Flaxen Threads: the Power of Our Habits - BYU Speeches Bound with Flaxen Thread I have invited two young men, Elder Brockman and Elder Robey, to help me introduce my subject Will you two please step forward You will note that both have their wrists bound together Though you may not be able to see the material that I have used in binding my friends, it is the same for each—flaxen thread
Talks about Self-Improvement - BYU Speeches Like flaxen threads, seemingly insignificant habits build up in our lives and become impenetrable Make wise choices; actions may become habits devotional 1982
Free to Choose Liberty or Captivity | Paul V. Johnson - BYU Speeches Some of the related terms in the scriptures include “cords,” 19 “bonds,” 20 “chains,” 21 “captive,” 22 “subjection,” 23 and even “seal ” 24 The Book of Mormon teaches us about his tactics to bring people into bondage by degrees: “He leadeth them by the neck with a flaxen cord, until he bindeth them with his strong
Carlos E. Asay | BYU Speeches Flaxen Threads February 7, 1982 Heavenly Powers September 23, 1980 “A Cloud of Witnesses” May 6
Talks about Habits | BYU Speeches Like flaxen threads, seemingly insignificant habits build up in our lives and become impenetrable Make wise choices; actions may become habits devotional 1982
The Skills of a Saint | Andrew S. Gibbons - BYU Speeches Perhaps it also allows us to understand Nephi’s metaphor wherein he described how Satan leads the unwary “by the neck with a flaxen cord, until he bindeth them with his strong cords forever ” 10 Treated flax fiber is soft and comfortable to the touch A light cord of flax might even feel comfortable around the neck, but strong ropes