Tag: 2011
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Love Her Mother
How can a father raise a virtuous daughter in this world? The most important thing you can do is love their mother. Lead your family to the temple. be a guardian of virtue. Magnify your priesthood. Please join with us as mothers and young women in being guardians of virtue. If she does not come…
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The Book of Mormon—a Book from God
The genius of the Book of Mormon is that there is no middle ground. It is either of God or it is a fraud from Satan. Some claim it is of the devil but none of them have read it. Some who have read it casually may discard it as just a book but any…
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Waiting upon the Lord: Thy Will Be Done
Elder Hales is seated, he looks much older than before, and he appears to have an oxygen tank. How do faithful servant endure trials and challenges? They wait upon the Lord. We do not always understand our challenges but we choose to wait upon the Lord knowing that joy cometh in the morning. We may…
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A Witness
We each have the same responsibility… My message is one of encouragement. He wants everyone to know that they can live up to their lofty commitment. Be charitable; be witnesses of God; endure to the end faithfully. He talked about our ward day of service. When he was told that he could not testify of…
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Dare to Stand Alone
Do we have the moral courage to stand firm for what we believe even when we must stand alone? Ridicule and mockery are very powerful tools of the adversary. Once we have a testimony it is incumbent upon us to share that testimony with others.
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Preparation in the Priesthood: “I Need Your Help”
Priesthood preparation. We may wonder if we are prepared for the service that is asked of us. My answer is that yes, you are prepared. Because of the veil of forgetfulness part of our mission in this life is to relearn and recommit to what we defended before this life. Crucial choices necessary for priesthood…
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Providing in the Lord’s Way
Sometimes we see welfare as just another gospel topic. I think that Heavenly Father wants us to have care for others be at the very root of the gospel. Our personal, family, and church priorities should begin with love of God and of our fellow men. A spiritual life is, first of all, a life.…
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The Opportunity of a Lifetime
Blessings of missionary service do not end when you are released. That service sets you on a path of gospel centered living. Arrive on your mission with a personal testimony of the Book of Mormon. Arrive on your mission worthy of the companionship of the Spirit. Arrive on your mission ready to work.
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The Power of the Aaronic Priesthood
What song is he quoting? It might be a poem but if so it should be set to music. When one is born again his life is changed. He has no appetite for sin. Enjoy your youth but put away childish things. Shun profane things… I think this is one of those talks where it…
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We Are All Enlisted
“I’d like to speak rather candidly…” as if he is not frequently candid. “We don’t like to speak of Satan often and I don’t like to talk about him at all.” Satan will fight wherever and whenever he can. He knows he will be defeated and cast out but he wants to take with him…