David Journal

Category: General Conference

  • Receive the Holy Ghost

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    My subject is about the process of each of us receiving the Holy Ghost in our individual lives. Baptism by immersion is the introductory ordinance of the gospel and must be followed by baptism by the Spirit. sincerely desire to receive the Holy Ghost do we pray earnestly and consistently for the Holy Ghost in…

  • Two Lines of Communication

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    Each of us has a personal and a priesthood line of communication with God. We should each make use of both lines of communication. The personal line is essential and provides a line of communication without any human intermediary. The personal line is not exercised in it’s fulness completely independent of the priesthood line, that…

  • The Divine Gift of Gratitude

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    We need to walk with a grateful heart. Especially we need to be grateful for the Savior and His sacrifice for us. In his talk, President Monson talked about visiting 102 widows each year. In the written version it is 85. I suspect the written version is correct. Perhaps the widow in his story was…

  • Be an Example of the Believers

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    We should model what is virtuous and lovely by our personal media choices. Even an exemplary family can use all the help they can get from good men and women. Be an example of the believers in faith. Actively strengthen your own faith and testimony of Jesus Christ, thus preparing to testify by word and…

  • The Holy Ghost and Revelation

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    As a young elder (early in his mission) I was startled to discover that I did not have a testimony of my own. I went on my mission living on the borrowed light of my wonderful parents. Never doubting their words, I had not thought about seeking my own spiritual witness. On a February night…

  • Cleansing the Inner Vessel

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    The Proclamation on the Family meets the definition for revelation and Latter-day Saints should study and follow it. The power of procreation is not incidental to the plan, it is central to the plan of happiness. The priesthood has the power to break habits and shatter addictions and it should be used. There are both…

  • Trust in God, Then Go and Do

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    I love how he relates his efforts to prepare for this assignment. How can I pay off my mortgage? How soon? Paying off my mortgage will allow me to blossom. “Listen for the word of the Lord to you in every sermon, song, and prayer in this conference.” . . . the Lord doth grant…

  • The Three Rs of Choice

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    I’ve been thinking recently about choices and their consequences. Three categories of his thought on choice: the right of choice Satan had no confidence in the plan or in us which is why he argued for mandatory salvation. He either did not know or did not care that doing so would prevent anyone from growing…

  • Serve with the Spirit

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    Let us do whatever is required to qualify for the Holy Ghost as our companion and then let us go forward to do whatever is required for us. Confirmation into the church gives us the gift of the Holy Ghost but the companionship of the Holy Ghost requires our lives to be put in order.…

  • Pride and the Priesthood

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    He has felt strongly impressed to speak about the need to beware of pride. The word pride need not be taboo, but the sin of pride should be. At it’s core pride is the sin of comparison. Pride is for many a personal rameumptum. Pride breaks both of the two great commandments and reveals the…