David Journal

Category: General Conference

  • Therefore They Hushed Their Fears

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    One of the first effects of the Fall was for Adam and Eve to feel fear. Correct knowledge of and faith in the Lord can empower us to hush our fears. I’m still settling in after having a rough start to the session technically. We entirely missed a display of someone vocally opposing some or…

  • Why Marriage and Family Matter—Everywhere in the World

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    At the Vatican colloquium on marriage a Muslim scholar from Iran quoted two paragraphs verbatim from the family proclamation. The older I get, the more I realize that family is the center of life. (My nine decades on earth fully qualify me to say this.)

  • Choose to Believe

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    Perceiving spiritual light is different from seeing physical light. We will not accidentally come to believe in Christ anymore than we would accidentally pray or pay tithing. Sometimes we can’t see the light, such as if we are down in a ravine, but when we can see the light it confirms that we are in…

  • The Parable of the Sower

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    The parable of the sower He isn’t speaking about those who represented wayside and never received the seed. Those who have no root are committed to the social benefits of the church rather than the gospel itself. If you are texting or whispering when the sacrament is being passed you are clipping your spiritual roots.…

  • We’ll Ascend Together

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    I like how she shared quotes from the members of the First Presidency regarding their wives. A husband is never more attractive to his wife than when he is fulfilling his God-given responsibilities and priesthood duties. Male and female spirits are designed to complete each other not compete with each other.

  • The Plan of Happiness

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    Why is it that President Packer addressees issues of sexuality and sexual expression so often? Part of me wonders if it because he has nothing to lose in the way of popularity. Maybe it’s just that he has a clear vision of this topic and what mankind needs to hear about it today.

  • “Is Not This the Fast That I Have Chosen?”

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    How can we be worthy of these blessings when there are more poor people in the world than ever before? I like the implications of the statement that we are to break off every yolk. What we should do when dealing with people is to seek to free them from burdens that oppress them temporally…

  • The Comforter

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    My message to you tonight is that you can and must be an important part of His giving comfort to those who need comfort. You can play your part best if you know more of how He answers those prayers for help. Is it “you must” for your sake, for His sake, or for their…

  • Defenders of the Family Proclamation

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    This story about a young girl standing up to a mob saddens me because the mob intending to assault the missionaries included many ministers of local churches – they had forgotten the savior they were supposed to teach people about. Sisters, few of us will ever have to face an angry mob, but there is…

  • The Family Is of God

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    In the words of “The Family Is of God”—sung earlier in this meeting—we are reminded of pure doctrine. We learn not only that the family is of God but also that we are each part of God’s family. The first line of the song teaches: “Our Father has a family. It’s me! It’s you, all…