Tag: October 2014
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Until We Meet Again
Thanks for those who have been released and may we all be better when we return home.
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Come and See
Why are latter-day saints so eager to share what they believe? Our natural response when we receive something beneficial is to share that with others that we care about. Our simple desire is to share the truths that are of greatest worth to us.
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Trifle Not with Sacred Things
There are both calm and strong currents in life. The strong currents are often those that pull us away from the truth and they are often hidden in a way that disguises the danger they pose.
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Our Personal Ministries
Family history is a type of ministering to those who have no other hope for assistance.
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The Book
The church has made family history work easier but we need to do better at consistently doing family history work.
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The Lord Has a Plan for Us!
As you continue to live as you are living, will the blessing promised in you patriarchal blessing be fulfilled? We need to make decisions with the end in mind. We need to be prepared for the challenges that will come. (Righteous lives often follow difficult paths.) We need to share this vision with the people…
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Make the Exercise of Faith Your First Priority
Pray daily as a family. Study the scripture as a family daily. Have family home evening weekly. Go to the temple regularly.
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Stay in the Boat and Hold On!
Rules for safety when rafting: Stay in the boat Wear a lifejacket How do we stay on the good ship Zion? It requires a continuing conversion. Many of those who have slipped away from the church had taken eid off of the central doctrines of the gospel. Sometimes saints begin to focus on the appendages…
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Ponder the Path of Thy Feet
We have been given the tools we need in mortality to be able to return to our heavenly home. Physically walking where Jesus walked is less important than walking as Jesus walked. The example of Christ lights the way on the path through mortality.
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The Sacrament and the Atonement
The last thing the Lord did before his atonement was institute the sacrament. One of the first things the disciples did after his death was to administer the same ordinance. It is significant that we partake of the bread first and the water second as part of the sacrament ordinance. I like the way he…