Tag: 2017
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A Yearning for Home
I’ll bet that the lost dog was impossible to find in Indiana because as soon as he got lost he started heading for the home in Oregon where he arrived six months later. Does the homing instinct in animals exist spiritually in humans calling us to seek for God and return to their Heavenly home?…
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Three Sisters
A long time ago in a distant land lived a family of three sisters. The first sister was sad. Everything from her nose to her chin and from her skin to her toes seemed not quite good enough to her. When she spoke, her words sometimes came out awkwardly, and people laughed. When someone criticized…
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Value beyond Measure
Imagine, the two fundamental teachings that led to Mariama’s conversion were the law of chastity and the Prophet Joseph Smith, two points the world often sees as irrelevant, outdated, or inconvenient. But Mariama testified that she was like a moth attracted called to the light. She said, “When I found the gospel, I found myself.”…
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Abiding in God and Repairing the Breach
We need to continually deepen our knowledge of and obedience to Heavenly Father. Our relationship with Him is eternal. We are His beloved children, and that will not change. How are we going to wholeheartedly accept His invitation to draw near to Him and thus enjoy the blessings He longs to give us in this…
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Turn On Your Light
For my text I am going back almost 40 years to a remarkable prophecy written by President Spencer W. Kimball. September 1979 was only the second time the women of the global Church had met in their own general meeting. President Kimball had prepared his talk, but when the day of the conference came, he…
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Foundations of Faith
Physical, mental, and spiritual development have mu<<ch in common. Physical development is usually easier to see than the others but they all have the same patterns of development. This has got to be the fifth talk discussing the outsized importance of daily habits to build faith. All important decisions are influenced by our knowledge of…
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That Our Light May Be a Standard for the Nations
The continuation of General Conference is one of the great testaments to the fact that we have ongoing revelation. Keep the Sabbath day holy. Hasten the work of salvation on both sides of the veil. Teach in the Savior’s way. The key to teaching as the Savior taught is to live as the Savior lived.…
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And This Is Life Eternal
There is plenty of good stuff here but the chaos at home is such that I can’t write. Come to know God for yourself.
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How Does the Holy Ghost Help You?
A talk aimed most directly at recently baptized children. The Holy Ghost can warn you of danger. Sometimes you may never even know what you have been saved from. The Holy Ghost can be a comforter. The Holy Ghost testifies of truth.
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Then Jesus Beholding Him Loved Him
“I wondered what we could do to change the hearts of those few missionaries who has not yet learned the joy of being obedient.” “Then Jesus beholding him, loved him.” Suddenly I knew that it wasn’t just the missionaries who needed their hearts to change. I learned that I needed to behold them as Jesus…