David Journal

Tag: 2017

  • The Heart of the Widow

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    Even though her two mites were a meager contribution, to the Savior her gift was of supreme value, because she gave everything. In that moment, the Savior fully knew the widow, for her gift showed Him her heart. The quality and depth of her love and faith were such that she gave knowing that her…

  • By Divine Design

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    Elder Neal A. Maxwell once explained: “None of us ever fully utilizes the people-opportunities allocated to us within our circles of friendship. You and I may call these intersectings ‘coincidence.’ This word is understandable for mortals to use, but coincidence is not an appropriate word to describe the workings of an omniscient God. He does…

  • The Eternal Everyday

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    This is the second talk in a row about humility.

  • Repentance Is Always Positive

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    Repentance is always positive. It points is to improvement and happiness. “Without the Redeemer, repentance becomes simply miserable behavior modification.” “Repentance both puts us on the right path and keeps us on the right path.”

  • Spiritual Eclipse

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    A spiritual eclipse can occur when we allow some small thing to obscure the larger light of the gospel truth, just like when the moon blocks the 400-times-larger sun during a total eclipse. This implies that we have become significantly closer to that small thing than to the source of spiritual light. Online activities and…

  • Be Ye Therefore Perfect—Eventually

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    Here in mortality perfection is still “pending.”

  • The Living Bread Which Came Down from Heaven

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    “We all have different sins to repent…” “Jesus could not have atoned for the sins of others unless He Himself was sinless.” “To eat the flesh and drink the blood of Christ is to pursue holiness.” “If we yarn to dwell in Christ and have Him dwell in us then holiness is what we seek.”

  • “I Have a Work for Thee”

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    The Lord has more in mind for you than you have in mind for yourself. Focus on others Discover and develop spiritual gifts Make use of adversity Rely on God While some gifts may not be prominently acknowledged by the world they are essential in the plan of the Lord. Our adversity may reveal our…

  • The Plan and the Proclamation

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    Friendship of the world is enmity toward God. “In God’s eternal plan salvation is an individual matter but exaltation is a family matter.” Russell M Nelson As is fairly normal for Elder Oaks, he will get castigated for this talk despite the fact that he is utterly right. When the Family Proclamation was being created…

  • The Needs before Us

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    {quoting someone} … I believe the Lord is saying that unless we reach out to others there is little propose in our lives. Sometimes we miss critical opportunities to serve because we are busy looking for “significant” ways to serve. “How much value is there in fixing the world if the people around us are…