David Journal

Category: Journal

  • Evidence

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    Suzie Becker’s brother went to medical school. He had an agnostic as his partner when studying gross anatomy. As they studied human bodies and how miraculously they operate and he turned to his agnostic partner and said, “isn’t coincidence a wonderful thing?” His agnostic friend responded, “you win.”

  • 3 weeks worth of work

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    Today I got tons of work done, not all according to my plan. I took Isaac to Mom’s house first thing to mow the lawn but with limited time I mowed the front and side lawns while he picked up apples plus I mowed around the borders of the back. With me doing that much…

  • Laura moved into her own room

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    Today Laura moved out of the bedroom. I guess she decided to quit pretending that we were more than just legally married anymore. Frankly, she has criticized and belittled me enough that I don’t care. She has completely dropped everything in my lap for two years and still she feels she has the right to…

  • Grace and works

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    Susie Becker said that Martin Luther swung the pendulum too far from works to grace as he declared that through grace alone we are saved. She reminds that it is by grace we are saved after all we can do (her emphasis), and that God does all He can to save us after we have…

  • Sickles

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    “We no longer use sickles in the missionary work, we use combine harvesters.” (can’t remember who said it) I don’t think that’s true. We have more laborers in the field but we still use sickles and always will. Conversion is an individual process that can’t be done in a mechanized or programmed way.

  • Doubts and gathering

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    Elder Cook counsels those who have concerns, great or small, that they should seek to come closer to God and live gospel principles as they have been taught and counsel with their leaders as appropriate. An important part of that process is not wallowing in the doubts and spreading them like fertilizer. Such actions lead…

  • Not safe

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    I’m sure I surprise Laura when she’s feeling good (and usually frisky) and I am disconnected/uninterested. It’s probably equally surprising when I respond positively to the invitation to drive in to work with her. She never knows what to expect from me, not because I’m totally unpredictable but because she is completely clueless about how…

  • Working with me

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    I have come to realize a feature of times when I thrive. I thrive when I don’t have people telling me what to do and how to do it. Instead they tell me what needs to be done and any needed parameters and then give me free reign to make it happen. Laura is busy…

  • Main session of Stake Conference

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    Brother Steve ????: developing humility It sounds like he has seen great benefits in his own life by developing this attribute in his own life. Jennifer Jones: Brother Derricot (recently returned missionary): Perfectionism is driven by fear of failure or of the opinions of others. Consecration is driven by desire to do the best we…

  • Adult session of Stake Conference

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    President Walker: blessings of family history work Learning about our ancestors unlocks the spirit of Elijah. Sister Holly Jordan: just returned from presiding over the England London Mission with her husband Good stories of some of the missionaries and members from that mission and what she learned from them. I liked the one about the…