Tag: April 2015
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The Plan of Happiness
Why is it that President Packer addressees issues of sexuality and sexual expression so often? Part of me wonders if it because he has nothing to lose in the way of popularity. Maybe it’s just that he has a clear vision of this topic and what mankind needs to hear about it today.
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“Is Not This the Fast That I Have Chosen?”
How can we be worthy of these blessings when there are more poor people in the world than ever before? I like the implications of the statement that we are to break off every yolk. What we should do when dealing with people is to seek to free them from burdens that oppress them temporally…
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The Comforter
My message to you tonight is that you can and must be an important part of His giving comfort to those who need comfort. You can play your part best if you know more of how He answers those prayers for help. Is it “you must” for your sake, for His sake, or for their…
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Defenders of the Family Proclamation
This story about a young girl standing up to a mob saddens me because the mob intending to assault the missionaries included many ministers of local churches – they had forgotten the savior they were supposed to teach people about. Sisters, few of us will ever have to face an angry mob, but there is…
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The Family Is of God
In the words of “The Family Is of God”—sung earlier in this meeting—we are reminded of pure doctrine. We learn not only that the family is of God but also that we are each part of God’s family. The first line of the song teaches: “Our Father has a family. It’s me! It’s you, all…
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Filling Our Homes with Light and Truth
I attended a meeting where members of the Young Women general board taught about creating spiritually strong families and homes. To visually demonstrate this, a Young Women leader held up two soda cans. In one hand she held a can that was empty and in the other hand a can that was unopened and full…