every article that has to do with service, love, relationships, neighbors, missionary work, etc. Ministering is a broad category that covers a lot of doctrine and there are many ways to demonstrate the love of God in how we relate to our brothers and sisters here in mortality, as well as beyond the veil.

What Do I Do about These Pesky God-given Priorities?

Kelly Merrill2018-09-19T15:44:15+00:00Ministering, Modern Issues|

I tend to be one of those people who like to have everything spelled out, cut and dried, able to be checked off my list, and definable. I struggle with those things that are, as I wrote in another article, [...]

Facing the Ministering Before Us – Part 2

Kelly Merrill2018-09-17T16:56:13+00:00Ministering, Modern Issues|

In a perfect world each person would be attentive to the needs and wants of all those around them. We would both gladly give of our time and resources, as well as gladly receive the services offered by others. Alas, [...]

Why Do I Have to Attend Church?

Kelly Merrill2018-09-04T05:10:00+00:00Doctrine & Information, Ministering, Modern Issues|

For most of us our Church attendance represents in our imaginations the primary chunk of our religious time and devotion during the week. For some of us Church attendance actually is the bulk of our religious observance time and devotion [...]

Miracles Require Sight

Kelly Merrill2018-08-28T13:19:23+00:00Ministering, Modern Issues|

The subject of miracles can be quite an imposing and difficult topic. How do you define a miracle? Who decides when a miracle has happened or what qualifies as a miracle? Are miracles within our control or can we prepare [...]

Can Love Make You Relevant?

Kelly Merrill2018-08-28T13:20:54+00:00How Do I Do This?, Ministering, Modern Issues|

At one point, when my mother was in rehab for a broken leg, she asked me to help her think of a spiritual thought she could present at their Family Home Evening (FHE) group. She said, 'What do you say [...]

Ministering Without Boundaries

Kelly Merrill2018-08-28T13:20:13+00:00How Do I Do This?, Ministering, Modern Issues|

The Savior served wherever he saw a need. He didn't withhold his kindness and generosity of spirit from those who were socially undesirable or those who were financially insolvent. His love was both boundless and without boundaries. We, on the [...]

Ministering Landmines

Kelly Merrill2018-08-29T13:18:49+00:00How Do I Do This?, Ministering, Modern Issues|

The ministering landmines to which I refer in this article don't come from ministering itself, but from us, the members of the Church. Ministering is the solution to our problems, not the problem itself. To help me make my points [...]

Finding Unity Through Differences

Kelly Merrill2018-08-07T21:37:01+00:00Doctrine & Information, How Do I Do This?, Ministering|

(labeled for reuse on pixabay.com) I have always suspected that there was a lesson to be learned from the events at the tower of Babel, but it always alluded me, until now. Dividing the human population into to [...]

Some Basics of Personal Revelation

Kelly Merrill2018-08-07T21:37:19+00:00Doctrine & Information, How Do I Do This?, Ministering|

It takes some growth and experience in the gospel to become comfortable with the concept of receiving personal revelation. Just like any doctrine of the gospel, our understanding of what constitutes revelation and how we receive it changes with our [...]

The Secrets of Developing Spirituality

Kelly Merrill2018-08-07T21:37:33+00:00Doctrine & Information, How Do I Do This?, Ministering|

Spirituality is not one of those abilities you can develop through a simple checklist or by making a single decision. There are rules involved, and the need for time - a lot of time. The instructions in the scriptures and [...]

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