Tag: April 2014
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Your Four Minutes
Years of preparation are considered successful or unsuccessful based on a few minutes of performance for Olympic athletes. This life is the four minute performance that will determine the success of our eternity of premortal preparation.
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“Fear Not; I Am with Thee”
How much faith do I exhibit by asking for help from the Lord in dealing with our incredible challenges? I show faith by pushing forward but not so much by asking for assistance. We can choose to reach for God’s hand in our hour of need.
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Following Up
No matter how good your message is you may not be able to deliver it without consistent, persistent, follow-up. We should avoid calling the church the Mormon Church or the LDS Church. This is like the connection between Islam and Muslim. Islam is the religion; Muslim is the individual follower. Mormons are members of The…
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Grateful in Any Circumstances
Could I suggest that gratitude is a way of life. We should learn to be grateful in our present circumstances whatever they may be rather than simply being grateful for our blessings. We sometimes think that being grateful is something we do after our problems are solved. Here President Uchtdorf is giving a talk on…
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Be Strong and of a Good Courage
We live in a world where soon is frequently flagrantly on display. We need to cultivate the courage to do the right thing simply because it is right. If you ever find yourself where you shouldn’t ought to be – get out! The real tests of courage are much quieter than courage on the battlefield.…
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The Priesthood Man
When we choose heroes we begin to copy, consciously or unconsciously, their actions. To be a good priesthood man develop a pattern of prayer, a habit of service, and a rock hard commitment to honesty. There is a qualitative difference between the way that many good people speak and the way that the general authorities…
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Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?
Don’t sleep through the Restoration – and the restoration is ongoing. We must rid ourselves of selfishness. If we turn our lives over to the work of the Lord we will discover an abundance that the selfish can never know. We must overcome any addictions. The remedy for addictions must be prefaced with the acknowledgement…
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The Choice Generation
You are growing up with the greatest tool for good in the history of the world – the internet. … with the click of a button you can access whatever your heart desires, and that is the key. If you are not proactive in educating your desires the world will do it for you. Knowing…
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What Manner of Men?
Access to the words of the servants of the Lord has limited value unless we accept those words and act in obedience to them. What is expected if a holder of the priesthood of God? We need to be priesthood men. If we seldom even think about the priesthood we need to change. We need…
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The Keys and Authority of the Priesthood
A person who holds the priesthood cannot ordain another to his priesthood office without authorization from someone who holds the keys to that office. Women hold priesthood authority in their callings, as missionaries, in the temple, and in the family. Men are not the priesthood. Men hold the priesthood…