Category: General Conference
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The Healing Power of Jesus Christ
Rudy is kind and forgiving and told the manager it was OK if they just repaired the damage and brought back the same piano, but the manager insisted on getting us a new one. Rudy responded, saying, “It couldn’t be that bad. Just fix it up and bring it over.” The manager said, “The wood…
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Keep the Change
Imagine someone going to a market to purchase an item. If she pays the cashier more than the item is worth, the cashier will give her change. King Benjamin taught his people in ancient America of the tremendous blessings we receive from our Savior, Jesus Christ. He created the heavens, the earth, and all the…
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By Union of Feeling We Obtain Power with God
On June 9, 1842, the Prophet (Joseph Smith) “said he was going to preach mercy[.] Supposing that Jesus Christ and [the] angels should object to us on frivolous things, what would become of us? We must be merciful and overlook small things.” President Smith continued, “It grieves me that there is no fuller fellowship—if one…
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God Will Do Something Unimaginable
Is a consistent theme – that the Lord builds unimaginable things out of adversity. How many of those speaking have found themselves amazed at the length of this pandemic? God was not surprised or unprepared for this pandemic. We may have been so tied to prior norms that it took a pandemic to open our…
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The Culture of Christ
Culture can be so embedded in our lives that we fail to see the drawbacks of our own culture. I like this description of the true culture of gospel.
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The Exquisite Gift of the Son
Being challenged doesn’t mean we are outside the company if the Lord’s elect.
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There Was Bread
It is not reasonable for the church to focus on encouraging people to establish emergency stores at a time when many people are in a position that they must rely on such stores if they have them.
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All Nations, Kindreds, and Tongues
In what way will I find financial and spiritual stability? I have been faithful to the gospel and have been torn down by years of dysfunction at home. While the family has been getting more stable in recent years, my marriage and the spiritual practices of the family have been deteriorating and my capacity to…
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Finding Joy in Christ
Think about the meaning behind the emblems of the sacrament. He is encouraging us to use the Children and Youth program. We don’t do anything with that right now.
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Sustainable Societies
Examples of Zion societies include the city of Enoch and the Nephites after the visit of Christ. Societies that falter place highest priority on money and power. People without religious belief can be and often are good, moral people. But we believe that doesn’t happen without the influence of the light of Christ even if…