Tag: April 2024
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Conference Promises April 2024
Motions of a Hidden Fire – Jeffrey R. Holland When we don’t know how or exactly for what to pray, we should begin, and continue, until the Holy Spirit guides us into the prayer we should be offering. I need to get practiced in praying until the Holy Ghost guides me into the prayers I…
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Rejoice in the Gift of Priesthood Keys
When President Nelson was born there were 6 temples: St. George, Logan, Mantis, Salt Lake, Cardston, and Leie. Additionally two temples had previously been built and were lost to the church at that point: Nauvoo and Kirtland. Now Nauvoo has been rebuilt and Kirtland has been repurchased by the church. Without priesthood keys the church…
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It Is Wisdom in the Lord That We Should Have the Book of Mormon
This is the only dispensation that will not end in an apostasy…but even without a general apostasy we have to be careful to avoid a personal apostasy. We improve our teaching at church on Sunday by improving our study at home during the week. The most important copy of the Book of Mormon is your…
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Temples, Houses of the Lord Dotting the Earth
The Lord is blessing his saints with more and closer temples today to strengthen their faith. Regularly doing ordinance in the temple for our ancestors reminds us that there is life after death. There are many ways to see the face of Christ but there is no better place to do so than the temple.
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Opposition in All Things
When we make wrong choices we sometimes have to patiently bare with the consequences until we can get back on the right track.
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Bridging the Two Great Commandments
The two towers that provide the foundational strength of the golden gate bridge are like the two great commandments. They each provide strength to the whole structure but they also rely on each other for strength. Jesus connects our heavenly upward gaze of loving God with our earthly outward gaze of loving our neighbor. Our…
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Call, Don’t Fall
Prayer is the means of communication that allows us to “call, don’t fall.” Once again, the message is for me. Praying is a sign of our hope but taking action after we pray is a sign of our faith.
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The Testimony of Jesus
The inhabitants of each kingdom of glory are determined based on their testimony of Jesus. (whether they were valiant, less valiant, or reluctant in their testimony) True disciples do not ignore the seemingly small things that nourish testimony such as prayer, scripture study, and repentance. Elder Maxwell noted that when some choose slackness they are…
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Covenants and Responsibilities
The role of covenants People give up some individual freedoms in order to receive the greater blessings of organized society. The Lord is not being subtle with me about the importance of keeping my covenants and actively receiving their promised blessings and the centrality of prayer in my progress. To remove your garments (unnecessarily) can…
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Swallowed Up in the Joy of Christ
It is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, {that our education is completed}. Orson F. Whitney?