Category: General Conference
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“My Peace I Leave with You”
My message tonight is a simple one. We have all felt peace tonight. All of us would like to feel such peace often within ourselves, in our families, and with the people around us. The Lord promised peace to His disciples as He was about to leave them. He has made the same promise to…
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Certain Women
“And it came to pass … that [Jesus] went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, “And certain women, … Mary called Magdalene, … and Joanna … , and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him.” Next, following His Resurrection: “And certain women … which…
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The Beauty of Holiness
Holiness is in the striving and the struggle to keep the commandments and to honor the covenants we have made with God. Holiness is making the choices that will keep the Holy Ghost as our guide. Holiness is setting aside our natural tendencies and becoming “a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord.” “Every…
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Trust in the Lord and Lean Not
In Proverbs 3:5–6, we read this counsel: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” This scripture comes with two admonitions, a warning, and a glorious promise. The two admonitions: “Trust in the Lord with all…
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Repentance: A Joyful Choice
By this ye shall know if a man repenteth of his sins, behold he will confess them and forsake them. The goal of a judge in Israel isn’t to exact punishment, it is to be able to assure those who are weighed down by sin that their repentance is sufficient and they are acceptable in…
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No Greater Joy Than to Know That They Know
Do your children know that you have a testimony of the gospel – and have they gained a testimony of the gospel? “I don’t know that anything could bring more happiness in the world than knowing that it children know Christ.”
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God Shall Wipe Away All Tears
As we acquire eternal perspective in our lives we gain strength to succor those who stand in need of succor. Don’t compare your struggles with the struggles of others. We should accept all struggles as being significant – our struggles as well as the struggles of others.
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Lest Thou Forget
He was inspired to prepare this talk after meeting with a long-time friend who felt he was experiencing a crisis of faith. When you feel weak spiritually, remember those times when your faith was strong and avoid things that mock your faith and weaken your resolve. Never question or ignore sacred personal experiences.
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Serve
Gear down and power up. “Put it in compound” (a super low gear that helps gain traction with old 4-wheel-drive vehicles)
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The Doctrine of Christ
Repentance is not a backup plan in case our primary plan to live a perfect life fails. To be complete, repentance must be combined with the covenant of baptism.