Tag: AMEN
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Establishing a Christ-Centered Home
“Our eternal happiness is not one of Satan’s objectives.” Building a Christ-centered family. “The responsibility to build an eternal family lies with both parents and children.” The principle of eternal families is an essential element in Heavenly Father’s great plan for His children. Fundamental to that plan is the understanding that we have a heavenly…
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Safety for the Soul
“Even some of the very elect will be deceived.” Would Joseph and Hyrum be able to take solace as they went to their expected death in the words of a book they knew to be a fabrication? I ask that my testimony of the Book of Mormon be recorded side by side with that of…
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Knowing That We Know
In the genius of the gospel plan, there ultimately only has to be one witness, but that witness must be you. The testimony of others may initiate and nourish the desire for faith and testimony, but eventually every individual must find out for himself. None can permanently endure on borrowed light. President Joseph F. Smith,…
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Good, Better, Best
Just because something is good is not enough reason to do it. Magnifying our callings does not usually mean to complicate them. Often it means to simplify. 2008 RS/Priesthood manualTeachings of the Prophets: Joseph Smith Just because something is good is not a sufficient reason for doing it. The number of good things we can…
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Cleansing the Inner Vessel
The Proclamation on the Family meets the definition for revelation and Latter-day Saints should study and follow it. The power of procreation is not incidental to the plan, it is central to the plan of happiness. The priesthood has the power to break habits and shatter addictions and it should be used. There are both…
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“Come unto Me with Full Purpose of Heart, and I Shall Heal You”
I disregarded what I knew to be right . . . and I paid a price for it. When it comes to how we live the gospel we must not do it with laziness or rebelliousness. Wow, he is not pulling any punches. I love it! When they laid down their weapons of rebellion they…
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The Transforming Power of Faith and Character
Character is woven patiently by applied threads of principle and doctrine. How well we do with mortal challenges will determine how strong your faith will be. Faith cannot be taken away from us but it can be lost by neglect or personal choice. When faith is properly understood and used, it has dramatically far-reaching effects.…
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Of Things That Matter Most
When growing conditions are not ideal trees slow down their growth and focus their energy on the fundamentals of survival. Let’s be honest, it’s rather easy to be busy. The wise understand the lessons of tree rings and turbulence. … We sometimes have to forego some good things in order to choose better things (Good,…
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Reflections on a Consecrated Life
A consecrated life is a life of labor. A consecrated life is full of work, sometimes menial, sometimes repetitive . . . Wholesome leisure is the steadying companion of consecrated work A consecrated Life is a life of integrity Life offers you two precious gifts – one is time, the other freedom of choice, the…
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Tell Me the Stories of Jesus
The theme of the conference has definitely been to strengthen and focus on families but within that the emphasis has been on rescuing and preparing youth so that they have the strong testimonies in themselves and not have to rely on parents and youth leases to know what is true. Speak more frequently of Jesus…