David Journal

Category: Education Week

  • The Infinite Atonement

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    The removal of sin is only the most basic implementation of the Atonement. There are so many more levels because He took upon Him also our infirmities and pains so that He might succor us.

  • American Citizenship

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    Democracy in America Alexis deToqueville mailto:[email protected]://www.family.org

  • Grow Up Not Out

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    Extend the season by covering plants and growing cool weather crops such as peas, lettus, and chard. 500 people can be fed on one high-yield acre. I wonder how large a population could be supported in the world at that rate? Trim side shoots when trying to grow up. Place a net or frame on…

  • Helping Others

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    Share for the right reasons.Have no respect of persons.Give generously. As we help people we must make sure we do not make them dependent. Our tendency is to do it for them. The goal is to “help people help themselves” we forget that struggle is how we grow stronger. See Teaching of the Prophet Joseph…

  • Setting Goals

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    Write down the goals while praying to know the will of the Lord for you. Be consistent and diligent Goals 2006

  • They Shall All Know Me

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    There ought to be a righteous intensity in our lives. We ought to be caught up in seeking to see the face of God. To do so correctly we must stay in the mainstream of the church and endeavor to come to know Him. To know the Lord is to view the scriptures in a…

  • Missionary Work

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    Go about doing good. Play to your strengths.

  • Barriers to Knowing God

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    For the forseable future – because of the dynamics of conversion – the meetings of the church will deliver milk. The aquisition of meat must be a personal quest. You must take a few steps into the darkness, knowing that the light will shine. Should we doubt?“Doubt of itsself is of no worth.” John A…

  • Cultivating Righteous Desires

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    The characteristics and attributes of God are latent within each of us. The eye sees what the mid looks for (contrapositive of this is the SEP principle – the mind will reject what it does not expect to see).We react to our perceptions regardless of how well they correlate to reality. We must take full…

  • Principles of Parenting

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    “I only have to report to the Savior on how I did as your parent – not in comparison to other children and their parents.” Use your backbone as a parent. Don’t change the rules based on your mood – or anything else. 3 purposes of parenting health and safety of the children teach values…