David Journal

Category: Education Week

  • Parable of the Fig Tree

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    Vines and trees are symbols of prosperity because ti takes a long time to cultivate them. Fig trees are unique because they produce fruit before they get leaves. Like Job, bad things should not be construed as evidence of wickedness on the part of those who suffer. Pieces Interpretation Application Fig Tree Israel (the people)…

  • Prodigal Son

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    Jerico represents earth (below heaven) where [We] get attacked. Christ is the Samritan. The Priest and the Levite are unable to help – they represent the Law of Moses. See an article in the February Ensign in 2007. look at TPJS 240-241, 276-277 Ezra Taft Benson Oct 1985 On Parables – what is the question…

  • Parables

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    Christ used parables most often to hide doctrines from the unprepared. We are mistaken if think that He used parables to reveal things in a simple way. Parables often teach about the Atonement. For example, the parable of the Good Samaritan is about the Atonement, not love or friendship. Parables are best understood by looking…

  • Basics of Square Foot Gardening

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    Layout Boxes Isles Grid Soil Plant Water Harvest Select Care Plant with the harvest in mind.Composting does not smell – if it smells it’s rotting, not composting.You need to turn the compost if it is smelling. Make a pile Layer it Use a variety of materials chop into small pieces to speed the process turn…

  • The Two Debtors

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    Luke 7:39 (the final “sinner” is spelled “sinnner”) The context is that Christ is at dinner with a pharasee when a woman who sins washes and anoints his feet. Father ^ | Savior ^ | Holy Ghost The Holy Ghost activates the Atonement of Christ which makes it possible for us to return to be…

  • Laborers in the Vineyard

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    C.S. Lewis, 2 types of people Those who say to God “Thy will be done” Those to whom God says “Thy will be done” The context of this parable is Matthew 19 with the rich young man.This one is directed towards the ApostlesIt is a rebuke against the spirit of entitlement. The Penny = eternal…

  • 5 Golden Rules for Financial Success

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    The five rules come from John D. Rockafeller Work for all you get Give away the first 10% Protect and pay yourself Live joyfully on the rest Account for every penny Protect your assets according to their value (as follows): income health (lack of health reduces your ability to earn income) home car Take the…

  • To Know the Lord

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    “We come to know God and Christ the same way we come to know anyone else well. We spend time together, we talk extensively, we trust each other.” Bruce R. McConkie, BYU Devotional 1982 To know God, or Christ, or both? Does not matter in the end. To know one gives access to an understanding…

  • Effective Leadership

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    Being an effective leader is: impossible without obedience weak without faith shallow without love unfocused without the spirit worthless without Christ Love should be our motivator and we should be guided by the spirit. We need to believe Christ, not merely believe in Him. Great leaders have visionGreat leaders fix themselves firstGreat leaders have success…

  • Things to do

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    Ask for a renewal of the feelings which we have had of promises we personally have received from the Lord. Keep a prayer journal to become more conscious of what I ask of the Lord and how He answers. String together all 7 feasts and observe each of them in a way to remember what…