David Journal

Tag: Atonement

  • A timely temple lesson

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    Considering the events of last Saturday it’s no surprise that I didn’t record my experience from the temple that morning but as I was talking to Bill yesterday I realized that my insights in the temple that morning provided helpful context for me in processing Isaac’s drama that evening. As I was doing more processing…

  • He Is Risen with Healing in His Wings

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    We hear stories of survival and wonder “could I have done that?” Some of us hear those stories and feel “I am in a survival situation” and wonder if we can survive. You can and you are and you have already been saved by One who went through what you are going through. Any abuse…

  • All encompassing ordinances

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    The girls asked my why I prepared 10 sacrament cups when we never have the whole family present for sacrament – especially today as we only had 4 people present when we started. I explained to them that the Atonement was infinite and that if it were not infinite then the hope of at least…

  • Remembering in Whom We Have Trusted

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    “I didn’t start out intending to get covered in mud but that’s where I ended up.” I believe that when Heavenly Father announced the need for a savior in His plan we ask turned and looked to Jesus.

  • The Plan of Happiness

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    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.

  • Bear Up Their Burdens with Ease

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    It was the load that allowed the truck to have traction to get out of the snow. Sometimes we mistakenly think that happiness is having no load. I missed the specific counsel he gave about assessing our loads to see if they were appropriate to our needs. I need to go back and review that.

  • The Atonement

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    I got to change a poopy diaper and reprimand the kids for repeatedly disrupting conference and refusing to help the little boys. Of this talk I got to hear “in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.” researching between sessions What a story about their crossing between various Samoan islands. No matter what our actions have…

  • Is Faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ Written in Our Hearts?

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    Like you, I love the scriptures! In the book of Jeremiah we find a scripture that is very dear to my heart. Jeremiah lived in a difficult time and place, but the Lord allowed him to foresee “a time of hope during the latter-day gathering of Israel”—our day. Jeremiah prophesied: “After those days, saith the…

  • Today

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    “Please sir, they can’t kill a tough old bird like me.” Of all the challenges we face, perhaps the most misguided is the idea that mortality goes on forever and that we can put off repentance. We must seek and tender forgiveness. We must repent and be charitable toward others. “I guess that I had…

  • Attempting the Impossible

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    The title of this talk confused me until I paid enough attention to recognize that the “impossible” thing we are attempting is to be perfect as Christ is perfect and that it is only impossible when attempted without the intervention of our perfect Savior whom we are trying to emulate.