David Journal

Category: Scripture Notes

  • More glory than we might imagine

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    Behold, these are they who died without law;… Who received not the testimony of Jesus in the flesh, but afterwards received it., These are they who receive of his glory, but not of his fulness. These are they who receive of the presence of the Son, but not of the fulness of the Father. Doctrine…

  • Visions of eternity

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    And we beheld the glory of the Son, on the right hand of the Father, and received of his fulness; And saw the holy angels, and them who are sanctified before his throne, worshiping God, and the Lamb, who worship him forever and ever. And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of…

  • Preparing to integrate

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    And it came to pass that after king Limhi had made an end of speaking to his people, … And he caused that Ammon should stand up before the multitude, and rehearse unto them all that had happened unto their brethren from the time that Zeniff went up out of the land even until the…

  • Imparting of our substance

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    And now, if God, who has created you, on whom you are dependent for your lives and for all that ye have and are, doth grant unto you whatsoever ye ask that is right, in faith, believing that ye shall receive, O then, how ye ought to impart of the substance that ye have one…

  • A generous Father

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    But I am like as yourselves, subject to all manner of infirmities in body and mind; yet I have been chosen by this people, and consecrated by my father, and was suffered by the hand of the Lord that I should be a ruler and a king over this people; and have been kept and…

  • Merciful by nature

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    And there came a voice unto me, saying: Enos, thy sins are forgiven thee, and thou shalt be blessed. And I, Enos, knew that God could not lie; wherefore, my guilt was swept away. And I said: Lord, how is it done? And he said unto me: Because of thy faith in Christ, whom thou…

  • Three witnesses

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    Jacob had the kind of witness to bar his testimony on. He heard that without the Atonement all mankind were lost. He saw (I assume in vision) that the Atonement was necessary. He also had the Holy Ghost testify to his heart that Christ and the appointment were fundamental and irreplaceable in the plan of…

  • Serve or provide

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    The church should ensure provision for those who are called to serve the lord. Similarly, any who have means such that they can serve and have their families provided for are openly invited to serve. At the same time, those who do not have the means to serve without needing to provide for their families…

  • Records and callings

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    The Lord established a church of order in which He instructs the people how to take certificates of their good standing in the church as they move from one congregation to another. In this way He guards against wolves entering the flock. Of course some wolves could still skip through but with the certificates from…

  • The Lord of the vineyard

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    Observe how watchful and careful the Lord of the vineyard is with regard to His tree. At the first sign of deterioration He seeks to nourish the tree. As interventions fail He goes to greater and greater lengths to preserve the tree and it’s fruit. When the servant requests that they not give up on…