Tag: 2014
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Finding Lasting Peace and Building Eternal Families
Women who make a house a home are making a greater contribution to society than those who command an army. Fathers set an example of work and gospel service.
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Are We Not All Beggars?
The spiritual and emotional toll of poverty is perhaps greater than its physical effects. Physical poverty is almost always accompanied by spiritual and emotional poverty. We are always expected to help ourselves before we seek help from others. We should also seek to help others in whatever way we are able to.
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Yes, Lord, I Will Follow Thee
Make sure you are following the right voice. Then make sure you continue to follow that voice rather than becoming complacent.
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Approaching the Throne of God with Confidence
This is a very young man. Things that help increase our spiritual confidence: Take responsibility for your spiritual well-being. Take responsibility for your physical well-being. Embrace wholehearted obedience. Become good at repenting quickly. Become really good at forgiving. Accept trials setbacks and surprises. Choosing something wrong over something worse is still choosing wrong. Acknowledge and…
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Parents: The Prime Gospel Teachers of Their Children
Still answering questions for Adam. This is about the importance of parenting and heeding our parents.
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Loving Others and Living with Differences
I like what I’ve heard but part of my attention has been answering questions for Adam Kenigsberg. He likes what Elder Oaks is saying about not surrendering our values. “When our positions fail we should accept defeat graciously.” Elder Oaks blatantly acknowledges some practices among church members that contradict the gospel of Christ. (Not allowing…
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Receiving a Testimony of Light and Truth
The immensity of the universe didn’t suddenly change but our ability to gather celestial light and recognize an expanded view of the true nature of the universe. Scientists struggled to understand the breadth of the universe until they gained instruments to gather greater light. Each time we earnestly seek light we indicate to God that…
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Free Forever, to Act for Themselves
We often try to shift blame and responsibility rather than taking responsibility for our own actions. “A God who makes no demands is the functional equivalent of a god who doesn’t exist.” “Freedom comes not from denying {truth} but from applying it.” Personal accountability is both a right and a duty.
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Rescue in Unity
This speaker is speaking in Cantonese, the first talk not given in English. Emma is so excited seeing Elder Wong that she is running in circles squealing and pointing at him. I can’t even hear the words because of her excitement. The voiceover translation really isn’t very distracting. There are gaps at times but it’s…