Tag: 2010
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Avoiding the Trap of Sin
Sin sneaks into our lives if we allow it to. Small choices can have great consequences. Clearly concerned, she asked me, “And how does it get us?” The question first reveals purity, but it also reveals a concern for how to avoid involvement with sin. For her to understand more clearly, I used the natural…
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Rest unto Your Souls
Beware of things that weaken us from the inside out. We can grow step by step in our capacity to be solid and filled from the inside out . . . It is through the healing Atonement of Jesus Christ that we may have the strength to stand tall and strong and to have our…
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Courageous Parenting
Speaking to parents of teenagers. If your daughter were sitting on the train tracks and you heard the train whistle would you warn her? Would you worry whether she would think you were being over-protective? If she failed to heed you would you move her if you could? It’s okay to say “I’m not sure…
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Receive the Holy Ghost
My subject is about the process of each of us receiving the Holy Ghost in our individual lives. Baptism by immersion is the introductory ordinance of the gospel and must be followed by baptism by the Spirit. sincerely desire to receive the Holy Ghost do we pray earnestly and consistently for the Holy Ghost in…
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Two Lines of Communication
Each of us has a personal and a priesthood line of communication with God. We should each make use of both lines of communication. The personal line is essential and provides a line of communication without any human intermediary. The personal line is not exercised in it’s fulness completely independent of the priesthood line, that…
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The Divine Gift of Gratitude
We need to walk with a grateful heart. Especially we need to be grateful for the Savior and His sacrifice for us. In his talk, President Monson talked about visiting 102 widows each year. In the written version it is 85. I suspect the written version is correct. Perhaps the widow in his story was…
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Be an Example of the Believers
We should model what is virtuous and lovely by our personal media choices. Even an exemplary family can use all the help they can get from good men and women. Be an example of the believers in faith. Actively strengthen your own faith and testimony of Jesus Christ, thus preparing to testify by word and…
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The Holy Ghost and Revelation
As a young elder (early in his mission) I was startled to discover that I did not have a testimony of my own. I went on my mission living on the borrowed light of my wonderful parents. Never doubting their words, I had not thought about seeking my own spiritual witness. On a February night…
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Cleansing the Inner Vessel
The Proclamation on the Family meets the definition for revelation and Latter-day Saints should study and follow it. The power of procreation is not incidental to the plan, it is central to the plan of happiness. The priesthood has the power to break habits and shatter addictions and it should be used. There are both…
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Trust in God, Then Go and Do
I love how he relates his efforts to prepare for this assignment. How can I pay off my mortgage? How soon? Paying off my mortgage will allow me to blossom. “Listen for the word of the Lord to you in every sermon, song, and prayer in this conference.” . . . the Lord doth grant…