Tag: keynote
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Covenants and Responsibilities
The role of covenants People give up some individual freedoms in order to receive the greater blessings of organized society. The Lord is not being subtle with me about the importance of keeping my covenants and actively receiving their promised blessings and the centrality of prayer in my progress. To remove your garments (unnecessarily) can…
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Our Constant Companion
A message to his posterity for the days in the future when he won’t be with them. I wonder if he’s feeling his 90 years and wondering how many years lie ahead. We need to work for the Holy Ghost to be with us so that He can give us the guidance we will need…
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Peacemakers Needed
I vowed that day never to throw anything in anger, whether it be scalpels or words. I like this acknowledgement of the toxicity of our civic discourse. I find myself wondering if the contaminated scalpel that landed in my arm was any more toxic than the venomous contention that infects our civic dialogue and too…
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Overcome the World and Find Rest
Experiencing the love of God and Christ is important as we experience the daily turmoil of life. “In coming days we will experience the greatest manifestations of the savior’s power that the world has ever seen.” The complexities and challenges of our day will leave many feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. “Covenant keepers are entitled to…
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The Power of Spiritual Momentum
End conflicts that are raging in your heart, your home or your life. Bury any inclination to hurt others. Now more than ever we need His peace. Momentum is powerful concept…what can ignite spiritual momentum? Many actions can ignite positive spiritual momentum: Get on the covenant path and stay there. Discover the joy of daily…
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The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation
We are using extraordinary modern techniques to shore up the foundation of the Salt Lake Temple. In like manner we should each be taking unprecedented measures to shore up our spiritual foundations—including perhaps things we have never considered doing before. As he talks about unprecedented challenges in our day and the need to build on…
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Christ Is Risen; Faith in Him Will Move Mountains
I am amazed at your resilience. This morning we have heard from speakers who come from every populated continent on earth. The gospel of Jesus Christ is exactly what we need to hear in the confused world. No other message is more vital {or} infused with more hope. Every blessing begins with faith that God…
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Let God Prevail
One of the hebraic meanings of “Israel” is “let God prevail.” We can choose for ourselves whether we are willing to let God prevail in our lives. When we talk about gathering Israel we are showing if missionary, temple and family history work but we are also taking about helping those around us come closer…
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Hear Him
What does it mean for you that the gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored? It means that your family can be sealed together … regardless of covenants, this family seems determined to shred itself. Even with the gospel restored many people don’t find it, either because they don’t know where to find it, they…
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The Second Great Commandment
Why is he speaking about how much charity we share all over the world? I know it isn’t to pat ourselves on the back. My guess would be to remind us of the importance of providing temporal assistance where there are needs.