David Journal

Tag: 2008

  • Until We Meet Again

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    May we be good citizens in whatever country we live in, and good neighbors in our communities.Eternal exile from God may be the most searing anguish – so Eternal life with God is the most precious gift of God. Remember to whom we pray – remember in whose name we pray – and let us…

  • Today

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    “Please sir, they can’t kill a tough old bird like me.” Of all the challenges we face, perhaps the most misguided is the idea that mortality goes on forever and that we can put off repentance. We must seek and tender forgiveness. We must repent and be charitable toward others. “I guess that I had…

  • The Test

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    The latter-day saints of 1849 chose patriotism and loyalty as the theme for their celebration on July 24, 1849 – 2 years after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley and 5 years after the martyrdom of Joseph Smith. They chose that theme because they believed in the legitimacy of government. The young men carried the…

  • Testimony as a Process

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    “I could not think of anything remarkable in my experience of gaining a testimony.”Sometimes we think that to have a testimony we have to have a powerful experience. Sometimes we think that to have a testimony of the Church, we need some great, powerful experience, or a single event which would erase any doubts that…

  • Gospel Teaching – Our Most Important Calling

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    Gospel TeachingAnyone can teach once they have been taught some fundamental principles and have been shown how to do it. Three principles of Gospel teaching: Love students and call them by name. Teach from the scriptures. Encourage the pondering of gospel truths. pondering requires our hearts as well as our heads. President Boyd K. Packer…

  • Celestial Marriage

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    Wise shoppers study their options thoroughly, others hunt for bargains only to find later that their choices did not last – finally, there are those who simply steal what they want. The same patterns hold in marital selection. Temple marriage with covenants of fidelity kept throughout life can endure beyond death. Even if marriage is…

  • Abundantly Blessed

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    Treat your spouse with kindness. Go to the temple often – it will strengthen your marriage and your family.

  • Welcome to Conference

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    3 temples dedicated in the last 6 months, each preceded by cultural events.5 new Temples announced including one in the Kansas City area and Rome, Italy. (Rome really got a reaction. Personally, I wonder where in the Kansas City Area, it could be Independence.) Five new temples will be built in the following locations: Calgary,…

  • Looking Back and Moving Forward

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    Each one of us can feel the Lord’s inspiration. I love that he tells of Charles Stewart Miller again – to whom I am related. I want to get the full text of that story for my genealogy. Some depart form the road-markers which point to life Eternal, {only to discover that these path’s are…

  • Christian Courage: The Price of Discipleship

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    Christian CourageIt is natural to wish to defend ourselves, but Christ showed the truth that silence in the face of criticism is often better. That forces our actions to defend us from the criticisms.Some situations are like a cactus, that can only hurt us. We must learn to avoid those rather than attempting to navigate…