Tag: Dieter F Uchtdorf
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Your Great Adventure
I like the image of our mortal journey being compared to the adventure of Bilbo Baggins. When you fill your hearts with the pure love of Christ you leave no room for rancor or judgement. The difference between casual social contact and committed discipleship is invitation.
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Missionary Work: Sharing What Is in Your Heart
Draw close to God. Fill your heart with love for others. Strive to live the gospel. Share what is in your heart. Trust the Lord to work His miracles. Stand as a witness of the gospel at all times and when necessary, use words. I bless you to be a living testimonial of gospel values.
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Believe, Love, Do
Solomon ended up disillusioned after decades of indulgence in his prosperity. (“All is vanity” he said toward the end of his life.) We achieve the abundant life not be focusing on our own needs but by becoming disciples of Christ and engaging in the cause of Christ. To have the healing influence if the gospel…
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Behold the Man!
He wants everyone to know that he is happy with his assignment even if some people have a tendency to view it as a demotion. Combine all the events that significantly affected the destinies of nations and people and they still can’t compare to the effect of the Atonement. Because of the Atonement, regardless of…
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Bearers of Heavenly Light
Sometimes spiritual breakdowns come because of sin (and sometimes they don’t). Sometimes they come so gradually that we hardly notice them. Sometimes we feel that we have no more to give. When we are in the light it enables us to make righteous choices based on truth. “If we become comfortable with darkness it is…
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A Yearning for Home
I’ll bet that the lost dog was impossible to find in Indiana because as soon as he got lost he started heading for the home in Oregon where he arrived six months later. Does the homing instinct in animals exist spiritually in humans calling us to seek for God and return to their Heavenly home?…
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Three Sisters
A long time ago in a distant land lived a family of three sisters. The first sister was sad. Everything from her nose to her chin and from her skin to her toes seemed not quite good enough to her. When she spoke, her words sometimes came out awkwardly, and people laughed. When someone criticized…
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Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear
The are many who condemn bullying in others who are blind to their own bullying as they enforce conformity to their ideas. They may justify their actions based on their ideals. We are His “little flock” … {but we should} never look down on any other denomination. If we ever find ourselves living in fear…
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The Greatest among You
We need to consider our own thoughts when we feel we deserve something that we don’t seem to be receiving. Here is the second time that an apostle stated in clear terms that everyone has value and is loved regardless of how we or they identify them. To be effective church leaders we have to…
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Learn from Alma and Amulek
Alma was likely the most well known celebrity of his day but when his people were lifted up in pride he gave up his public office to devote himself entirely too preach the gospel to them.