Tag: October 2013
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Decisions for Eternity
You are never too young to learn; never too old to change. Another stake in the heart of the logic behind the homosexual agenda. Self-mastery means choosing based on understanding over or appetites and passions. … Self-mastery is true freedom.
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Look Up
The freedom of speech that is fortified by the internet can give an unqualified blogger undue authority based on the number of viewers. It is important for us to remember the truth “by their fruits ye shall know them.”
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Continually Holding Fast
It is easy to choose another path, to relax our hold on the iron rod, rather than enduring faithfully and we’ll to the end. We should strive to attend all our Sunday meetings. How do I build that determination to faithfully follow those outward observances in the rest of my family members?
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Teaching with the Power and Authority of God
Our message to the world can be summarized in two words: God speaks! You must not teach your own ideas—even mingled with scriptures. Your own personal spiritual preparation will be the most important factor in determining how effective you are in your service to the Lord. You must learn to listen. If we will listen…
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Power in the Priesthood
The more I hear about the power of the priesthood and the fact that everyone has access to it the more I am convinced that ordaining women to priesthood office is not only unnecessary but actually detrimental to the purposes of our Heavenly Father and His plan for the salvation of His children. When we…
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Lamentations of Jeremiah: Beware of Bondage
Forms of bondage should be an interesting subject. The messages of Jeremiah before the fall of Jerusalem as haunting. We live in a time when we can expect equally haunting messages. The very gods that Elder Oaks warned of last session bring us into bondage if we choose to serve them. We should do everything…
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“I Will Not Fail Thee, nor Forsake Thee”
The difficulties that come to us… Dang! I lost it. Others have passed the same way, have endured, and then have overcome. Sadness and suffering are universal. This should be our purpose to persevere, to endure yes, and also to become better.
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Personal Strength through the Atonement of Jesus Christ
This telling suggests that Helaman suggested that the sons of Ammon could fight rather than have the father’s break their covenant. I love the observation that the father’s, because they had grown up in wickedness, needed to be more careful about being enticed back to the wickedness of their previous lives than their sons who…