David Journal

Tag: April 2024

  • Be One with Christ

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    I missed what ancestors he had that he was warned against taking any pride or expectation based on his heritage. The requirements for baptism, while profound, are decidedly simple. Some take real but small differences and magnify them into chasms Without moral agency we could not learn, progress, or choose to be one with Christ.…

  • In Support of the Rising Generation

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    Bishops are blessed to see the divine identity of the youth in their care. It feels like this has no meaning for me because I will never be in a position to guide youth—despite what I once believed about my potential. Faithful parents are praying for examples of discipleship for their children. No program will…

  • All Things for Our Good

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    All things work together for the good of those that love God. That’s one to keep in mind. I believe it, but do I trust it? Left on our own, we may not know what is our own good. When lived with faith, trials and sacrifices we would never choose can work together for our…

  • Jesus Christ at the Center of Our Lives

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    When confronted with challenges it is easy to become engrossed in our difficulties. The feeding of the 5000 reminds us that we can find solutions if we focus on Christ {and what he can do instead of being blinded by the challenges themselves.} Jesus is the living water for healing the deepest needs of our…

  • A Record of What I Have Both Seen and Heard

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    We cannot but witness of what we have both seen and heard. We have 74,000 missionaries now. I wonder when we will get to 100,000.

  • Rise! He Calleth Thee

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    This gospel is the answer for everything because Jesus Christ is the answer for everyone.

  • “Be Still, and Know That I Am God”

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    I have a feeling that we would be well served if we had a daily dose of stillness akin to what we can experience in the celestial room of the temple. The Savior is NOT the foundation. We are to build our personal foundation UPON Him. The Savior is the BEDROCK to which our faith…

  • All Will Be Well Because of Temple Covenants

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    I can only imagine how important faith in the sealing covenants would be on a day like that when the Eyring’s were separated from their children while their town was flooded by the Teton dam. The safest place to live spiritually is within your temple covenants. (I missed who he was quoting) Qualifying to make…

  • Integrity: A Christlike Attribute

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    Living a life of integrity requires us to be true to God, to each other, and to our divine identity. The oppositional pull of the world…how we respond to that pull {is a measure of our integrity}. Our zeal to keep the second commandment should not compromise our {fidelity} to the first commandment. Dallin H.…

  • Covenant Confidence through Jesus Christ

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    Those who gain confidence in their covenants possess one of the greatest powers we can have. If there is one thing we could possess and pass on to our children it is confidence in our covenants. Individual worthiness to enter the Lord’s house requires… (President Nelson Sunday Afternoon session in October 2019) Preparation isn’t just…