by rogerjsimpson | Jul 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Lord and Savior Jesus Christ not only taught many things about prayer, even giving us an example of a prayer, but showed how He Himself, the greatest of all, prayed to His Heavenly Father in all humility, sincerity and as a child praying to his dearest father. His...
by rogerjsimpson | May 26, 2019 | Poetry
I was born of God Before this world was made. And He has sent me here with love And made my memory fade. I am loved of God. My parents teach me so. And they do guide me every day That in His love I grow. I once lived with God. He taught me years before. And gave me...
by rogerjsimpson | Sep 24, 2018 | Meditation
Bless seems like a simple word in the scriptures and the sacrament prayers. The bread and water (formerly wine) are blessed by ordained priests and Elders in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Somehow, the blessing makes the bread and water more than...
by rogerjsimpson | Sep 23, 2018 | Meditation
To sanctify or in ancient Hebrew “Qadash” means to set apart, be consecrated, be hallowed, be honored, be treated as sacred, be holy, be dedicated, to keep oneself separate[i] from the world even as God Himself is separate from the fallen world. In the Old Testament,...
by rogerjsimpson | Aug 28, 2018 | Meditation, Poetry, Testimony
To feel His wounds The Father laid His hand on his shoulder Before the beginning of the world and said: I will send the First! He came so quietly like a forgotten lamb… He left so shamefully like a despised and hated criminal. He hears our prayers. He heals our wounds...
by rogerjsimpson | Jun 5, 2018 | Meditation
Honor thy Father and Mother In the Book of Mormon, Jesus repeats all the ten commandments in the Sermon at the Temple in Bountiful except for the one about honoring one’s father and mother. He does mention it to the rich young ruler in the New Testament and Abinadi...
by rogerjsimpson | Apr 3, 2018 | Meditation, Poetry
The Holy Robe No, nothing can return that memory so lost amidst life’s quilted patchwork, time, which ever tearing-mending covers me like clouds that blanket earth in this harsh clime. Yet feelings pierce, then leave the tattered weave, arousing empty thoughts...
by rogerjsimpson | Apr 3, 2018 | Meditation, Poetry
The Quiet Birth Christ came on Christmas day and a tinseled Christmas crowd crushed Him through store after stone. Christ came on Christmas day and received no gifts, no promises and not even a santa stocking. Christ came on Christmas day and like...
by rogerjsimpson | Feb 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Word “witness” is a keyword in both the prayers for the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. We tend to think of it as being a witness in a crime scene and court case where we have to testify to what we have seen. But the gospel has an eternal perspective based on the...
by rogerjsimpson | Nov 2, 2017 | Meditation
How is “remembrance” different than “remember” in the Sacrament Prayers? The theme of the word “remember” is always the future action of the memory of what Christ taught us, who Christ is, the miracles He wrought and what He did for us in his atonement, death and...
