Tag: Joy D Jones
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Essential Conversations
It is our privilege and responsibility to help our children get far enough into the gospel. Accidental conversation is not a principle of the gospel of Jesus Christ. What did he want us to teach so freely among our children? The fall of Adam {and the Atonement of Christ} We should start with those first…
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An Especially Noble Calling
I plead with my sisters to take your rightful place in your home {and the world and the church.} (I’m not sure who she was quoting there – probably President Nelson.) “Every man and every woman who makes and keeps covenants with God has direct access to his power through those covenants.” – President Nelson…
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For Him
As a young couple, my husband and I were called by our bishop to visit and minister to a family who hadn’t been to church in many years. We willingly accepted the assignment and went to their home a few days later. It was immediately clear to us that they did not want visitors from…
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Value beyond Measure
Imagine, the two fundamental teachings that led to Mariama’s conversion were the law of chastity and the Prophet Joseph Smith, two points the world often sees as irrelevant, outdated, or inconvenient. But Mariama testified that she was like a moth attracted called to the light. She said, “When I found the gospel, I found myself.”…
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A Sin-Resistant Generation
Become sin resistant and teach our children to become sin resistant as well. We must help them know that they are children of a Heavenly Father who had expectations. We must teach them the doctrine of repentance. This doesn’t mean sinless. “The call for courage comes constantly.” Thomas S. Monson “Start early and be steady.”…