Category: General Conference
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Your Potential, Your Privilege
Too late the man discovered that he had been living far below his privileges. Are we, as priesthood holders, living below our privileges? All the blessings of the priesthood can be given to other worthy children of God in priesthood blessings. Too often our day to day activities go no deeper than a rehearsed script.…
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Desire
We can override any of our physical needs with our strong desires.Cultivating righteous desires. Note the three essentials that preceded the promised blessing: desire, labor, and faith. Are we truly prepared to have our Eternal Judge attach this enormous significance to what we really desire? Readjusting our desires to give highest priority to the things…
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Establishing a Christ-Centered Home
“Our eternal happiness is not one of Satan’s objectives.” Building a Christ-centered family. “The responsibility to build an eternal family lies with both parents and children.” The principle of eternal families is an essential element in Heavenly Father’s great plan for His children. Fundamental to that plan is the understanding that we have a heavenly…
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Let Us Take This Into Our Hearts and Homes
We hope that you will use the May edition of the church magazines in your homes.
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Closing Remarks – October 2009
Have we had a mighty change wrought upon our hearts through this conference. (I’m not sure I have, but I have had my motivation confirmed and strengthened.) We live at a time when many in the world have slipped from the moorings of safety found in compliance with the commandments. It is a time of…
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Until We Meet Again – April 2009
I like the way that he thanked even those who said prayers during conference. This is at least the second time this conference that the call has come to choose you this day whom ye will serve. I want you to know how much I love and appreciate my devoted counselors, President Henry B. Eyring…
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Unselfish Service
Pride, selfishness, getting something for nothing We can do no great things, only small things with great love. “The church is not filling my needs.” That attitude is self-centered and retards spiritual growth. as a mature servant of the Lord, Elder Hinckley would say, “He who lives only unto himself withers and dies, while he…
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Until We Meet Again
May we be good citizens in whatever country we live in, and good neighbors in our communities.Eternal exile from God may be the most searing anguish – so Eternal life with God is the most precious gift of God. Remember to whom we pray – remember in whose name we pray – and let us…
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Till We Meet Again
May we study the conference talks as they are reprinted in the Ensign and Liahona magazines. Our Heavenly Father wants nothing more than our happiness. I hope that we will take the time to read the conference talks, which will be reprinted in the November issue of the Ensign and Liahona magazines, for they are…
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Today
“Please sir, they can’t kill a tough old bird like me.” Of all the challenges we face, perhaps the most misguided is the idea that mortality goes on forever and that we can put off repentance. We must seek and tender forgiveness. We must repent and be charitable toward others. “I guess that I had…