Tag: April 2016
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Where Two or Three Are Gathered
Where and if we feel the Spirit depends upon us. Two different converts wrote to President Eyring worried that if their faith wasn’t shored up they might succumb to their challenges and lose their faith. Those who recognize the withering of their faith are the blessed ones because they recognize their loss which is better…
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Trust in That Spirit Which Leadeth to Do Good
When our faith in Jesus Christ leads us to qualify for the joy of His forgiveness, we feel a desire to serve others for Him. I think that is the most universal manifestation of feeling the Spirit – the outward desire to impart to others. There are 31 women and girls in our family, beginning…
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“I Was a Stranger”
On the day Relief Society was organized, Emma Smith declared: “We are going to do something extraordinary. … We expect extraordinary occasions and pressing calls.”1 Those pressing calls and extraordinary occasions presented themselves frequently then—as they do now. One came in the October 1856 general conference as President Brigham Young announced to the congregation that handcart…
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What Shall We Do?
Soon after the Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus, the Apostle Peter taught, “Let all … know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.” It is significant to note that “Lord” and “Christ” are both titles. We should be mindful of what those titles imply. We build the…
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He Asks Us to Be His Hands
Jesus not only taught us to love, but He also lived what He taught. Throughout His ministry, Jesus “went about doing good” and “entreated all to follow His example.” He taught, “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.” President…