Kyra Moon

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? or tried, at least . . . all of these shirts were as scratchy as sackcloth, apparently Or when saw we thee sick, so many weeeeeeeeeeks of coldsssss  or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Note: This is my last Holy Week post. Happy Easter! 7. "Handle me and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see me have." - Luke 24:39 I first heard this poem last week in a talk during Sacrament Meeting, and it struck me as forceful reminder that we believe in Easter literally. We believe in real bodies and real natural laws that we don't understand. We believe in the resurrection. Seven Stanzas at Easter Make no mistake: if He rose at all it was as His body; if the cells’ dissolution did not reverse, the molecules reknit, the amino acids rekindle, the Church will fall. It was not as the flowers, each soft Spring recurrent; it was not as His Spirit in the mouths and fuddled eyes of the eleven apostles; it was as His flesh: ours. The same hinged thumbs and toes, the same valved heart that–pierced–died, withered, paused, and then regathered out of enduring Might new strength to enclose. Let us not mock God with metaphor, analogy, sidestepping, transcendence; mak...

Note: This is the Holy Saturday (I think of it as Sad Saturday) post for my Holy Week series. 6. Jesus wept. - John 11:35 Sometimes I've wondered why Jesus waited three days to become resurrected. Why not come back from the dead the next morning? Why makes his friends wait in confusion and sadness for so long? Maybe He was teaching them that sometimes, it is good to sit with sadness. Sometimes, it is good to be sad. .

This is my Good Friday post as part of my #Because of Him Series. 4. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." -- John 15:13 Because of Him, we can hope for things we cannot see. "But why is it called Good Friday if something bad happened?" my son asked me today. It's the same question we've probably all had. It's a day of paradox, a day of contradiction. Jesus died, which was bad. But He needed to die, so it was good. Bad men crucified Him, so they were following Satan. And yet God used the actions of the bad men to bring about the Atonement and Resurrection. It's all confusing. And then there's this matter of resurrection. If you grow up believing it, it's no problem at all to accept that after we die, we can be resurrected. But imagine trying to convince a scientist of it. "But," they might say, "how can a body become immortal? How can you overcome the second law of thermodynamics? W...

Note: This is my Maundy Thursday #BecauseOfHim post. 4.  Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. -- John 3:5 Because of Him, everyone has the opportunity to come closer to God. In John 3, we read: 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. Well, I confess that I have marveled at this concept day after day. I have wondered the same question as Nicodemus -- can a person enter the second time into his or her mother's womb and get a f...

Note: This is my third Holy Week post.  3. Cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. -- Matthew 18:26 Because of Him, we know the law. Chemotherapy. Dialysis. Debriding. These are all terms that I've used to describe the Me Too movement. We have seen that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men as soon as they get authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion. (D&C 121:39.) And we've seen that all the attempts to cover sins, gratify pride or ambition, and exercise control and compulsion are starting to finally fail, and fail spectacularly. It is painful, it is tragic, and it is important. I've had to ask myself why I've felt grim satisfaction in seeing people like Harvey Weinstein lose everything they had. Is it that I want to see people suffer when they've caused other people to suffer? No. I can't truly be happy about anyone else's pain, even...

Note: This is my second #BecauseOfHim post during Holy Week on teachings from Jesus Christ that can apply to us right now. 2.  "There is none good but one, that is, God." -Matthew 19:17 Because of Him, we don't have to be perfect. And our friends don't have to be perfect. I think we all know we're not perfect. But if pressed, we'd rather say we have imperfections like "I leave cupboard doors open," or "I like to eat lots of Oreos in one sitting." But really, sometimes we're talking about real things. Sometimes our imperfections really hurt other people. Sometimes our imperfections make it hard for an organization to run smoothly.  Let me give an example of one of my own imperfections. I've learned that, especially around women, I try to agree. After all, as I said yesterday, everyone has little bits of truth. But then later I realize that I don't fully agree with someone, and they probably were entitled to hearing a different pe...