Tag: April 2019
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We Can Do Better and Be Better
Say nothing but repentance unto this generation? Too many people consider repentance as punishment – something to be avoided except in the most serious situations. This is an attitude promoted by Satan. We should have a daily focus on repentance. “The adversary is quadrupling his efforts to disrupt testimonies.” Ways that we can likely improve…
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Where Will This Lead?
Some decisions are between doing something and doing nothing. Until the dog caught the squirrel nobody tried to intervene so when they did intervene the squirrel was already dead. More common are choices between doing one thing it doing something else – often between two good things. We need to measure thoughtfully what we are…
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The Power of Sustaining Faith
At first, sustaining is a simple act but many of you have moved on to a place where sustaining is more involved. A B C D E One again, a great talk is blown away by stupidity at home.
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Look unto Jesus Christ
When we live our covenants they influence everything we do. “Covenants cease to be rules we follow and become {principles} that inspire us.”
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Prepared to Obtain Every Needful Thing
Implications of recent adjustments: Instead of returning home from church and asking “what did you learn about the savior today?” we should going to church and asking “what did you learn about the Savior at home this week?” We can’t expect to just attend church meetings and participate in programs and receive the spiritual nourishment…
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“Come, Follow Me”
We need to do more than wait to be saved. If we want the blessings of exaltation we need to make covenants.
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The Quorum: A Place of Belonging
Every priesthood holder, regardless of his situation, benefits from a strong priesthood quorum. We should be striving to build strong quorums so that all priesthood holders in the quorum will receive maximum strength. “Some may have seen me as a longshot or an underdog because of my situation (raised by a divorced single mother). Perhaps…
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Your Priesthood Playbook
Holders of the priesthood need to learn their playbook (the scriptures and words of modern prophets) well enough to follow the plays instinctively when faced with challenges, temptations, or calls to serve. “The Lord has declared that the weak and simple things will break down the mighty. Do you feel weak and insignificant? Congratulations, you…
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Behold the Lamb of God
Notice that when Jesus came for baptism, John identified him as the Lamb of God. I just realized the symbolism that when we offer a sacrifice of a broken heart and a contrite spirit the Lord promises to baptized us in fire and the holy ghost – just as sacrificial lambs were bathed in fire…
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Hearing His Voice
Mountain climbers call anything above 8000 meters (26,000 feet) the death zone because there is not enough oxygen. (There are only 14 mountains in the world that are this tall.) If we spend too much time in frivolous activities we will be in a spiritual death zone.