Tag: David A Bednar
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“Let This House Be Built unto My Name”
Moroni quoted Malachi saying “he shall plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers.” I realized this time that “the fathers” refers to the patriarchs while “their fathers” refers to a person’s ancestors. As I wrote that, Elder Bednar…
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Watchful unto Prayer Continually
Lessons learned from wild African animals. Primarily that Satan will be subtle and we must be attentive.
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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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Gather Together in One All Things in Christ
A rope is made of generally ordinary materials bound or woven together which is much stronger and more useful than the original materials. The historic adjustments made today have only one overarching propose – to strengthen faith in Jesus Christ. Please do not focus primarily on the logistics of what has been changed. Parasitical focus…
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Meek and Lowly of Heart
“Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. “But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.” Compare the response of the rich…
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Exceeding Great and Precious Promises
He’s speaking about rising above the corruption of the world – I wish I had been able to hear more of this so far. The Sabbath is the Lord’s time – a time for us to worship Him and elevate our vision from the things of the world to the things of eternity. Temples are…
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Called to the Work
Mission calls are identical in the first two sentences. The first sentence is a call to serve. The second is an assignment to labor. Missionaries are not called to a place – they are called to serve. Each assignment – and when needed reassignment – comes by revelation. He is speaking about this because of…
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“If Ye Had Known Me”
When the people who say they have cast out devils in the name of Jesus and He says “depart ye workers of iniquity” it isn’t just that they didn’t know Him, it is that they led others astray by falsely professing to act in His name. Is it possible to believe in Christ and dutifully…
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Always Retain a Remission of Your Sins
Baptism, confirmation, and always retaining a remission of our sins. I had to deal with bathing kids for most of this talk.
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“Chosen to Bear Testimony of My Name”
Physical restrictions can expand vision. … Inability to do many things can help focus our efforts on a few important things. Their final messages weren’t necessarily the most powerful of their lives but they were able to deliver important truths powerfully because of their lifetime of experience. I like this recitation of lessons from the…