Author: David
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Fear not to do good
Do good; let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they cannot prevail. Doctrine & Covenants 6:34 We can move forward with confidence in doing good because as long as we keep ourselves aligned with heaven we won’t be destroyed.
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Be ready to move
The biggest problem for Laman and Lemuel after they got to the land Bountiful was that they were content with where they were after their journey and not humble enough to accept the call to do more work to find a better land.
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Winning Valentine’s Day
I’ve been struggling for ideas of what to do for Valentine’s Day this year. I try to always do something to celebrate the day but I also try to not do the same kind of thing from year to year. Today I asked Bex for ideas and Bex said they were putting on Secret Garden…
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This speaks to me
Seek to bring forth and establish my Zion. Keep my commandments in all things. And, if you keep my commandments and endure to the end you shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God.…And behold, thou art David, and thou art called to assist; which thing if ye…
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In case we needed confirmation
We kept Ezra home from school Tuesday and Wednesday to ensure that he didn’t have to deal with the aggressive boys who kept wanting to fight him until we had talked with the school. WE let him go yesterday because we were talking to the school that morning and I felt good about where we…
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Origin stories
The common element of days never to be forgotten is that they constitute origin stories for people. Traveling through the wilderness was the origin story for the people of Nephi. The waters of Mormon were the origin story for the church led by Alma. The decade of 1820-1830 was the origin story for Joseph Smith…
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My new license plate
When I got a letter from the state with a temporary operating permit for my new car I assumed the plate would take a couple more weeks to arrive. Imagine my surprise to see a license plate sized envelope on my table I knew immediately it was my new plate. When I was getting ready…
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Don’t anticipate the Lord
You need not suppose that you are called to preach until you are called.…Behold, this is your work, to keep my commandments, yea, with all your might, mind and strength.Seek not to declare my word, but first seek to obtain my word, and then shall your tongue be loosed; then, if you desire, you shall…