Tag: Dale G Renlund
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“This Is My Gospel”—“This Is My Church”
Without a stabilizer nitroglycerin was too volatile to be useful. The porous rock that can stabilize nitroglycerin to make it effectively usable was also worthless on its own. Together they are immensely valuable and useful. The Savior’s church is only special if it is built upon His history. Without the Lord’s church his doctrine is…
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The Powerful, Virtuous Cycle of the Doctrine of Christ
Crazy that he could be flipped over by tiny waves simply because he was stationary. Our spiritual momentum as a family was stalled years ago and we are still paying the price. Enduring to the end is not really a separate step in the doctrine of Christ. It is repeatedly and iteratively experiencing the steps…
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Jesus Christ Is the Treasure
The men searching for the tomb of Tutankamon overlooked their own base camp site for years, which was where they finally found the entrance. Do we overlook the power and blessings of the sacrament because they are so readily available? Our spiritual foundation is weakened when we voluntarily skip sacrament meeting. As temples become more…
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Accessing God’s Power through Covenants
We have a natural flow to our lives but with heavens help we can do the seemingly unnatural—things like humbling ourselves. God established covenants as the mechanism by which we could connect with Him. The commandment to not take the name of the Lord in vain includes a prohibition against lightly taking his name upon…
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A Framework for Personal Revelation
A pilot operates withing the capacity of his aircraft and working the framework of the directions of air traffic control.… We receive and implement personal revelation within the framework of the doctrines and revelations for the church. We each have a runway of our personal responsibility. Within that runway we make the decisions and have…
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Your Divine Nature and Eternal Destiny
The Young Women theme begins, “I am a beloved daughter of heavenly parents, with a divine nature and eternal destiny.” This statement contains four important truths. First, you are a beloved daughter. Nothing you do—or do not do—can change that. God loves you because you are His spirit daughter. Sometimes we may not feel His…
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The Peace of Christ Abolishes Enmity
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a global stress test. (After explaining that stress tests can expose underlying problems that were not apparent under normal conditions. These exposed problems can then be addressed.) When we contend with anger one against another Satan laughs and the God of Heaven weeps. If someone responds to stress with anger…
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Infuriating Unfairness
Suffering in brutal unfairness can feel at odds with the existence of a loving Heavenly Father. Some unfairness cannot be explained. Some disparate unfairnesses can converge to create a tsunami of unfairness. Jesus Christ understand unfairness perfectly and has the power to make it right. One of our tasks is too understand that all that…
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Do Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly with God
Salvation is not earned. We cannot pay for our sins even with exorbitant sacrifices. Only through Christ can we be saved. Micah taught that we need to 1) do justly, 2) love mercy, and 3) deal honorably with others. Loving mercy doesn’t just mean loving the mercy that God extends to us – it means…
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Consider the Goodness and Greatness of God
By reflecting on the compassion of Heavenly Father and Christ helps us to become more {compassionate}. Am I allowing the Lord to truly transform me through this crucible out an I just getting beat down by experience? As we consider the faithfulness of God and Christ it increases our trust in them.