Category: Journal
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Battered vs Tested
The testimony meeting today really spoke to me. There were several people baring testimony from positions of growing and learning rather than a lifetime of certainty. One was a young woman who had grown up in the church but never put much effort in. She had become a casual member until she grew to realize…
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God’s view of Justice vs Mercy
When Abinadi prophesied about the seed of King Noah I think he was talking both about them putting people to death by fire for their belief and also the fact that they would subsequently be hunted for doing so. It’s very clear about that in Alma 25:12 but I had always focused on what the…
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Tuning In
Christy Hoopes told of having been arguing with God about something. One day she felt the promoting to give over and allow God to make more of her than she could imagine. It was when she relented that she became a teacher at American Fork High. Either she became a great teacher because she listened…
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Growth and Comfort
There’s no growth in the comfort zone and no comfort in the growth done. Eldon Barrows
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A burst of crafty
The family went to Colonial Days in Orem today which we had missed doing last year. While we were there we enjoyed playing a few old time board games that is never heard of before. The kids enjoyed them so much that I said I could make boards for them at home sometime. When I…
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Leave the results to God
Stewardship can be more than callings or parental positions but also spiritual gifts and challenges—we are responsible for what we do with the gifts and challenges that we have. Aleena Boyer The Lord doesn’t leave us alone in our stewardships. He will provide a way for us to accomplish the thing. Christy Hoopes We also…
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Converting people
Jasmine Blackwell said, “Jesus doesn’t stand over us with a piece of paper counting the number of people we convert.” (No need, it’s easy to just count 0 for everyone—we don’t convert anyone.)
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Conference Promises April 2021
Russell M. Nelson – Welcome Message Look for the debris in our life that the Lord would want us to remove. As I have watched workers dig out old tree roots, plumbing, wiring, and a leaky fountain, I have thought about the need for each of us to remove, with the Savior’s help, the old…
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Father’s Day Surprise
For probably the first time in 20 years I was truly surprised this Father’s Day. Laura and the girls (probably Savannah and Mariah) got me balloons with confetti in them and an ice cream cake for Father’s Day. I didn’t have any hint that they had anything when they came out not long after church…