David Journal

Tag: forgiveness

  • Father’s Day Surprise

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    For probably the first time in 20 years I was truly surprised this Father’s Day. Laura and the girls (probably Savannah and Mariah) got me balloons with confetti in them and an ice cream cake for Father’s Day. I didn’t have any hint that they had anything when they came out not long after church…

  • Gathering the Lost

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    I was thinking of Issac when I had this epiphany. Perhaps we should gather to us those who are lost rather than sending them away as punishment for their misdeeds. Thinking of them as a sheep or a coin makes it easier to accept their foibles and take it upon ourselves to gather them in.…

  • The Healing Ointment of Forgiveness

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    If we apply the Savior’s Atonement when we are wronged it will soften our hearts and allow us to forgive. One key to forgive others is to try to see them as God sees them. To forgive is not to condone.

  • Forgiveness

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    I’m finding it hard to know how to forgive Laura. I’m not trying to hold on to animosity or hurt feelings but I am finding that even after we have a nice interaction again after a spell of discord I have little if any feeling for her. It’s like my insides have been deactivated towards…

  • The Savior Wants to Forgive

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    What a powerful truth, the Savior forgives sins on earth, not just at the final judgement. The Lord is mindful of mortal weakness and recognizes improvement and not simply perfection. This is important with regard to addictive behaviors.