Tag: notes
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A New Building
Sister Ellie Vargason reminded us that President Nelson said the name of the church is non-negotiable. Jesus Christ said “for thus shall my church be called…” This makes me think that this principle illustrates how was mortals we can so easily stray. Christ was completely clear from the days of Joseph Smith what the name…
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Hymn Doctrine
I was struck in a new way by the hymn Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love (177). The hymn is hardly new to me but it has never before really touched me. I felt the love of the author for his Savior come through the words. Elder Dunn’s concept of “micro-betterments” (improving something by…
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Malleable in the Lord’s Hands
I was struck by a phrase in the closing prayer of sacrament meeting “May we be malleable in the Lord’s hands.” There was apparently an invitation in the Saturday evening session of conference to do a daily meditation/study—I need to review and figure out what that invitation was exactly.
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Adversity is required
On a trip by bus from the east coast to Utah Connor Nebeker read the Book of Mormon in 9 days. (“you have a lot of time on a long trip by bus”)—I immediately knew what that experience had been like for him as he had such a concentrated dose of the truth in that…
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Sunday School Presidency training
Teacher counsel for parents? That would be fascinating for parents to talk about teaching in the the home and share ideas of challenges they gave and approaches that have succeeded for them. Perhaps teacher council for parents broken up based on their stage of life (pre children, young children, youth, children out of the home;…
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Tuning In
Christy Hoopes told of having been arguing with God about something. One day she felt the promoting to give over and allow God to make more of her than she could imagine. It was when she relented that she became a teacher at American Fork High. Either she became a great teacher because she listened…
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Growth and Comfort
There’s no growth in the comfort zone and no comfort in the growth done. Eldon Barrows
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Leave the results to God
Stewardship can be more than callings or parental positions but also spiritual gifts and challenges—we are responsible for what we do with the gifts and challenges that we have. Aleena Boyer The Lord doesn’t leave us alone in our stewardships. He will provide a way for us to accomplish the thing. Christy Hoopes We also…
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Converting people
Jasmine Blackwell said, “Jesus doesn’t stand over us with a piece of paper counting the number of people we convert.” (No need, it’s easy to just count 0 for everyone—we don’t convert anyone.)
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Father’s Day Surprise
For probably the first time in 20 years I was truly surprised this Father’s Day. Laura and the girls (probably Savannah and Mariah) got me balloons with confetti in them and an ice cream cake for Father’s Day. I didn’t have any hint that they had anything when they came out not long after church…