Tag: 2008
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Testimony
A testimony of the gospel is a personal witness borne to our souls by the Holy Ghost that certain facts of eternal significance are true and that we know them to be true. Such facts include the nature of the Godhead and our relationship to its three members, the effectiveness of the Atonement, and the…
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The Gospel of Jesus Christ
I believe that if we could create in our minds a clear and true picture of eternal life, we would start behaving differently. We would not need to be prodded to do the many things involved with enduring to the end, like doing our home teaching or visiting teaching, attending our meetings, going to the…
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Service, a Divine Quality
His doctrine is one of love, forgiveness, and mercy. It is the way to live in peace and harmony among men and the way to return to live with God. I know that God loves us. He allows us to exercise our moral agency even when we misuse it. He permits us to make our…
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Opening Our Hearts
Isn’t that something we all seek, brothers and sisters – to be visited by the Holy Ghost, to have the Lord draw closer to us, to find joy and consolation in our lives? If so, then carefully assessing the condition of our hearts is one of the most essential things we can do in this…
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Gaining a Testimony of God the Father; His Son, Jesus Christ; and the Holy Ghost
When we raised our hands to the square in the solemn assembly, it was not a vote. In that [action] we gave of ourselves a private and personal commitment, even a covenant, to sustain and to uphold the laws, ordinances, commandments, and the prophet of God It is of special significance that whenever Heavenly Father…
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Concern for the One
While it is a compliment to [President Monson] that many of the great and mighty of this world know and honor him, perhaps it is an even greater tribute that many of the lowly call him friend. True disciples of Jesus Christ have always been concerned for the one. Today I would like to talk…
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Restoring Faith in the Family
With knowledge of the “great plan of happiness,” we have the opportunity and also the responsibility to help restore faith in the family. In many ways our commission is comparable to those who work in the field of medicine and scientific research. Using established laws they determine how suffering can be alleviated and the quality…
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Righteous Traditions
What kinds of traditions do we have? Are they what we want them to be? Are they based on actions of righteousness and faith? Are they mostly material in nature, or are they eternal? Are we consciously creating righteous traditions? Are our traditions being created in response to the loud voices of the world, or…
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Salvation and Exaltation
Some years ago I met with a tribal king in Africa. When he realized that he was being taught by an Apostle of the Lord, he was deeply moved. He said that throngs of his people would be baptized if he were to give them such a mandate. I thanked him for his kindness but…
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Solemn Assembly
D. Todd Christofferson as the new ApostleL. Whitney Clayton as the new member of the presidency of the Quorums of the 70 (replacing Elder Christofferson) I love they order and they way that each group was represented for individual sustaining. I don’t remember the young women being called as a group in previous solemn assemblies…