Tag: 2022
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Our Earthly Stewardship
God has given care of the earth to us but He retains full ownership. We are required to exercise responsible stewardship over the resources of the earth around us. We are our brother’s keeper. We are invited to participate in the work of creation. Our job as stewards of the earth is not simply to…
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The Doctrine of Belonging
His intent here would seem to be helping people to recognize how they still belong even when they don’t feel they fit the predominant role. We cannot permit any racism…to exist in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Building a Life Resistant to the Adversary
As a Civil Engineer he learned to design seismic-resistant structures. Is he going to teach us about building seismic-resistant lives? Fasting brings us spiritual strength and prepares us for the trials of life. The buffetings of Satan can leave cracks in our lives {but those can be fixed}. If we build our lives according to…
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And They Sought to See Jesus Who He Was
If you love Jesus and want to follow Him then spend time with Him. He talks about “the five gospels” and by that I think he means Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and 3 Nephi. I like his descriptions of the attributes of the four friends.
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In Partnership with the Lord
Husband and wife walk side by side as equal partners, not as president and vice president with one walking half a step ahead on some or all things. This becomes extra hard when one stops walking and refuses to work in tandem. Laura and I should study this talk together.
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Be Perfected in Him
This description of how bone marrow transplants work and how they literally change the blood of the recipient for the remainder of their lives. That is exactly the kind of spiritual change we seek through the Atonement. We seek to have our blood become like His and receive of His perfection. It is also instructive…
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Beauty for Ashes: The Healing Path of Forgiveness
It is usually easy to forgive one who humbly and sincerely seeks your forgiveness but the Lord can give you the power to forgive those who never acknowledge their sins and seek your forgiveness. Even when we forgive someone we can still be prompted to keep ourselves safe from that person. I knew that she…
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Follow Jesus Christ with Footsteps of Faith
I like this image of missionaries as pioneers because they open the way for others to come to Christ.
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What Is True?
He is speaking against abuse—probably because of the recent stories claiming that the church covers up abuse and protects abusers from legal consequence.
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This Day
He has been impressed “this day” of the need for us to recommit ourselves to studying and sharing the Book of Mormon.