Category: Journal
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Remember who you are and what God expects you to become.
Find Julie Beck talk that refers to priorities, doing essential things first, necessary things second, and then nice to do things last. (“Choose Ye This Day to Serve the Lord.” Women’s Conference 4/29/2010) Max Driggs highlighted a gem from President Monson’s conference talk in priesthood session: “Wherever you go, your priesthood goes with you. Are…
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Dad’s patriarchal blessing
Back in January I learned that the church had made it possible to request blessings for deceased ancestors online. I requested dad’s blessing and it arrived in the mail yesterday. I didn’t check the mail until I got home from church today and found a copy of dads blessing there. It was interesting to read…
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Ezra’s family prayer
Ezra said or evening prayer tonight. It was short, sweet, and practically perfect: Heavenly Father, We’re thankful for family. Amen.
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Antidote to addiction
Mike Eggett: Fasting seems to be the best antidote to an addiction because it is the conscious denial of a natural impulse.
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Spiritual Resistance
Elder Howard W. Hunter, then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, told of joining a large crowd to watch the long-boat races in Samoa. “Each of [the boats] had a crew of fifty powerful oarsmen dipping and pulling the oars with a rhythm that forced the crafts through the waves and foaming water—a…
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Define “broken heart”
Elder Scott says that when you have challenges that aren’t a result of your sins then they are evidence that Heavenly Father feels that you are prepared to grow more. It never occurred to me before that 2 Nephi 2 is like a patriarchal blessing for Jacob. Scott Leishman: “what does it mean to have…
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My Peace I give unto you
This was in my notes and since the date was a Sunday I assume it was a talk in church. It reads like the notes from a conference talk but was likely just a talk in sacrament meeting. Unfortunately I didn’t record who was speaking. 1. Jesus Christ is our source of true peace.The peace…
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Here to Serve a Righteous Cause
The righteous cause we serve is the cause of Christ. It is the work of salvation. The Lord taught, “This is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.” We are the cause for which Jesus Christ suffered, bled from every pore, and in perfect love gave His…
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Notes from stake conference
Aaron Stobbe and Kirk Silver as HP and Aaron Stobbe to the High Council. President Jackson: Matters of the Heart Speaking of the priests of Noah: because they did not apply themselves to understanding they were unable to act in wisdom and their knowledge was not only not a benefit to them but it became…