David Journal

Tag: Dieter F Uchtdorf

  • Receiving a Testimony of Light and Truth

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    The immensity of the universe didn’t suddenly change but our ability to gather celestial light and recognize an expanded view of the true nature of the universe. Scientists struggled to understand the breadth of the universe until they gained instruments to gather greater light. Each time we earnestly seek light we indicate to God that…

  • Living the Gospel Joyful

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    I am grateful for my grandmother who decades ago decided to take her family to a Mormon sacrament meeting. I am grateful for Sister Ewig, an elderly single German lady, whose name translates into English as “Sister Eternal.” She was the one who extended this courageous and wonderful invitation to my grandmother. I am so…

  • Gratitude

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    I tried looking at gratitude in the Topical Guide and it simply pointed to the entries for ingratitude and thanksgiving. Looking at thanksgiving definitely indicates that thanksgiving is treated as an attitude or lifestyle rather than simply as an act. The thing that for me thinking about the topic was our lesson in Elder’s Quorum…

  • Grateful in Any Circumstances

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    Could I suggest that gratitude is a way of life. We should learn to be grateful in our present circumstances whatever they may be rather than simply being grateful for our blessings. We sometimes think that being grateful is something we do after our problems are solved. Here President Uchtdorf is giving a talk on…

  • Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?

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    Don’t sleep through the Restoration – and the restoration is ongoing. We must rid ourselves of selfishness. If we turn our lives over to the work of the Lord we will discover an abundance that the selfish can never know. We must overcome any addictions. The remedy for addictions must be prefaced with the acknowledgement…

  • You Can Do It Now!

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    There may be times when rising up and continuing on may seem to be beyond our ability. We may just need someone to look us in the eye and say with confidence, “now you can.” He has seen men give up and slacken their priesthood service because they faltered at some point perhaps multiple times.…

  • Come, Join with Us

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    Why would people want to join a church that requires so much of them as ours does? Because we come closer to God and we are challenged to become better. Our daily walk with Christ leads to piece and purpose in this life. “Sometimes we volunteer. Sometimes we are volunteered.” The question that leads to…

  • The Hope of God’s Light

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    This is an interesting story. There is no place so dark that the light of the gospel can’t penetrate there and make things better. Likewise there is no place so bright that it cannot become brighter with an infusion of gospel light. Rise up and become the person you are designed to be.

  • Four Titles

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    We as men often describe ourselves by titles whether those be family position, employment titles, out titles of church position. Here are some titles that apply to all of us: Son of Heavenly Father Disciple of Christ Healer Heirs of God I notice that none of these titles is exclusive to members of the church.…

  • Your Wonderful Journey Home

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    I grew up in Zwickau, in the former East Germany. When I was about 11 years old, my father fell under increased scrutiny as a political dissenter, and my parents felt that the only safe choice for our family would be to flee to West Germany. It was decided that the safest plan was to…