David Journal

Tag: April 2009

  • Our Father’s Plan – Big Enough for All His Children

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    Christ told his disciples “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” My principal concern is for the honorable people on the earth who are open to religious faith but have been…

  • “Bring Souls unto Me”

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    The shepherd would have been the best person to help, but he seemed to be missing in action. There is no substitute for member oriented missionary work. 3 objectives for members It becometh every man who hath been warned to warn his neighbor (D&C 88:81) Open your mouth (D&C 33:7-10) How Great shall be your…

  • Gifts to Help Us Navigate Our Life

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    One gift that will help us navigate our lives is the gift He has given to all, the ability and power to choose. Our Father in Heaven respects our freedom to choose and will never force us to do what is right, nor will He impede us from making mediocre choices. I remember one day,…

  • Honorably Hold a Name and Standing

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    Look to the temple A temple president told Elder Bednar when he was called as a stake president, “I wish I had been a temple worker before I was called to be a stake president. {I feel that I was a good stake president, but if I had served in the temple before that call…

  • The Way of the Disciple

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    He reiterated the fact that the restored gospel of Christ is not the work or guesswork of man. President Uchtdorf knowsThe gospel is the good news of Christ. It is the revelation that the Son of God came to earth, lived a perfect life, atoned for our sins, and conquered death. inevitably, the flame of…

  • None Were with Him

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    Never has so little money purchased so much infamy. my Easter-season message today is intended for everyone, but it is directed in a special way to those who are alone or feel alone or, worse yet, feel abandoned. “I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me. . .…

  • Get On with Our Lives

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    Too often we are reluctant to enter the next stage, begin the next challenge. Maybe we are too comfortable, fearful, or lacking in faith. How can we then best prepare for the changes: follow the prophets keep an eternal perspective have faith be of good cheer [Robert Gardner Jr.] completed this mission, returned to his…

  • His Arm Is Sufficient

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    Strengthening families is the duty of all of us, no matter our family circumstances. Whatever happens in life, Jesus Christ has the power to save. She takes this talk using the the template from Sister Beck’s talk from last September’s Relief Society Conference.

  • Be of Good Cheer

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    Let us turn out thoughts away from what is wrong around us and onto our blessings. the moral footings of society continue to slip, while those who attempt to safeguard those footings are often ridiculed and, at times, picketed and persecuted. The church (temples specifically) has been picketed in the preceding 6 months over the…

  • Come unto Him

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    Unsurprisingly – he is humbled. I have often wondered if an apostle had some unusual experience in preparation for their calling. The spirit whispers that they do not experience anything that is unusual for them – they walk a path of improvement and spiritual closeness with the Savior such that no experience greater than they…