Tag: Gary E Stevenson
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Deceive Me Not
It is easy for us as children to mistake the truth of dangers we encounter and we can put ourselves or others in great danger due to that ignorance. Satan has gotten good at being able to convince people that skunks are kittens and that with an application of paint you can turn a labrador…
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Your Priesthood Playbook
Holders of the priesthood need to learn their playbook (the scriptures and words of modern prophets) well enough to follow the plays instinctively when faced with challenges, temptations, or calls to serve. “The Lord has declared that the weak and simple things will break down the mighty. Do you feel weak and insignificant? Congratulations, you…
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Shepherding Souls
The intent of having companionships ministering to every member of the church is so that multiple people will be watching over any given person and also give each minster someone to confer with in processing what they know or observe of the people they minister to and in determining what help might be needed or…
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The Heart of a Prophet
The first prophet I remember is President David O. McKay. I was 14 years old when he passed away. I remember a sense of loss that accompanied his passing, the tears in my mother’s eyes, and the sorrow felt by our whole family. I remember how the words “Please bless President David O. McKay” fell…
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Spiritual Eclipse
A spiritual eclipse can occur when we allow some small thing to obscure the larger light of the gospel truth, just like when the moon blocks the 400-times-larger sun during a total eclipse. This implies that we have become significantly closer to that small thing than to the source of spiritual light. Online activities and…
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How Does the Holy Ghost Help You?
A talk aimed most directly at recently baptized children. The Holy Ghost can warn you of danger. Sometimes you may never even know what you have been saved from. The Holy Ghost can be a comforter. The Holy Ghost testifies of truth.
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Look to the Book, Look to the Lord
I’d like to share a true story with you, a story that can be both an example and a lesson. It can show you how to get closer to the Lord and access greater power to resist temptation. This is a story of a young girl, living in New York, who before age three lost…
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Where Are the Keys and Authority of the Priesthood?
Without keys the vehicle couldn’t perform it’s function even with everything else in working order. Without keys, Priesthood ordinances performed even in the otherwise proper way aren’t effective for our salvation. Three ways (for young men and women) to find the keys or bless your life with Priesthood keys: 1: prepare for missionary service 2:…
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Plain and Precious Truths
This is the same essential message – gratitude for those in his life and willingness to do what is asked. Don’t focus on what you can’t do, focus on what you can do.
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Your Four Minutes
Years of preparation are considered successful or unsuccessful based on a few minutes of performance for Olympic athletes. This life is the four minute performance that will determine the success of our eternity of premortal preparation.