Tag: October 2017
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A Yearning for Home
I’ll bet that the lost dog was impossible to find in Indiana because as soon as he got lost he started heading for the home in Oregon where he arrived six months later. Does the homing instinct in animals exist spiritually in humans calling us to seek for God and return to their Heavenly home?…
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Three Sisters
A long time ago in a distant land lived a family of three sisters. The first sister was sad. Everything from her nose to her chin and from her skin to her toes seemed not quite good enough to her. When she spoke, her words sometimes came out awkwardly, and people laughed. When someone criticized…
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Value beyond Measure
Imagine, the two fundamental teachings that led to Mariama’s conversion were the law of chastity and the Prophet Joseph Smith, two points the world often sees as irrelevant, outdated, or inconvenient. But Mariama testified that she was like a moth attracted called to the light. She said, “When I found the gospel, I found myself.”…
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Abiding in God and Repairing the Breach
We need to continually deepen our knowledge of and obedience to Heavenly Father. Our relationship with Him is eternal. We are His beloved children, and that will not change. How are we going to wholeheartedly accept His invitation to draw near to Him and thus enjoy the blessings He longs to give us in this…
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Turn On Your Light
For my text I am going back almost 40 years to a remarkable prophecy written by President Spencer W. Kimball. September 1979 was only the second time the women of the global Church had met in their own general meeting. President Kimball had prepared his talk, but when the day of the conference came, he…