David Journal

Category: Scripture Notes

  • “I would rather not”

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    Sometimes we are called to do things that hold no interest for us. The key is to understand who is in charge. The call may because the Lord needs us there or because He needs someone else elsewhere. We learn to willingly do what needs to be done like John Whitmer.

  • The Lord worketh in me

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    Any true disciple of Christ would be willing to say that the Lord works in them to do His work and would hope to be able to say it. I hope that He is working in me and will work in me to save some lives and build up Zion in whatever ways He can…

  • Simple but not easy

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    And ye must practice virtue and holiness before me continually. Doctrine & Covenants 46:33

  • Amaleki’s brother

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    Amaleki mentions that he had a brother among those who followed Zeniff. I wonder if he would have given the plates to his brother if he had stayed behind.

  • Much needs to be done

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    Behold, it is expedient that much should be done among this people, because of the hardness of their hearts, and the deafness of their ears, and the blindness of their minds, and the stiffness of their necks; nevertheless, God is exceedingly merciful unto them, and has not as yet swept them off from the face…

  • Is Christ alive for me?

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    I think this is a question we must all ask and we must work on our faith to ensure that the answer becomes, and remains, a resounding “yes”.

  • What if I’m not hungry

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    Sometimes my soul isn’t hunting for anything. Is that necessarily a bad thing or is that sometimes okay to feel satiated?

  • Making extra trouble

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    And there shall be earthquakes also in divers places, and many desolations; yet men will harden their hearts against me, and they will take up the sword, one against another, and they will kill one another. Doctrine & Covenants 45:33 It sounds like there will be plenty of challenges to focus on due to natural…

  • Arrogant Sharem

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    Sharem was arrogant in his ignorance. He was so confident in what he thought he knew while being completely blind to what Jacob knew. Of course, not all who fight against the truth are that ignorant. Some of them come to the fight armed with some understanding of what faithful people may have experienced and…

  • Another call to organize

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    What does it mean for the church to “organize yourselves according to the laws of man”? This was after the church had been formally organized according to the law in the state of New York. Did they have to incorporate in each state back then or is this about something other than a formal religious…