Tag: April 2008
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Mormon Helping Hands
The church has expanded their giving the world over, giving wheelchairs, medical training, glasses, vaccines, food, and emergency aid.
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To Heal the Shattering Consequences of Abuse
Moral agency is a vital element in our Father in Heaven’s plan of happiness. He understood that some of His spirit children would use that agency improperly, causing serious problems to others. To find relief from the consequences of abuse, it is helpful to understand their source. Satan is the author of all of the…
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Three Presiding High Priests
Years later I concluded that displaying the picture of the First Presidency was equivalent to Joshua’s beautiful expression: “Choose you this day whom ye will serve; . . . as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). All who entered the home of James and Fannye Walker knew that written…
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Testimony
A testimony of the gospel is a personal witness borne to our souls by the Holy Ghost that certain facts of eternal significance are true and that we know them to be true. Such facts include the nature of the Godhead and our relationship to its three members, the effectiveness of the Atonement, and the…
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The Gospel of Jesus Christ
I believe that if we could create in our minds a clear and true picture of eternal life, we would start behaving differently. We would not need to be prodded to do the many things involved with enduring to the end, like doing our home teaching or visiting teaching, attending our meetings, going to the…
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Service, a Divine Quality
His doctrine is one of love, forgiveness, and mercy. It is the way to live in peace and harmony among men and the way to return to live with God. I know that God loves us. He allows us to exercise our moral agency even when we misuse it. He permits us to make our…
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Opening Our Hearts
Isn’t that something we all seek, brothers and sisters – to be visited by the Holy Ghost, to have the Lord draw closer to us, to find joy and consolation in our lives? If so, then carefully assessing the condition of our hearts is one of the most essential things we can do in this…
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Gaining a Testimony of God the Father; His Son, Jesus Christ; and the Holy Ghost
When we raised our hands to the square in the solemn assembly, it was not a vote. In that [action] we gave of ourselves a private and personal commitment, even a covenant, to sustain and to uphold the laws, ordinances, commandments, and the prophet of God It is of special significance that whenever Heavenly Father…
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Concern for the One
While it is a compliment to [President Monson] that many of the great and mighty of this world know and honor him, perhaps it is an even greater tribute that many of the lowly call him friend. True disciples of Jesus Christ have always been concerned for the one. Today I would like to talk…
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Restoring Faith in the Family
With knowledge of the “great plan of happiness,” we have the opportunity and also the responsibility to help restore faith in the family. In many ways our commission is comparable to those who work in the field of medicine and scientific research. Using established laws they determine how suffering can be alleviated and the quality…