David Journal

Tag: Gary E Stevenson

  • Days Never to Be Forgotten

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    In the next decade:

  • Bridging the Two Great Commandments

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    The two towers that provide the foundational strength of the golden gate bridge are like the two great commandments. They each provide strength to the whole structure but they also rely on each other for strength. Jesus connects our heavenly upward gaze of loving God with our earthly outward gaze of loving our neighbor. Our…

  • Promptings of the Spirit

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    Developing spiritual gifts requires spiritual work and practice even after receiving the gift. If you want to feel the spirit stand in holy places…stand with holy people…testify of Christ…listen to the Holy Spirit. You can cultivate an atmosphere for the spirit but you can’t dictate how or when inspiration comes.

  • The Greatest Easter Story Ever Told

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    Comparing the way we celebrate Christmas with the way we celebrate Easter. For Christmas his family does the fun cultural activities like gift giving as well as spiritual activities like reenacting the Christmas story. For Easter the have traditionally let church provide the spiritual side and as a family they do the fun things like…

  • Nourishing and Bearing Your Testimony

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    I love how that young man was willing and able to tell the truth even when he had no desire to act as a missionary and share the gospel among these other people. Your social media activity will take on new meaning when you also use that social media activity to demonstrate how the gospel…

  • Love, Share, Invite

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    Love, share, and invite. Missionary work in a nutshell We already share often—our favorite restaurant or art that we enjoy—we should add sharing our joy in the gospel to the sharing we are already doing. We do not need to sell the gospel. We simply invite people to come and see, come and serve, and…

  • Simply Beautiful—Beautifully Simple

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    Live the gospel of Jesus Christ Care for those in need Invite all to receive the gospel Unite families for eternity

  • Hearts Knit Together

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    The results were different for the rabbits that were fed by a researcher who loved and conversed with them—they were significantly healthier. Read The Rabbit Effect Take an unhealthy rabbit, talk to it, love it, and watch it improve Apply this to my parenting. I need to find ways to consistently spend positive time with…

  • Highly Favored of the Lord

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    Even in the most captive of situations, the Lord is able to protect his servants. Notice how the Lord prepared church members for the adjustments that would be needed during the pandemic BEFORE the pandemic even occurred.

  • A Good Foundation against the Time to Come

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    Can we take inspiration from the renovation of the Salt Lake temple? What renewal, renovation and even seismic upgrade could our family use? I’m trying to use this pandemic period to make upgrades of that scale.