Tag: October 2008
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The Way
Jesus Christ is the Way. He is Light and Life, Bread and Water, the Beginning and the End, the Resurrection and the Life, the Savior of the world, the Truth, and the Way. He offers a well of living water. Either we drink and never thirst more, or we don’t and foolishly remain thirsty still.…
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Pray Always
Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all our doings “As soon as we learn the true relationship in which we stand toward God (namely, God is our Father, and we are his children), then at once prayer becomes natural and instinctive on our part” (Bible Dictionary, “Prayer,” 752). As we…
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The Ministry of Angels
Occasionally the angelic purpose is to warn. But most often it is to comfort, to provide some form of merciful attention, guidance in difficult times. Even the Son of God, a God Himself, had need for heavenly comfort during His sojourn in mortality. The latter days are not a time to fear and tremble. They…
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Let Him Do It with Simplicity
The Best is Yet to ComeI remember times in my life when the Adversary had mounted a frontal assault on our family.Four fundamental physical needs – food, shelter, clothing, fuel.fashion strives for extremes. “Designers seem to be trying to make three dresses out of the fabric necessary for one.”Men’s fashion today is very casual –…
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Come to Zion
Zion is both a place and a people. The antithesis and antagonist of Zion is Babylon. The city of Babylon was originally Babel, of Tower of Babel fame. Its principal edifice was the temple of Bel, or Baal. It is with this backdrop that the Lord said to the members of His Church, “Go ye…
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Even a Child Can Understand
People who try to find God sometimes think that they have to look for Him in intellectually complicated concepts. However, our Heavenly Father is always available to us. He adapts to our level of understanding. “If He comes to a little child, He will adapt himself to the language and capacity of a little child”…
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Come What May, and Love It
How can we love days that are filled with sorrow? We can’t – at least not in the moment. I don’t think my mother was suggesting that we suppress discouragement or deny the reality of pain. I don’t think she was suggesting that we smother unpleasant truths beneath a cloak of pretended happiness. But I…
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Because My Father Read the Book of Mormon
My father made the decision to join the church in the face of great obstacles because he had read the Book of Mormon. How could he make such a decision in the face of so many unfavorable circumstances? The answer is simple: it was because my father read the Book of Mormon. When he read…
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Go Ye Therefore
The impacts of missionary work.She gives ideas for various stages of life. Let me suggest some ideas. You might find two or three that work for you: If you have children at home, help prepare them for missionary service. Prepare yourself for missionary service. Invite family and friends to listen to the missionaries or to…
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Sacrament Meeting and the Sacrament
By participating weekly and appropriately in the sacrament we qualify ourselves for the promise that we will always have His Spirit to be with us.Some in the rising generation, and even some adults, have not come to understand the significance of sacrament meeting and the importance of personal reverence.Our manner of dress indicates out level…