David Journal

Tag: 2007

  • It’s True, Isn’t It? Then What Else Matters?

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    If we have the faith to ask this question the things that don’t matter will fall away and the things that do will be put in perspective – either enlarged or diminished in our minds as necessary. I take as my subject today something President Hinckley said in general conference in April of 1973. I…

  • Ye Must Be Born Again

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    I love the symbolism of the transformation from cucumber to pickle. The basic lessons I learned about temporal self-reliance and provident living while picking and canning produce have blessed me throughout my life. Interestingly, simple and ordinary experiences often provide the most important learning opportunities we ever have. As an adult I have reflected upon…

  • Mothers Who Know

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    More than at any time in history we need mothers who know. Mothers who know desire to bear children. Mothers who know honor sacred ordinances and covenants. These mothers know that they are going to Sacrament meeting where covenants are made. They know that if they are not pointing their children to the temple, they…

  • Let Us Take This Into Our Hearts and Homes

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    We hope that you will use the May edition of the church magazines in your homes.

  • The Power of Godliness Is Manifested in the Temples of God

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    Many times we don’t comprehend the meaning of the ordinances of the temple in their fulness until after we have known affliction or passed through experiences that could have been extremely sad without the knowledge of the plan of salvation. This priesthood makes eternal families possible. It allows me, a son, to turn my heart…

  • Service – October 2007

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    We should not be so consumed by our church calling that we do not have time to give simple Christian service.I admire those who give of themselves to improve schools and communities. President Gordon B. Hinckley has said: “No man can be a true Latter-day Saint who is unneighborly, who does not reach out to…

  • Knowing That We Know

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    In the genius of the gospel plan, there ultimately only has to be one witness, but that witness must be you. The testimony of others may initiate and nourish the desire for faith and testimony, but eventually every individual must find out for himself. None can permanently endure on borrowed light. President Joseph F. Smith,…

  • Good, Better, Best

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    Just because something is good is not enough reason to do it. Magnifying our callings does not usually mean to complicate them. Often it means to simplify. 2008 RS/Priesthood manualTeachings of the Prophets: Joseph Smith Just because something is good is not a sufficient reason for doing it. The number of good things we can…

  • Closing Remarks – October 2007

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    Read and discuss the proceedings of the conference. “All of the proceedings of this conference will appear in a subsequent issue of the Ensign and Liahona. We encourage you again to read the talks in your family home evenings and discuss them together as families. They are the products of much prayer and meditation and…

  • Small and Simple Things

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    Prayer and Scripture Study are the keys to repentance Everyone who will live the gospel of Jesus Christ daily and endure to the end will gain eternal life – this is the promise of the Lord. In its essentials, the gospel is simple and easy to understand and adapted to the capacity of the weakest.…