Tag: April 2010
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He Is Risen!
Among all the facts of mortality, none is so certain as its end. Death comes to all; it is our universal heritage. If there is a design in this world in which we live, there must be a Designer. Man alone received intelligence Cleon Skousen would be chagrined to hear that from the prophet. Who…
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Mother Told Me
One of the reasons we must preserve mothers in the home is that children, those who must carry the future of the church, naturally look first to their mothers for guidance. If mother is not at home to guide them they may turn any number of other places to replace her inflcuence. Because it was…
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Our Duty to God: The Mission of Parents and Leaders to the Rising Generation
We each have a duty to God in relation to the rising generation. First and foremost is leading by example. Lead by understanding their hearts and walk beside them. Do you take the time to share your thoughts, feelings, and testimony with your youth? Listen We should participate with our youth in their Personal Progress…
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My Words Never Cease
If the words of the Lord to one prophet were sufficient for all people in all time then why have future prophets, and who is to say when it is enough – why have Isaiah if you already have Moses. Were the Christians who first had the gospel of Mark (the one we understand to…
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“You Are My Hands”
Let us be the hands of the Savior in embracing our fellow men. As President Uchtdorf said, “It is unbecoming of us as Christians to think that those who are suffering deserve their misfortune,” I thought of the fact that many will dispute whether we are Christians simply because of our doctrine. My thought was…
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Act in All Diligence
A person who honors his priesthood over a lifetime will not only gain the blessings but will have. Knowledge of how to receive those blessings. Having in our hearts a knowledge of who’s service we are in makes all the difference. The Melchizedek priesthood is more than a trust to do what the Lord would…
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Continue in Patience
The children who could not wait 15 minutes to double their marshmallow prize struggled later in life. “Without patience we cannot please God.” Patience is far more than simply waiting for something to happen. It is active pursuit of worthwhile endeavors. Patience is not simply enduring, it is enduring well. Impatience on the other hand…
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The Divine Call of a Missionary
In some ways I have felt that I have an essential understanding of the spirit which the servants of the receive to do His work. That may be true but I realize today that I am not yet developed enough spiritually to tap into the spirit in which they must operate almost constantly. After finishing…
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Healing the Sick
I wonder why he felt it necessary to state that we ought to make use of doctors in conjunction with using priesthood blessings. Perhaps it was so that there would be no excuse despite the focus of the rest of the talk on healing through priesthood blessings. Most often we pursue all courses simultaneously. Parts…
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Watching with All Perseverance
We can have a spiritual early warning system by: reading and talking about the Book of Mormon regularly bearing testimony spontaneously inviting children to act This spiritual early warning system can alert us early to deviations from the path and also to spiritual growth. As parents and gospel teachers we are not in the business…