Tag: Linda K Burton
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Certain Women
“And it came to pass … that [Jesus] went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, “And certain women, … Mary called Magdalene, … and Joanna … , and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him.” Next, following His Resurrection: “And certain women … which…
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“I Was a Stranger”
On the day Relief Society was organized, Emma Smith declared: “We are going to do something extraordinary. … We expect extraordinary occasions and pressing calls.”1 Those pressing calls and extraordinary occasions presented themselves frequently then—as they do now. One came in the October 1856 general conference as President Brigham Young announced to the congregation that handcart…
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We’ll Ascend Together
I like how she shared quotes from the members of the First Presidency regarding their wives. A husband is never more attractive to his wife than when he is fulfilling his God-given responsibilities and priesthood duties. Male and female spirits are designed to complete each other not compete with each other.
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Prepared in a Manner That Never Had Been Known
As we consider the principle of being prepared, imagine with me the following scene. You are sitting in the celestial room of the temple and notice a number of brides and grooms being reverently ushered in and out as they wait to be married for time and all eternity. A bride enters the celestial room,…
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Wanted: Hands and Hearts to Hasten the Work
Why do the leading sisters of the church so consistently speak about the same kind of topics and with such consistent perspectives? There must be something about it that is natural to femininity. Like the rich young man in Jesus’s day, sometimes we are tempted to give up or turn back because maybe we think…
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The Power, Joy, and Love of Covenant Keeping
One evening a man called his five sheep to come into the shelter for the night. His family watched with great interest as he simply called, “Come on,” and immediately all five heads lifted and turned in his direction. Four sheep broke into a run toward him. With loving kindness he gently patted each of…
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First Observe, Then Serve
First Observe, Then Serve Do we choose to serve as we desire or as the Lord would serve or as the needs dictate.
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Is Faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ Written in Our Hearts?
Like you, I love the scriptures! In the book of Jeremiah we find a scripture that is very dear to my heart. Jeremiah lived in a difficult time and place, but the Lord allowed him to foresee “a time of hope during the latter-day gathering of Israel”—our day. Jeremiah prophesied: “After those days, saith the…