Tag: April 2009
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Until We Meet Again – April 2009
I like the way that he thanked even those who said prayers during conference. This is at least the second time this conference that the call has come to choose you this day whom ye will serve. I want you to know how much I love and appreciate my devoted counselors, President Henry B. Eyring…
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Unselfish Service
Pride, selfishness, getting something for nothing We can do no great things, only small things with great love. “The church is not filling my needs.” That attitude is self-centered and retards spiritual growth. as a mature servant of the Lord, Elder Hinckley would say, “He who lives only unto himself withers and dies, while he…
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Sacred Homes, Sacred Temples
Say the word “Temple.” Say it quietly and reverently over and over. Add the word Holy. Say it as if it was capitalized anywhere in the sentence. Only one place compares in holiness – Home Realizing his grandsons were in a place they had not been before, my father stopped the truck. “Do you think…
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His Servants, the Prophets
“Are you too close to the brethren to begin thinking of then not as prophets, but as men guessing . . .” Get This Quote Sometimes we may not always be able to immediately find the desired way before us, but the wisdom of those who have gone before, coupled with the wisdom of those…
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Welcome to Conference – April 2009
Called Elder Neil L. Anderson to the 12 53,000 missionaries is at least 6,000 fewer missionaries than we had a few years ago – that’s not a promising direction considering that we must have more missionary age people than we had 6 years ago.We have 52,494 now and 61,638 at the peak 6 year ago…
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Counsel to Young Men
“Young men speak about the future because they have no past. Old men speak about the past because they have no future.”Wonderful sense of humor. J. Reuben Clark described the youth as “hungry for the church and eager for the truth. . . You do not need to sneak up behind these youth and whisper…
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We Are Doing a Great Work and Cannot Come Down
The accident was caused by the crew focusing on what seemed to matter at the moment at the expense of focusing on the thing that mattered most. “I imagine that I could ask any priesthood holder to prepare a talk on what matters most and they will do a good job.” What excuses do you…
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A Virtuous Life – Step by Step
You, my dear young women, have already made many good choices. Now you must establish patterns of virtue that will keep you on this path throughout your life. Some of these mists of darkness, or temptations that Satan uses to obscure the path to eternal life, are specifically directed at women. He makes chastity and…
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Lessons from the Lord’s Prayers
Those who concur with a prayer should add an audible “amen.” The word means “truly” or “verily.”“Private prayers can be as long as we want, but public prayers should be short . . .” (1:44:00) As the Lord closes His prayer, He acknowledges God’s great power and glory, ending with “Amen.” Our prayers also close…
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“Man Down!”
My purpose is to help you be brave and bold in doing the Lord’s work. The spiritual casualties on the Lord’s side will mount. When the cry of “man down” comes the comrades of the downed man will ignore the dangers to help their downed fellow. A feeling of responsibility for our fellow men is…