The first miraculous act of the Savior was to turn water into wine. On the surface, it appeared that he was simply doing a favor for a mother, flustered with hostessing a wedding feast. But this article points out, that, as usual, with the Savior there are multiple layers of meaning. Oh, I do love this stuff. Read More →
Archive for the ‘miracle’ Category
"And the Word Was Made Flesh": A Latter-day Saint Exegesis of the Blood and Water Imagery in the Gospel of John Eric D. Hunstman
On June - 9 - 2010
The Miracle of Unity
On May - 13 - 2009
“The miracle of unity is being granted to us as we pray and work for it in the Lord’s way. Our hearts will be knit together in unity. God has promised that blessing to His faithful Saints whatever their differences in background and whatever conflict rages around them. He was praying for us as well as His disciples when He asked His Father that we might be one.”President Henry B. Eyring, Our Hearts Knit as One, Ensign, November 2008 “That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me” St. John 17:21 We are asked to be united, to pray for unity. As we pray for unity, our hearts will be knit together. Jesus gave us the ultimate example of unity when He prayed for the unity of his apostles. The Father and the Son are one in purpose and intent as couples and families should be one in purpose and intent. Read More →
Rome Temple: Miracles Along the Way
On October - 13 - 2008
President Acerson shares the Lord’s hand in the preparation and selection of the land designated to hold a House of the Lord–or Mormon temple in Rome, Italy. Apparently, to qualify for a building permit, the land must be free of any ancient Roman ruins. To check the land, the city officials actually dig trenches across the property in review–every 10 to 15 feet. This they would need to do for the 14.8 acres of land that had been previously purchased as a possible temple site in the 1990s. In the event that Roman ruins exist beneath or on the property site, plans for construction are nullified, and no permits are issued (President Acerson’s blog). On the day that the city inspectors were to visit the property, members of The Church of Jesus Christ (Mormons) in Rome, held a special fast. This is a day in which members abstain from food and water, and petition for the Lord’s will to occur and His power to be manifest in the ways He chooses for the advancement of His kingdom and... Read the rest of this entry »