Category: Scripture Notes
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Core messages
My son, give ear to my words; for I swear unto you, that inasmuch as ye shall keep the commandments of God ye shall prosper in the land. …I do know that whosoever shall put their trust in God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions, and shall be lifted…
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Be careful what you ask for
Ye call upon my name for revelations, and I give them unto you; and inasmuch as ye keep not my sayings, which I give unto you, ye become transgressors; and justice and judgment are the penalty which is affixed unto my law. Doctrine & Covenants 82:4 When people seek revelation they become accountable for what…
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True for any office
Wherefore, be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto you; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees. Doctrine & Covenants 81:5 No matter what office has been appointed to us we always have opportunities to succor the weak, lift up hands hanging down, and…
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Gospel in action
Therefore may God grant unto you, my brethren, that ye may begin to exercise your faith unto repentance, that ye begin to call upon his holy name, that he would have mercy upon you;…And now behold, my beloved brethren, I say unto you, do not suppose that this is all; for after ye have done…
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The hymn of Zion
The Lord hath brought again Zion;The Lord hath redeemed his people, Israel,According to the election of grace,Which was brought to pass by the faithAnd covenant of their fathers.The Lord hath redeemed his people;And Satan is bound and time is no longer.The Lord hath gathered all things in one.The Lord hath brought down Zion from above.The…
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Prayer is worship
Do ye remember to have read what Zenos, the prophet of old, has said concerning prayer or worship? Alma 33:3 How do we worship without prayer? At first I suspected that the answer was “we can’t” and maybe in some sense that is true but I think that serving in the name of God is…
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Sons of Moses and Aaron
Those who obtain both priesthood become sons of Moses and Aaron. Faithful holders of the Melchisedec priesthood are sons of Moses while faithful holders of the atomic priesthood are sons of Aaron.
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What Alma felt
I think I know what Alma felt when he prayed that the Lord would help him bear with his infirmities—he recognized within himself an inclination to shrink from daunting tasks. That’s a natural human inclination (I think the majority of people feel that way) and he recognized that the task of reclaiming the Zoramites was…
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Ye cannot go amiss
Wherefore, go ye and preach my gospel, whether to the north or to the south, to the east or to the west, it mattereth not, for ye cannot go amiss. Doctrine & Covenants 80:3 “Ye cannot go amiss” isn’t universally true. When we have been called to do a specific thing (go to a specific…