Seizing a Lifetime, One Day at a Time

Thanks for coming back! If you haven't read the last post, this is a follow up to that. I would suggest reading it before you go on. For those who have read it, here's a quick reminder of where we left off. Faith is found throughout scriptures to be the source of many miracles. The priesthood also appears to be a source of many miracles. It didn't make sense to me that God would have two ways for miracles to occur especially since he gives only men the priesthood. So what really is the source of miracles? Now before we go on I have to define two things: power and authority. Power is easier to understand if we define authority first. Authority represents the right or permission to do something. On the other hand, power is the ability to do something. You'll notice that both power and authority relate to a person's actions. Here's an example of how they work: My son Nathan is just learning to walk and he gets into just about everything. He explores the entire ho...

I know I promised a while ago that I would write a post about the question, "Why is there no maximum wage?" but the more effort I put in to trying to understand my position, the further I get from being able to provide a good answer. I'm still working on it and hope to have my thoughts aligned by the end of the year. :) In the meantime, I wanted to write about something that has been on my mind recently. For a long time, I have been curious about the relationship between the priesthood and personal faith. This topic is very much related to my beliefs as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has been a source of minor confusion for myself and others I know. Hebrews 11:1 says that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. It goes on to talk about many people who did righteous things because of their faith. Faith is a principle of belief and action.  James 2:17  teaches us that true faith results in action. Fa...