David Journal

Category: General Conference

  • The Covenant Path: The Way to Eternal Life

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    In the scriptures we find the invitation for us to come unto the Lord over 90 times and most of those are personal invitations from the Lord. The path to perfection is the covenant path and Jesus Christ is the center of that path.

  • Divine Love in the Father’s Plan

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    The preface that “I love all of you” suggests he’s about to tackle a topic that many will take strong issue with. The concept that there is a “heaven” and a “hell” where people will be sent after life is incomplete. The Lord has chosen to reveal relatively little about two of the kingdoms of…

  • Teaching Self-Reliance to Children and Youth

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    What is the intersection between self-reliance and helping others? How and when should we accept help from others? What is the balance between individual responsibility and communal support? We should help our children to make goals through the children and youth program and follow up with them to help them learn the self-control and drive…

  • To Heal the World

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    Religious freedom honors the first and second great commandments, placing God at the center of our lives. Religious freedom fosters expressions of belief, hope, and peace. Religion inspires people to help others. Freedom of religion acts as a unifying and rallying force for shaping values and morality. The list of what is being done is…

  • For God So Loved Us

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    No matter who you are and your present circumstances, someone feels about you the way that Judah felt about Benjamin whom he had promised to return safely to Jacob to the point that he offered to be jailed so that Benjamin could go free. I love the story of the investigator, Paul, and the straying…

  • Love, Share, Invite

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    Love, share, and invite. Missionary work in a nutshell We already share often—our favorite restaurant or art that we enjoy—we should add sharing our joy in the gospel to the sharing we are already doing. We do not need to sell the gospel. We simply invite people to come and see, come and serve, and…

  • Our Relationship with God

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    Because we know that God has power to remove affliction we may complain when He does not do so. It truly is folly for us with our mortal myopia to presume to judge God. We ought not to think of God’s plan as some cosmic vending machine. Our faith in God cannot be based on…

  • Your Divine Nature and Eternal Destiny

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    The Young Women theme begins, “I am a beloved daughter of heavenly parents, with a divine nature and eternal destiny.” This statement contains four important truths. First, you are a beloved daughter. Nothing you do—or do not do—can change that. God loves you because you are His spirit daughter. Sometimes we may not feel His…

  • Covenants with God Strengthen, Protect, and Prepare Us for Eternal Glory

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    In preparation for my first trip to the temple, my mother and experienced Relief Society sisters helped me select the items I would need, including beautiful ceremonial clothing. But the most important preparation came even before knowing what to wear. After interviewing me to determine if I was worthy, my bishop explained the covenants I…

  • Do What Mattereth Most

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    In a dream, the Lord told the prophet Lehi, “Blessed art thou Lehi, because of the things which thou hast done.” Being a disciple of Jesus Christ involves more than just hoping or believing. It calls for effort, movement, and commitment. It requires that we do something, being “doers of the word, and not hearers…