Tag: October 2010
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Be Thou an Example of the Believers – October 2010
I don’t think I have heard this strong an emphasis on missionary work permeating a general conference in a long time. We often apply the counsel to Timothy (“Let no man dispise thee because of thy youth but be thou an example of the believers…”) but we should not forget that the advise to be…
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The Transforming Power of Faith and Character
Character is woven patiently by applied threads of principle and doctrine. How well we do with mortal challenges will determine how strong your faith will be. Faith cannot be taken away from us but it can be lost by neglect or personal choice. When faith is properly understood and used, it has dramatically far-reaching effects.…
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Never Leave Him
The road of discipleship is not for the spiritually faint of heart. Watch out for the stumbling blocks of being offended and ashamed. As disciples of Christ we stand apart from the world Unless your roots of faith are firmly planted it will be difficult to withstand the mocking of the world. “Aren’t there those…
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Temple Mirrors of Eternity: A Testimony of Family
Eternal perspective helps us better recognize our position through generations. His oriental genealogy is well recorded back 35 generations – that changes family history work. …each new convert, young single adult, those returning to Church activity, and others bless generations when they become fellow Saints in the household of God. Today, speaking of electronic handheld…
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Our Very Survival
Recited the same 14 fundamental truths about prophets that Elder Costa reviewed from Elder Bensen. That must have been discussed at a meeting the two of them were both in during the last few months and had an impact on each of them. The winter of 1848 had been extremely harsh. The winter had been…
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Obedience to the Prophets
The true definition of prophet is a person called by God to speak in His name. 14 fundamentals from Elder Bensen talk to BYU students in 1980. timeless Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet 1980 Devotional Speeches of the Year The prophet is the only man who speaks for the Lord in everything The living…
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Faith – the Choice Is Yours
Faith and agency. We have to exercise our agency to develop our faith. Because of the conflicts and challenges we face in today’s world, I wish to suggest a single choice – a choice of peace and protection and a choice that is appropriate for all. That choice is faith. Be aware that faith is…
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Let There Be Light!
While preserving and collecting light is our primary goal we should also work to blackout the destructive bombs of the adversary. Freedom and light have never been easy to attain or maintain. Since the War in Heaven, the forces of evil have used every means possible to destroy agency and extinguish light. The assault on…
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Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life
When Heavenly Father offered the plan of happiness Satan responded by trying to substitute his own idea (kind of like the kids often do). The idea that none of the definitions of agency conveyed the idea of choice to act surprises me as well. That seems so fundamental. Because of Lucifer’s rebellion, a great spiritual…
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Of Things That Matter Most
When growing conditions are not ideal trees slow down their growth and focus their energy on the fundamentals of survival. Let’s be honest, it’s rather easy to be busy. The wise understand the lessons of tree rings and turbulence. … We sometimes have to forego some good things in order to choose better things (Good,…