David Journal

Category: Scripture Notes

  • To deny His name

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    What does the Lord mean when he says “those who deny my name”? Does it just mean abandoning the church or does it mean denying Christ himself? To say “I believe in God…” or even “I believe in Christ himself but I do not believe that this temporal organization represents Him now (if it ever…

  • Ask and ye shall receive

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    Section 113 of the Doctrine and Covenants is an example of the principle “ask and ye shall receive.”

  • The calling of an apostle

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    I can imagine that the words of Section 112 would strike very near to the heart of any apostle—in fact I would immediately want to review it closely for a deeper understanding of i were receiving that calling because it says out very clearly for Thomas B. Marsh the role he was to play and…

  • I’ll show you something else

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    The feeling I get from this episode of the journey to Salem seeking money for their debts is that the Lord has different ideas than the brethren but he allowed them to pursue their ideas knowing that he could make use of their actions to benefit His children. They made the journey expecting to find…

  • My summary of the Atonement

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    The first attribute of God is love for all of His children. That is the thing which animates everything else. He makes and enforces law because of His love for His children. He designed a plan for our progression because of His love. No matter how imperfect we are, if our primary motivation is love…

  • Overwhelming

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    I wonder at what point Joseph Smith found it overwhelming to have the keys off each dispensation given into his care. Was it as the visions opened it did the weight of what he was entrusted with hit him at some later point?

  • Pray for your enemies

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    I never noticed before the petition on behalf of the mob in Missouri who had driven the saints out of Jackson County. It is interesting that they prayed for them to have peace and come to repentance if repentance was possible

  • A prophetic request

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    In the dedication of the Kirkland temple we find this request: We ask thee…that no combination of wickedness shall have power to rise up and prevail over thy people upon whom thy name shall be put in this house. We know the wicked combinations will abound in our day. I love the idea of having…

  • Beginning to summarize

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    I gathered my notes from the “summarize the Atonement” challenge into one place and my note, condensed and with virtually scripture quotes/references removed filled a full 3 pages. During this week I will work to compact it to a single page in my words of testimony. It was interesting just in gathering the notes to…

  • By the grace of God

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    Listen to the words of Christ, your Redeemer, your Lord and your God. Behold, I came into the world not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance; the whole need no physician, but they that are sick; wherefore, little children are whole, for they are not capable of committing sin; wherefore the curse of…