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Tag Archives: death
Finding Hope in Regret
By Tim Regret is not as bad as everyone makes it out to be; there is hope within regret. In fact, I propose that there are such things as Refined Regrets and Resolutions. The regret is the original feeling of … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus Christ
Tagged Atonement, death, hope, Jesus Christ, learning, mistakes, regrets, resolutions
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Death Portrayed in Popular Media and Similarities/Differences with LDS Beliefs
As a child growing up and most of my adult life, the word death always terrified me because of its sad connotation. I was taught that when we die that was the end of it, but depending how you lived … Continue reading
On Love
Happy Valentine’s Day! My favorite thoughts on love are found both in the New Testament (1 Cor. 13) and The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ (Moroni 7). In particular, this statement has resonated with me many times: … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, death, love, Valentine's Day
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Flash Reaction to Death – 90 Minutes and Counting
Until ninety minutes ago, my experience with death was somewhat limited. But my favorite person in the entire world died this afternoon. And now I have ninety minutes worth of emotions and thoughts and feelings about life and death and … Continue reading
Joy in the Mourning
Should we ever be happy that somebody else is dead? Even when we feel that the life in question was taken in a just way or for a just cause, should we rejoice or mourn or do something in between? Continue reading
Defying Death
I really appreciated MostlyAMartha’s post this week about wanting to think more about Easter. It has made me remember the holiday more and wonder how I can think of the atonement, death, and resurrection of the Savior more. Thinking about … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus Christ, Religion, Why I Believe
Tagged death, Easter, faith, Jesus Christ
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