David Journal

Tag: Obedience

  • Behavioral collapse

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    When I got home today I saw Isaac leaving and as I walked in the door Stephanie declared that we need to talk about Isaac because she was done with him. We had a good talk about him and how she should avoid exerting control when he got oppositional other than to send him away.…

  • Progress?

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    With day 2 of our obedience tracking I decided to keep a record of past performance so that we would be able to spot trends. I had to make the day 1 record from memory but I know that 6 of the 8 numbers are correct and the other 2 are in the right ballpark…

  • Party on

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    With a conversation that started in 2016, Laura and I finally invited people to a small get-together on the 31st. It started as a celebration of our combined 40-ness but, realizing that neither of us are big-group people, morphed into the first of a series of smaller gathering to enjoy time with God friends. With…

  • If You Will Be Responsible

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    Men cannot really long remain content with mediocrity once they see that excellence is within their reach. Thomas S. Monsoon Learn our duty Make our decision Act accordingly Accept the Lord’s will

  • Obedience through Our Faithfulness

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    A team of horses won’t be able to do their job if one of the horses is unwilling to listen to the driver. The driver is Heavenly Father. In a family the driver is the father (or mother in the absence of the farther). There are very few “one size fits all” solutions. I am…

  • “If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments”

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    At times we may be tempted to practice natural man’s obedience which places our wisdom (or popular opinion) ahead of God’s laws. At some point there must be a schism in the church over gay marriage and/or ordaining women to the priesthood. Mature gospel obedience requires that we sustain and follow priesthood leaders. This is…

  • Obedience Brings Blessings

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    A knowledge of truth and the answers to life’s unfailing questions come through obedience. President Monson played with fire as a child – he was definitely a boy.

  • 26 June 2008

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    D&C 119While sitting in priesthood meeting last Sunday listening to the lesson on tithing i was thinking about the fact that I have always paid my tithing, but I have never had any grand experience of being directly blessed for it. I have always had my needs met – I’m sure that paying a full…

  • 8 October 2007

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    Mosiah 17 – 18Alma was doing exactly what Abinadi had told the priests to do – teach the law of Moses and the intent for which it was given.I wonder if Alma had more success among the people because he had previously been in the court of Noah, or if the people were just ready…